Martyn Taylor

Practice Areas

Dr Martyn Taylor is a corporate and commercial partner in the competition, trade and regulatory team at Norton Rose Fulbright in Sydney. He has some 30 years’ experience in competition law, advising on matters throughout the world, including drafting competition laws and training regulators. He co-leads the competition and trade group in Australia and heads the telecoms and media group in the Asia-Pacific.

Martyn has extensive qualifications, including a PhD in Competition Law and a Masters in Corporate Finance, as well as post-graduate qualifications in management, economics, and M&A. He has attended Harvard University, Oxford University and Wharton Business School. He has published well over 100 publications, including the award-nominated book ‘International Competition Law' (Oxford University Press, 2005).

Martyn’s practice covers transactional, contentious and advisory. He is a well-known telecoms, media and technology (TMT), infrastructure/utilities, energy, competition and regulatory lawyer. He continues to act in many of Australia’s leading competition matters, including successful outcomes in all 3 of the recent merger matters appealed to the Australian Federal Court

Martyn has been named as one of the 'top 10' TMT legal advisors in Asia. He is recommended by the key legal directories, including Best Lawyers (Competition, Regulatory, Telecommunications). Recent awards include:

• Australian Law Firm Partner of the Year – Competition Trade & Regulatory, 2023

• Global Merger of the Year - Global Competition Review, 2015, 2020 (GSK/Novartis JV, GSK/Pfizer JV)

• M&A Deal of the Year – Australasian Law Awards, 2016, 2021 (Vodafone/TPG merger)

• Australian Law Firm Partner of the Year - Commercial, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021

• Australian Law Firm Partner of the Year - Telecoms, Media & Technology, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022

• Asia-Pacific Telecoms Deal of the Year - IJ Global, 2015, 2020 (Kacific satellite launch)

• Best M&A Deal - Finance Asia, 2020

• Australian Deal of the Year – Australasian Law Awards, 2016 (Transgrid privatisation)

• Energy & Resources Deal of the Year – Australasian Law Awards, 2016

• Telecommunications Infrastructure Deal of the Year – Asia-Pacific, 2016 (Myanmar mobile rollout)

Martyn has various board/director roles, including as President of the Communications & Media Law Association (CAMLA), and Treasurer of the International Section of the Law Council of Australia. He is a Board Member of Norton Rose Fulbright Australia. He is a key pro bono advisor to World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

Further details are available on the Norton Rose Fulbright website: https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en-au/people/120446

Industry Sector Expertise

• Technology, media & telecommunications

• Energy, infrastructure, and resources

• Transport and utilities

• Financial institutions

• Life sciences and healthcare

• Consumer markets