Russell McVeagh
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Russell McVeagh’s competition law team offers comprehensive advice across the full spectrum of competition matters, including merger and acquisition clearances and authorisations, and advising companies on Commerce Commission investigations and market studies. Troy Pilkington specialises in competition, consumer, and regulatory law and litigation, with experience in cartel investigations, market studies, and M&A transactions. Practice head Brad Aburn advises on competition investigations, joint ventures, competitor collaborations, and merger control both in New Zealand and internationally. Petra Carey focuses particularly on merger clearances, cartel investigations, and regulatory matters, advising within sectors such as finance, energy, and telecommunications.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Bradley Aburn provides highly responsive, commercially astute client service of the highest level.'
- 'You'd be hard-pressed to find a more knowledgeable and experienced team. They have a deep bench and really work hard for their clients.'
Key clients
- Westpac New Zealand Limited
- Woolworths New Zealand Limited
Work highlights
Advised IRS services refrigerated containers on the container depots owned by ContainerCo (NZL) Limited and Qube Logistics Limited and successfully obtained an interim injunction from the High Court preventing the defendants from being able to recover the increased access fee from IRS pending trial.

