Lerisha Naidu
Global Guide 2024
Band 5 : Competition/Antitrust
Band 5
About
Provided by Lerisha Naidu
Practice Areas
Lerisha Naidu is the Managing Partner of the Johannesburg office and member of the Antitrust & Competition Practice Group.
Lerisha advises and represents international and domestic clients in mergers and acquisitions, prohibited practices (including cartel-related matters), and compliance and risk mitigation. She has appeared before the Competition Tribunal of South Africa in merger proceedings, and has also worked on matters relating to clients involved in Tribunal proceedings.
Lerisha has acted in a number of high-profile matters involving industry-wide and global cartels (eg, in the construction, aviation and gas industries), interim relief applications, contested mergers and dawn raids. She has also participated in a number of compliance initiatives, including training sessions for firms' employees related to competition risk mitigation.
Professional Memberships
- Law Society of the Northern Provinces - Member
Expert in these Jurisdictions
South Africa
Languages Spoken
English
Education
University of KwaZulu-Natal
LLB
Chambers Review
Global
Lerisha Naidu of Baker McKenzie has considerable experience advising on merger control filings, covering both the South African aspects of international transactions and purely domestic mergers. Based in Johannesburg, she is also well versed in cartel and abuse of dominance investigations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Lerisha Naidu gives great technical legal and strategic advice."
"She is a pleasure to work with . She is service oriented, knowledgeable of the workings of the South African competition market and great to work with in every respect."
"Lerisha Naidu gives great technical legal and strategic advice."
"She is a pleasure to work with . She is service oriented, knowledgeable of the workings of the South African competition market and great to work with in every respect."