Neil MacKenzie
Global Guide 2024
Band 2 : Competition/Antitrust
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About
Provided by Neil MacKenzie
Practice Areas
Neil MacKenzie co-heads the South African Competition Law practice. He represents firms in litigated cartel and abuse of dominance (monopolisation) cases before the Competition Tribunal and the Competition Appeal Court, and advises complainants and respondents in Competition Commission investigations. He has been involved in high profile prohibited practice cases in the steel, liquid fuels, cement, freight forwarding, construction and banking industries.
Neil has guided firms through complex merger approval processes in South Africa and elsewhere in Africa, often working with instructing counsel in in Europe and the USA. He has worked on transactions in numerous markets from transport, mining, energy, pharmaceuticals, liquor and crop protection, to insurance, industrial chemicals, advertising, timber, steel, and infant milk formula.
He also provides competition law compliance training, as well as advice on competition law and regulatory issues, such as whether transactions require merger control approval, and the legality of business strategies that involve rebates, price discrimination, low pricing, high pricing, refusals to supply, exclusive dealing and distribution, and cooperation between competing firms.
Neil also has expertise advising clients in the healthcare and energy sectors on application of the sector regulations which govern those industries.
Chambers Review
Global
Practice co-head Neil MacKenzie has developed a notable reputation for his competition advice on international and domestic transactions. Based in Johannesburg, he is also active in Commission investigations into issues such as price fixing, excessive pricing and market allocation, as well as representing clients in sector inquiries and damages litigation. He rises in the rankings this year on the back of strong feedback and involvement in high-profile mandates.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Neil MacKenzie makes me feel like I am his only client."
"He has a quiet intelligence, he is strategic and thinks three to four moves ahead. He is hugely enjoyable to work with."
"I have complete confidence in the advice Neil provides. He is responsive and has a very strong awareness of the commercial considerations relevant to our decision-making."
"He is diligent, strategically skilful and adept at client management."
"Neil MacKenzie makes me feel like I am his only client."
"He has a quiet intelligence, he is strategic and thinks three to four moves ahead. He is hugely enjoyable to work with."
"I have complete confidence in the advice Neil provides. He is responsive and has a very strong awareness of the commercial considerations relevant to our decision-making."
"He is diligent, strategically skilful and adept at client management."
