Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, a Silver Circle firm, is home to market leading expertise in respect of mergers, cartel matters, misuse of power investigations and breaches of consumer law. Linda Evans is a financial services, transport, energy and telecommunications sector specialist who heads the team from Sydney; she acts alongside Patrick Gay, acclaimed for cartel and distribution arrangement matters, in addition to regulatory enforcement issues. Stephanie Panayi made partner in May 2023 and, among other matters, is often active on vertical and horizontal competition considerations arising from M&A.