With one of the largest competition and antitrust practices in Australia, we have in-depth knowledge of all aspects of competition and consumer law. In an increasingly regulated environment, our clients often come to us on business-critical competition litigation, mergers and acquisitions and cartel investigations.
Our clients include Qantas, Unilever, PepsiCo, Domain, Origin, Peabody, Spotify and Yahoo! Inc.
We have extensive experience acting for and against the ACCC in independent matters and can provide a heightened level of up-to-date regulatory insight.
We can assist with:
- complex mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and alliances, including ACCC informal merger clearance and merger arbitrage
- criminal and civil cartel investigations, including immunity applications
- anti-competitive agreements, understandings, concerted practices and misuse of market power issues, including investigative and regulatory processes, authorisations, notifications and exemptions
- third-party infrastructure access rights, industry codes of conduct and market inquiries and studies
- class actions
- all aspects of Australian Consumer Law.
Work highlights
ACCC
Federal Court proceedings against Mastercard for alleged misuse of market power in the credit card transaction market.
Qantas
Defending an ACCC prosecution for alleged false or misleading representations and other alleged ACL breaches regarding flight cancellations.
Vina Money criminal cartel
Immunity applicant in the first ever case where individuals were sentenced to jail for cartel conduct.
Unilever
Immunity applicant in ACCC laundry detergent cartel (Colgate, Cussons Woolworths).
illion
Sale to Experian for $850m with ACCC clearance.
Flinders Ports
Re-certification of SA Ports Access and Pricing Regime.
