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Competition, Consumer & Regulation

We provide our corporate clients with solutions-focused and commercially pragmatic advice to manage competition and consumer law risk and industry specific regulatory compliance.

Solutions-focused competition, consumer law and regulatory advisors.

Our Competition, Consumer and Regulation team provides solutions-focused and commercially pragmatic advice to our clients and are committed to helping find the best path through challenging situations. We advise clients on managing all aspects of competition and consumer law risk, as well as compliance with industry specific regulatory regimes.

We have experience advising clients in a range of industries including health and life sciences, technology, financial services, consumer goods, transport, manufacturing and heavy industry. We also work closely with the Corporate team to advise on and assist with Australian merger clearance requirements for public and private M&A transactions.

Our Competition, Consumer and Regulation team is led by Susan Jones, formerly a partner at Gilbert + Tobin and the global competition law head at Novartis in Switzerland.

Senior Competition, Consumer & Regulation Lawyers

Merger clearance

We assist our clients to successfully navigate the evolving merger control landscape and obtain timely ACCC clearance for their deals.

We also have extensive experience advising on the Australian aspects of global transactions, as well as assisting clients to negotiate and comply with ACCC divestment undertakings.

Commercial Transactions

We focus on providing practical advice and solutions that consider the commercial drivers of each matter. Our team regularly advises on competition law issues in commercial transactions such as supply and distribution arrangements, joint ventures and strategic alliances.

We also have extensive knowledge and experience providing competition law guidance regarding marketing and commercial strategies and intellectual property licenses.

ACCC investigations, enforcement proceedings and private litigation

Our team has a deep understanding of the ACCC and substantial experience providing practical advice to help our clients navigate complex and challenging situations.

We have the capabilities to assist with:

  • ACCC investigations.
  • ACCC enforcement proceedings, including cartel prosecutions.
  • Private litigation.

Consumer protection and unfair trading practices

We have the experience to assist clients with practical and pragmatic guidance on their obligations under consumer law in Australia.

We regularly provide advice regarding misleading and deceptive conduct (including greenwashing claims), unfair contract terms, unconscionability issues, franchising, product safety, consumer guarantees, warranty statements and enforcement.

Regulatory compliance

We regularly advise on compliance with regulatory regimes for specific industries and sectors, including drafting compliant terms and conditions and reviewing and developing policies, procedures and training, to ensure compliance.

Our team has extensive industry experience in health and life sciences and has the capabilities to advise pharmaceutical and healthcare companies in relation to proposed acquisitions, collaborations, licensing and distribution deals, patent settlements, procurement agreements and supply agreements.

Foreign investment review board (FIRB)

We work closely with the M&A, Fundraising and Corporate Advisory, Property and Agribusiness teams to advise on and assist with Australian Foreign Investment Review Board requirements for public and private acquisition transactions.

Merger clearance

We assist our clients to successfully navigate the evolving merger control landscape and obtain timely ACCC clearance for their deals.

We also have extensive experience advising on the Australian aspects of global transactions, as well as assisting clients to negotiate and comply with ACCC divestment undertakings.

Commercial Transactions

We focus on providing practical advice and solutions that consider the commercial drivers of each matter. Our team regularly advises on competition law issues in commercial transactions such as supply and distribution arrangements, joint ventures and strategic alliances.

We also have extensive knowledge and experience providing competition law guidance regarding marketing and commercial strategies and intellectual property licenses.

ACCC investigations, enforcement proceedings and private litigation

Our team has a deep understanding of the ACCC and substantial experience providing practical advice to help our clients navigate complex and challenging situations.

We have the capabilities to assist with:

  • ACCC investigations.
  • ACCC enforcement proceedings, including cartel prosecutions.
  • Private litigation.

Consumer protection and unfair trading practices

We have the experience to assist clients with practical and pragmatic guidance on their obligations under consumer law in Australia.

We regularly provide advice regarding misleading and deceptive conduct (including greenwashing claims), unfair contract terms, unconscionability issues, franchising, product safety, consumer guarantees, warranty statements and enforcement.

Regulatory compliance

We regularly advise on compliance with regulatory regimes for specific industries and sectors, including drafting compliant terms and conditions and reviewing and developing policies, procedures and training, to ensure compliance.

Our team has extensive industry experience in health and life sciences and has the capabilities to advise pharmaceutical and healthcare companies in relation to proposed acquisitions, collaborations, licensing and distribution deals, patent settlements, procurement agreements and supply agreements.

Foreign investment review board (FIRB)

We work closely with the M&A, Fundraising and Corporate Advisory, Property and Agribusiness teams to advise on and assist with Australian Foreign Investment Review Board requirements for public and private acquisition transactions.