Competition/Antitrust

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.