Competition/Antitrust - Australia
What the team is known for
Arnold Bloch Leibler maintains a compact competition law practice with a strong focus on the representation of businesses facing contentious or potentially contentious competition issues, including ACCC investigations and prosecutions, with an emphasis on resolving matters out of court where possible. The team additionally offers support to clients conducting private litigation against competitors, suppliers or customers, and in consumer law disputes. It is also active on merger control, compliance and risk management mandates. Key clients include Zip Co, Mecca and Hostplus.
Strengths
"They are exceptional and have consistently demonstrated capacity to deal with peaks and troughs of the workload."
Work highlights
Arnold Bloch Leibler advised Retail Food Group on an ACCC investigation and subsequent proceeding arising out of a Federal Parliamentary inquiry into the franchising sector alleging that the client acted in a manner that was systemically unconscionable in connection with the sale of corporate-owned stores to franchisees.
Notable practitioners
Zaven Mardirossian leads the practice from the Melbourne office, personally advising a varied clientele, including players from the retail, pharmaceutical and manufacturing sectors, on sophisticated regulatory dispute resolution and merger clearance issues. "Zaven is a great litigator."
