Competition/Antitrust
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : New Zealand
Band 3
Contact number
+64 9 300 6263Chambers Review
Lane Neave's South Island-based specialist team covers the full range of competition and consumer protection issues, notably including cartel activity, collective negotiations, fair trading and compliance. The team is particularly active on behalf of clients from the food, agribusiness, energy and healthcare sectors, and is well placed to provide supporting expertise from the resources of the wider full-service firm.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They have great experience and suggest smart strategies for resolving complex matters. They are also subject matter experts in their fields."
"They have great experience and suggest smart strategies for resolving complex matters. They are also subject matter experts in their fields."
Notable Practitioners
Anna Ryan heads the team from the Christchurch office and offers a comprehensive range of advice, covering Commerce Act, Fair Trading Act and other competition and consumer law-related issues.
"Anna is an efficient, effective and practical lawyer to work with. She quickly grasps what is important and focuses on that. She is always reliable and a real team player."
"Anna was excellent. She had clear communication and empathy. I was impressed with her knowledge of the subject matter and she was a great listener."