Gilbert + Tobin is equipped to oversee highly complex merger filings, including spanning across the entirety of Asia-Pacific region, in addition to private and enforcement strategic litigation, strategic advice and competition/consumer law matters. Operating from Sydney, Elizabeth Avery covers the full array of related matters, acting for flagship clients such as Microsoft and Westpac; she acts alongside Charles Coorey, whose recent highlights include Australian Consumer Law enforcement matters, and Louise Klamka, an aviation and digital markets expert, who is acclaimed for her ACCC merger clearance and cartel knowledge. Special counsel Haidee Leung is noted for providing ‘fantastic engagement’ with clients. The team also enjoys a strong presence in Melbourne where Simon Muys has notable expertise in the utilities and infrastructure sectors.
Testimonials
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‘Excellent communication, availability, and technical expertise. I felt confident we were in safe hands and that G+T would make sure we met all deadlines, and the work product would be first-rate.’
‘G+T's competition team has deep expertise from their partners to their junior lawyers, which is a real strength in how the firm is able to deliver advice and rely on its more junior members of the team accordingly. The team also has very strong relationships with the ACCC, with a number of their lawyers having worked at the ACCC, which gives them unique insights into the agency's perspective, organisational structure, and personnel. ’
Key clients
- Microsoft
- Telstra Group
Work highlights
- Acted for Prosegur Australia in applying for merger authorisation to combine its national cash-in-transit and ATM businesses with Linfox Armaguard.
- Acted for Telstra on its ACCC merger authorisation application for its A$1.8 billion deal with TPG; the merger authorisation, opposed by the ACCC, was appealed to the Australian Competition Tribunal, with a decision currently pending.