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Johnson Winter Slattery has one of the largest competition and antitrust practices in Australia, with in-depth knowledge of all aspects of competition and consumer law. In an increasingly regulated environment, clients often come to JWS on business-critical competition litigation, mergers and acquisitions and cartel investigations. 

JWS has extensive experience acting for and against the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in independent matters and can provide a heightened level of up-to-date regulatory insight.

JWS assists with:

    • complex mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and alliances, including ACCC informal merger clearance and merger arbitrage 
    • criminal and civil cartel investigations, including immunity applications 
    • anti-competitive agreements, understandings, concerted practices and misuse of market power issues, including investigative and regulatory processes, authorisations, notifications and exemptions
    • third-party infrastructure access rights, industry codes of conduct and market inquiries and studies
    • class actions
    • all aspects of Australian Consumer Law. 

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Competition/Antitrust - Australia

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Johnson Winter Slattery maintains a compact, specialist practice, noted for providing a particularly high level of hands-on partner engagement and in-depth cartel expertise that extends to advising on international and criminal cartel investigations initiated by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). The firm is also prominent in representing clients from the aviation, consumer goods, energy and resources, financial services and healthcare sectors, and advises extensively on consumer law investigations and prosecutions. The practice regularly offers guidance on merger clearance issues for multinationals headquartered overseas, and is frequently sought out specifically for competition-related advice by companies that use other firms for broader corporate work.

Work Highlights

  • Johnson Winter Slattery acted for the ACCC in its Federal Court proceeding against Mastercard for alleged misuse of market power and other anti-competitive conduct in breach of Australia’s competition laws in the supply of debit card acceptance services.

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Notable Practitioners

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Aldo Nicotra
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Aldo Nicotra
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Eminent Practitioners

Aldo Nicotra is based in Sydney and advises on all areas of competition work, enjoying a particularly high reputation for his handling of contentious mandates, including cartel cases.

Aldo is commercial in his thinking and can convey complex legal matters to boards and executives in ways they understand.

Sar Katdare
3
Sar Katdare
3
Band 3

Sar Katdare maintains a diverse and busy practice from the firm's Sydney office, covering issues such as merger authorisation and ACCC investigations and prosecutions.

Sar Katdare is always excellent. He is really helpful and provides very pragmatic advice.

Sar Katdare can cut through complex regulatory issues with clear advice.

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Aldo Nicotra
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Aldo Nicotra
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Sar Katdare
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Sar Katdare
3
Band 3

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