LAWYER PROFILE

Jacqueline Downes

Asia-Pacific 2026

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About

Provided by Allens

Practice Areas

Jacqueline heads the national competition and consumer law group at Allens. Clients rely on her advice and extensive experience in dealing with the ACCC and other regulators to resolve significant issues for their businesses. Jacqueline has particular expertise in mergers and is well known for achieving ACCC clearance of high profile and complex mergers, domestic and international. Jacqueline also advises companies that are the subject of investigations into cartel and other competition and consumer law matters by the ACCC as well as private actions. Jacqueline also has significant experience advising the media and telecommunications industry.

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

Competition/Antitrust - Australia

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Jacqueline Downes leads the practice from the Sydney office. She regularly provides merger clearance counsel to a prestigious roster of leading multinationals, in addition to showcasing well-developed regulatory expertise.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Jacqueline is a leader and strategist who consistently delivers outstanding results. She brings both breadth and depth of expertise for high-stakes merger clearances and regulatory matters.

    Competition/AntitrustChambers Asia & Pacific
  • Jacqueline is a highly experienced and extremely talented antitrust lawyer. We are always happy to have her on our side.

    Competition/AntitrustChambers Asia & Pacific

Ranked Individuals at Allens (104)

Asia-Pacific Region

Australia

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