Competition/Antitrust
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Australia
Band 3
Contact number
+61 2 9330 8000Chambers Review
Norton Rose Fulbright fields the Australian arm of a global practice, experienced in the handling of complex, multi-jurisdictional competition issues, including merger clearances, for blue-chip clients and acting both for and against the ACCC. The firm is especially active representing clients from the highly regulated energy, pharmaceutical and telecommunications sectors and is sought after for assistance on particularly sensitive issues by clients who include those facing investigation or prosecution for alleged criminal cartel activity or who are in receipt of ACCC requests for information. The practice's key clients include Stanmore Resources, Zurich Insurance and Petspiration Group.
Work Highlights
- Norton Rose Fulbright advised Sandvik Australia Holdings on its acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital of S-Process Equipment Australia and its subsidiaries from Schenck Process Group as part of a global transaction.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"In the competition law area there is a skilled team of lawyers who quickly grasped the nuances of our business."
"Their performance was very commercial, very prompt and technically very good."
"In the competition law area there is a skilled team of lawyers who quickly grasped the nuances of our business."
"Their performance was very commercial, very prompt and technically very good."
Notable Practitioners
Nick McHugh, who is based in Sydney, acts on a variety of competition matters, including merger control and joint venture questions and the regulation of utility companies, where he acts for both public and private clients. He is also an experienced handler of matters involving ACCC investigation or prosecution.
"He was great to work with and was always great with clients, even in challenging circumstances. He looks broadly beyond the immediate problem and thinks about strategic issues and looks at what effect they may have on something else. He's intellectually agile."
"He is collaborative and easygoing, but very clear about what he wants and very effective, with very careful strategic thinking. He's efficient and market-savvy."