Norton Rose Fulbright
Competition law expert Marianne Wagener leads Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa Inc’s practice in this space, which has been kept particularly busy advising financial services, energy, insurance and commodities sector clients on cross-border merger transactions and clearances, cartel investigations and abuse of dominance claims. The ‘very knowledgeable’ Rosalind Lake has expertise in handling regulatory work and is well versed in advising on mandates involving consumer law aspects. Mark Griffiths fields experience in assisting with contentious merger notifications. Candice Upfold and James Donald also play significant roles in the group.
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‘Large firm but one that offers individual, flexible and personalized service through knowledgeable and skilled teams. Approachable, patient and adaptable. Open to debate and discussion and great attention to detail.’
‘Very knowledgeable. Excellent insight and understanding of issues. Good drafting skills.'
- 'Rosalind Lake is highly adaptable and flexible, resulting in outstanding individual service.'
Key clients
- Industrial Gas Users Association of South Africa
- Wilmar SA (Pty) Ltd
- Louis Dreyfus Company Africa (Pty) Ltd and NWK Limited
- Barclays Bank plc
- AfroCentric Investment Corporation Limited
- Bryte Insurance Company Botswana t/a Bryte Risk Services Botswana
- PBD Boeredienste (Pty) Ltd
- Infinity Renewable Energy B.V.
- Renasa Insurance Company Limited
- Shadow Capital (Pty) Limited and Blue Ocean Mussels (Pty) Ltd
- Department of Public Enterprises
- FirstRand Bank Limited
- Sandvik AB
- NAS Colossal Aviation Services
- Ardagh Group
Work highlights
- Assisted IGUA-SA with lodging a complaint with the Competition Commission against Sasol Gas for alleged excessive pricing.
- Represented the Louis Dreyfus Company Africa (LDC) and NWK Limited in a merger clearance investigation arising from LDC's divestment of its interest in EPKO Oil Seed Crushing (Pty) Ltd, which was a joint venture with NWK.
- Acted for FirstRand Bank in an investigation brought by the Competition Commission concerning a complaint about the termination of banking services of entities in the Sekunjalo Group by various South African banks.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Marianne Wagener