Howard Rapke

Howard has more than 28 years’ commercial dispute experience and is the national head of the firm’s Dispute Resolution and Litigation practice.

He has an active practice in complex commercial litigation and in significant white collar criminal investigations and prosecutions involving a wide range of commercial criminal matters, regulatory investigations and large scale inquiries, including Royal Commissions and Commissions of Inquiry.

Howard is recognised by Who’s Who Legal internationally as a leading provider of legal services for investigations, and was listed in Business Crime, Investigations & Asset Recovery in the Australia guide since 2019. He is also recognised by The Best Lawyers in Australia 2017 to 2023 edition as a leading practitioner in Litigation and Criminal Defence, and is listed in Doyle’s Guide as a Leading Victorian Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Lawyer, and Leading Australian White Collar Crime, Corporate Crime & Regulatory Investigations Lawyer. Doyle's Guide has listed Howard as a leading Victorian Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Lawyer in 2020 and 2022.