Johnson Winter Slattery is predominantly active within the energy, resources, aviation, healthcare and financial services sectors, acting on matters such as mergers, cartels, market power misuse and access to infrastructure. The team is headed from Sydney by Sar Katdare, often involved in ACCC investigations for both national and international clients. Aldo Nicotra is another name to note whose recent workload includes significant matters for names such as Qantas and Mastercard.
Testimonials
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‘JWS' real strength is their collaborative, commercially informed approach. The Competition team at JWS really knows our business and the industry in which we operate, which makes their advice actionable and hyper-relevant.'
‘Aldo Nicotra blends extensive technical expertise with pragmatic commercial advice to guide his clients through an increasingly complex area of Competition and Trade.’
Key clients
- Qantas
- Ramsay Healthcare
Work highlights
- Advising Qantas in relation on its acquisition of the remaining shares in Alliance Airlines, in response to the ACCC’s announcement in May 2023 that it would oppose the acquisition.
- Advising the ACCC on its Federal Court proceedings against Mastercard for alleged misuse of market power and other anti-competitive conduct in breach of Australia’s competition laws in the supply of debit card acceptance services.