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Competition/Antitrust - South Africa
What the Team is Known For
Nortons is a highly reputed competition and regulatory boutique noted for its wealth of specialist expertise in the field. The firm provides the full gamut of services, including in relation to horizontal and vertical restrictive practices, abuse of dominance, joint ventures and merger control. The group has an impressive litigation record in the area, with extensive experience before authority investigation tribunals. The department plays a central role in a number of Competition Commission market inquiries. The practice has notable strength in sectors including consumer goods, TMT and financial services.
Strengths
Nortons is a top-notch law firm; I wouldn't go anywhere else.
The firm is highly knowledgeable in its field of expertise and has a very committed team of lawyers, who offer a great turnaround time.
The team is incredibly knowledgeable, has good client relationships and a good understanding of our business, so it knows what we need and how we think.
The team's clear, practical and commercial opinions are what set it apart.
The good breadth of experience and strategic thinking are where the team stands out.
Work Highlights
Nortons represented eMedia in an abuse of dominance complaint against MultiChoice.
Notable practitioners
Founding partner Anthony Norton maintains his standing as one of the market's most highly regarded practitioners. He has extensive experience handling competition disputes and hearings before the Commission and Competition Appeal Court, including advising clients on leniency applications. Acting out of Johannesburg, he is additionally well placed to advise on merger filings and interventions.
Anthony Norton is one of the top practitioners in the field.
Anthony Norton is the most astute competition lawyer in South Africa. He is technically excellent, commercially minded and on top of his game in all aspects.
He gets the outcomes clients are looking for.
Anthony Norton is top class, he understands competition law well and has a good relationship with the competition authorities. He understands the business and the company trusts him.
Anthony Norton has a great knowledge of competition law and has steered us well strategically.
Anton Roets's expertise spans the competition field, covering merger filings, as well as investigations into prohibited practices and market inquiries. He is based in Johannesburg and has notable experience acting for TMT and financial sector clients.
He is very clever overall and when he speaks to directors I know he will present things clearly and in an understandable way, so he has real credibility in the boardroom.
Anton Roets is incredibly knowledgeable, really good and what sets him apart is his ability to break down complex issues into smaller parts and simplify matters for clients.
Anton Roets is outstanding - he is extremely thorough, very detailed but also practical.
Anton Roets is super easy to work with. He gives advice in a sentence, is very to the point and is quick to understand business, so engaging with him is a real pleasure.
His strength is his people skills. He wants to go into the details and is very conscientious. He has a very persuasive manner and can negotiate settlements because of his soft skills.