Offering ‘deep technical expertise, pragmatic and commercially considered advice’, Norton Rose Fulbright’s antitrust and competition team advises on complex merger clearances, major investigations, and high profile regulatory matters. The competition practice is co-headed by Nick McHugh and Martyn Taylor in Sydney, with Taylor also co-heading the trade team with Jo Feldman, based in Perth. McHugh often advises on ACCC investigations across the spectrum of competition law. Also in Sydney, Claire Forster handles a range of enforcement, behavioural and merger control work.
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Work highlights
- Acted for Petstock Group, one of the two largest major pet speciality retailers in Australia and New Zealand, on the A$1.15 billion (enterprise value) sale of a controlling interest to Woolworths Group.
- Acted for electricity distributor, Essential Energy, in its revenue determination process with the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) in respect of its distribution network.