Competition/Antitrust
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Australia
Band 4
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The Baker McKenzie competition team is experienced in the representation of both the ACCC and leading private sector companies. Thanks to the resources of a global competition network, it is well placed to advise on significant cross-jurisdictional transactions, while maintaining a prominent presence in the domestic market. The practice is active across the full range of merger clearance, regulatory investigation and infrastructure access briefs, as well as being engaged to advise on local and global enforcement proceedings by both the ACCC and corporate clients. Clients include WiseTech, Mercedes-Benz Australia and Sika.
Work Highlights
- Baker McKenzie acted for SUEZ in Australia in relation to Veolia's global merger with SUEZ and obtaining ACCC merger clearance.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They manage complexities calmly with careful scoping and prioritisation. We have never encountered a gap in capability or capacity. They have excellent commercial awareness and sensitivity to political and social developments."
"Team members have a range of skills and experience which is useful and ensures that there are no shortcomings in the advice and input provided. The team is also very responsive to requests for input."
"They manage complexities calmly with careful scoping and prioritisation. We have never encountered a gap in capability or capacity. They have excellent commercial awareness and sensitivity to political and social developments."
"Team members have a range of skills and experience which is useful and ensures that there are no shortcomings in the advice and input provided. The team is also very responsive to requests for input."
Notable Practitioners
Georgina Foster leads the practice from the Sydney office and advises across the full landscape of transactional, contentious and regulatory work.
"She is incredibly insightful, very patient and good at listening and applying herself to business realities."
"Georgina is an excellent relationship partner and lawyer. Georgina is well known in the industry as a leading competition lawyer and for very good reason."
"She knows our business in and out, so I am able to go to her with any issues and within a short time frame I know she will have put into consideration a lot of ideas that I wouldn’t have."
Lynsey Edgar is based in Sydney and has significant experience handling disputes relating to all aspects of competition and consumer law, including enforcement litigation, merger clearance, ACCC investigations and cartel issues.
"Lynsey is our top lawyer, above all others, in our global network and legal panel. She has a wealth of knowledge, experience, and genuine concern for our welfare and security. She is always on top of the law, sensitive to commercial issues and exceptionally strong in managing global and cross-border projects."
"She quickly understood the key issues and was precise in her analysis. She was approachable, flexible and always available."
"Lynsey is a pleasure to work with; obviously, technically excellent, but her soft skills with clients are top-notch too. She is genuinely interested in her clients and their businesses and is a true business partner. Her ability to quickly build rapport with commercial members of my team can always be relied upon and is impressive, leading to efficient discussions and greater trust in the process."