Led by Mark Garden, Webber Wentzel‘s ’agile‘ team handles cross-border transactions, multi-jurisdictional merger applications, abuse of dominance claims, and investigations brought by the Competition Commission. Robert Wilson’s workload includes merger control mandates involving public interest considerations, while Shawn Van Der Meulen has established strength in advising on prohibited practices cases. Daryl Dingley is a highly regarded competition law practitioner, with an excellent track record in assisting with the full range of competition law issues, and Martin Versfeld is well versed in advising on high-profile, pan-African competition cases. Burton Phillips and Clare-Alice Vertue are other key contacts. Gina Lodolo joined the team in March 2024.

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Testimonials

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  • 'They have a great breadth and depth of experience across the team, providing legally sound, practical solutions to complex matters.'
  • 'Mark Garden is an exceptional lawyer due to his commercial acumen and practical application of the law. He is able to provide robust advice that works.'
  • 'Daryl Dingley is the best competition lawyer we have worked with.'

Key clients

  • Heineken N.V
  • Saint-Gobain Construction Products South Africa (Pty) Ltd
  • Akzo Nobel N.V
  • Woolworths
  • JP Morgan, Standard Chartered, Bank of America and Commerzbank
  • Woolworths
  • Agri SA
  • RSA Group of Companies
  • Interaction Market Services Holding (Pty) Ltd
  • MultiChoice Group Ltd
  • MTN
  • Naspers
  • RCL Foods Limited

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Practice head

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Mark Garden

Other key lawyers

Daryl Dingley, Robert Wilson, Martin Versfeld, Burton Phillips, Shawn Van Der Meulen, Clare-Alice Vertue, Gina Lodolo, Dudu Mogapi, Kgomotso Mmutle, Busisiwe Masango