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Webber Wentzel has a large team of competition law experts with both commercial and economic training and experience. Our team is well known in the market for assisting clients with complex competition law problems and being able to provide cost effective business centric solutions. Clients across all economic sectors in South Africa and Africa look to us for tailor made solutions which manage their compliance requirements and are suitable to their unique business.

Contact: Daryl Dingley, Partner ([email protected]).

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What the Team is Known For

Webber Wentzel houses a highly regarded competition practice group with a distinguished record of assisting clients with all aspects of competition law. The practice frequently advises on competition law clearance for major mergers and acquisitions in the consumer goods and pharmaceutical industries, including cross-border transactions. The team has also acted for multinational corporations in the technology and finance sectors on a number of high-profile Competition Commission investigations, including around market allocation and bid-rigging allegations.

Work Highlights

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  • Webber Wentzel acted for Cars.co.za on the South African Competition Commission's Online Intermediation Platforms Market Inquiry.

Strengths

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"The team at Webber Wentzel has extensive experience and substantial expertise in a wide range of competition matters."

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"Webber Wentzel has deep technical and legal skills."

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"We really relied on Webber Wentzel. The team is really excellent and has a lot of local knowledge."

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"The team is well equipped to handle complex and sophisticated competition enforcement matters."

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"The team is responsive and able to deliver quality outputs under tight timeframes."

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Notable Practitioners

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Martin Versfeld
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Martin Versfeld
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Based in Johannesburg, Martin Versfeld has a market-leading practice focused on representing clients in high-profile cartel and market allocation investigations, as well as advising clients on damages actions. In addition, he frequently assists clients with obtaining competition law clearance for mergers and acquisitions.

"Without someone like Martin I don't know if we would have been able to get the transaction done."

"Martin is exceptional."

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Daryl Dingley
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Daryl Dingley
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Daryl Dingley has broad-ranging expertise in the space, with a particular focus on high-profile behavioural investigations, including abuse of dominance complaints and alleged cartels. He also assists clients with Competition Commission sector inquiries and with the compliance aspects of joint venture agreements. Based in Johannesburg, he is frequently sought out by clients from sectors including finance and information technology.

"Daryl Dingley is able to grasp issues, understand their commercial importance to the client and work with the client to devise strategies to counter any potentially negative outcomes."

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Robert Wilson
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Robert Wilson
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Robert Wilson is well versed in representing clients in cartel investigations and market inquiries. Based in Johannesburg, he is also engaged to advise on merger control, with a diverse client following of manufacturers, consumer goods producers and financial service providers.

"Robert Wilson is our first choice for all competition-related matters and broader commercial issues with a competition law element."

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Desmond Rudman
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Desmond Rudman
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Desmond Rudman operates out of the firm's Johannesburg office and is particularly respected for his counsel on cartel and price fixing investigations before both the South African and Namibian authorities. He represents clients from a range of sectors including financial services and automotive.

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Mark Garden
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Mark Garden
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Mark Garden is a well-established lawyer in the market with extensive experience advising on market inquiries.

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Shawn van der Meulen
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Shawn van der Meulen
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Shawn van der Meulen has built a reputation for himself in the market via his work on merger control and prohibited practices investigations, particularly regarding cartels and price fixing agreements. He is based in Johannesburg.

"Shawn van der Meulen is very technical and has a great control over the process and procedure."

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Martin Versfeld
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Martin Versfeld
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Band 1
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Daryl Dingley
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Daryl Dingley
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Band 2
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Robert Wilson
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Robert Wilson
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Desmond Rudman
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Desmond Rudman
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Mark Garden
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Mark Garden
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Shawn van der Meulen
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Shawn van der Meulen
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Band 5
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