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Provided by Chris Charter
Competition Law
Agriculture, Aquaculture & Fishing
Consumer Goods, Service & Retail
Gambling & Regulatory Compliance
Government & State Owned Entities sector
Industrials, Manufacturing & Trade
Private Equity
Infrasture, Transport & Logistics
Franchising
Corporate Investigatrions
Oil & Gas
Financial Institutions, Services & FinTech
Mergers & Acquisitions
Technology & Communications
Chris Charter is a Director and Head of our Competition Law practice. Chris has over 20 years' specialist experience in African anti-trust and has advised numerous blue-chip South African and multinational businesses on all aspects of competition law compliance, including merger control, prohibited practice investigations, interim relief and litigation, and market inquiry work.
Chris has advised in mergers involving major South African listed companies and has advised a number of global companies in obtaining South African and African regulatory clearance in respect of multinational transactions.
Served as a member of the Executive Committee and as Chairperson of the Association of Competition Law Practitioners, the successor body to the Competition Law Committees of the Council of the Law Societies of the Western Cape and Northern Provinces.
Co-Chair of the International Bar Association's Working Groups on Unilateral Conduct and Digital Markets.
Available here:
https://www.cliffedekkerhofmeyr.com/en/news/index.html?contact=/en/people/chris-charter.html
Provided by Chambers
Chris Charter leads the firm's competition practice and offers notable activity in the field of merger clearance matters, including appeals against clearance decisions and disputes concerning breaches of merger conditions. He also represents clients in excessive pricing investigations.
Provided by Chambers
"Chris Charter is highly capable with sound judgement that we value."
"Chris has lots of experience, he is a solutionist who gives good-quality and pragmatic legal advice."
"He is really knowledgeable, I would really recommend him as one of my favourites in South Africa."
"He was very good in our engagements with the Competition Commission."
"Chris delivers commercially astute and sound competition law advice. He is responsive, engaging and curious about our business."
"Chris Charter is highly capable with sound judgement that we value."
"Chris has lots of experience, he is a solutionist who gives good-quality and pragmatic legal advice."
"He is really knowledgeable, I would really recommend him as one of my favourites in South Africa."
"He was very good in our engagements with the Competition Commission."
"Chris delivers commercially astute and sound competition law advice. He is responsive, engaging and curious about our business."
