I work closely with clients to ensure their commercial arrangements and practices align with competition and consumer protection laws. My expertise includes managing ACCC investigations, defending enforcement actions, and securing merger clearances, authorisations, and notifications. I actively contribute to policy development as a member of the Law Council of Australia’s Competition and Consumer Committee. 

Career highlights

• Advising Linfox Armaguard on successfully obtaining merger authorisation from the ACCC for the merger of its cash distribution business with that of its close competitor Prosegur in response to the systemic decline in the use of cash as a payment method. 
• Acting for the State of NSW in successfully defending proceedings brought by the ACCC against the State of New South Wales and NSW Ports, the long-term lessee of Port Botany and Port Kembla, alleging they had entered into anti-competitive agreements.
• Advising TPG Telecom on obtaining merger clearance for the acquisition of iiNet Limited for A$1.4bn by scheme of arrangement.
• Advising NSW Treasury on the long-term lease of Port Botany and Port Kembla ($5.07 billion) and the Port of Newcastle ($1.75 billion) in New South Wales.