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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.
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.
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.
Anton Roets is a very analytical guy.