Jones Day
Jones Day fields a global team of over 135 competition experts, present throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas; its team in Australia is active on merger clearance, supply arrangement, competitor collaboration, cartel and misuse of market power matters, and is active in industries including infrastructure, digital platforms, transport, healthcare and tourism. In Melbourne, energy and infrastructure specialist Matthew Bull leads the team with Sydney-based Prudence Smith, a standout name for cross-border matters involving Singapore and the wider ASEAN region.
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‘Prudence Smith is always available and has an exceptionally deep knowledge of competition law. Her advice is always practical and commercially valuable.’
‘Strategic advice on competition issues and clearance applications. Compared to other firms Jones Day is extremely knowledgeable in relation to specific subsectors and industry thematics, which allows them to provide highly useful commercial advice.’
‘Matthew Bull has a deep understanding of the specific subsectors in which we operate and the regulator's approach to key issues, which he is able to leverage to provide highly commercial advice.’
‘Very strong team with an excellent client focus.’
‘Exceptional market understanding and great client service. ’
‘Small practice but experienced and knowledgeable partners who are readily available to assist. ’
‘Prudence Smith brings unique insight, having worked at the ACCC.'
- 'Matt Bull is experienced, pragmatic, and always thinks about how best to add value. ’
Key clients
- Brookfield Asset Management
- THL
Work highlights
- Advised Brookfield on competition issues relating to the sale of its 50% interest in GeelongPort (along with SAS Trustee Corporation, the owner of the other 50%).
- Provided competition representation for Apollo before antitrust regulators in relation to its merger with Tourism Holdings Limited in Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
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Prudence Smith's practice is focused on competition, consumer and regulatory law. Drawing on many years at the Australian competition and consumer law regulator, she is able to help clients achieve favorable outcomes. She advises and represents clients in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore (with locally registered Jones Day lawyers), and throughout the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on a broad range of competition law issues, including cartel and anticompetitive conduct investigations, authorizations, and notifications, as well regulatory issues including Spam Act and AML compliance. She also regularly advises on significant and complex merger clearances and joint ventures, including many cross-border transactions. She has in-depth experience in complex competition and consumer litigation and is regularly sought out by clients that are facing significant and complex regulatory and private litigation issues involving competition law (such as private actions for anticompetitive conduct, including refusal to deal or misuse of market power) or misleading and deceptive conduct representations. Prudence is also often called on by clients who have received a statutory notices for the production of evidence or who are the subject of a search warrant.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Matthew Bull, Prudence Smith