Competition/Antitrust

Bell Gully maintains a market-leading competition practice which expertly combines transactional and litigation lawyers. The firm acts for an impressive array of blue-chip clients, advising both on major, often multi-jurisdictional mergers and other transactions and on sensitive cartel, misuse of market power and leniency-related issues. Additionally, the practice advises on broader regulatory issues, including market studies undertaken by the Commerce Commission. The team is well placed to work in tandem with the firm's corporate lawyers to provide holistic coverage of transactional mandates and is no less experienced in teaming up with peers from international firms in support of both transactional and contentious matters.

"The team at Bell Gully have an unmatched in-depth and longstanding knowledge of the legal and regulatory frameworks as they apply to our industry."

"They have strong technical ability combined with commercial pragmatism and first-hand experience of how the regulator operates in practice."

Bell Gully advised One NZ on its proposed acquisition of Dense Air New Zealand.

Torrin Crowther leads the Bell Gully competition team from the law firm’s Auckland office. He is an experienced adviser on Competition Commission matters, counting major national and international businesses among his clients. "Torrin's experience in the industry is unmatched. His outputs are timely, pragmatic and more than technically sound, all presented in a friendly and approachable manner." "He is extremely easy to work with. Nothing is a problem for him. Even on a highly strategic and significant project, it was a very stress-free environment."

Glenn Shewan is based in Auckland and focuses on regulatory matters. His key areas of expertise include misuse of market power, cartel issues and the competition aspects of M&A transactions. "He has excellent experience and practical knowledge of competition matters."