Graeme McEwen is a member of the Victorian bar and a practising barrister for over 25 years who:
specialises in commercial law;
was one of a small team of counsel who appeared for Laurie Levy (the well-known campaigner against duck shooting) in the High Court milestone free speech case of Levy v State of Victoria [1997] HCA 31; (1997) 146 ALR 248;
is a past president of Animals Australia (1983 – 1994);
is a former Advisory Director of the World Society for the Protection of Animals;
is a former member of the animal welfare advisory committee to the Federal Minister for Agriculture (then known as the National Consultative Committee on Animal Welfare); and