Jennifer Hambleton
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 3 : Competition/Antitrust
Band 3
About
Provided by Jennifer Hambleton
Practice Areas
Jennifer is a highly experienced competition and consumer lawyer, with a particular specialty in merger clearances, enforcement actions, and disputes.
She advises on the full suite of competition and consumer law issues, including merger clearances, authorisations, cartels, leniency applications, and collaborative activities. Jennifer acts for clients on Commerce Act and Fair Trading Act (FTA) investigations and enforcement actions. She also advises on issues under the Commerce Act and FTA arising from contractual terms and practices, and on advertising and promotions.
Jennifer has extensive experience as a commercial litigator and has represented commercial and government clients on competition and consumer law actions, and commercial disputes, in all levels of the New Zealand courts. She also has significant experience in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes, including expert determinations, arbitrations, and mediation.
Professional Memberships
Associate Member, Competition Law and Policy Institute of New Zealand (CLPINZ)
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Jennifer Hambleton is based in Auckland and has expertise in handling merger clearances, leniency agreements, cartel issues and enforcement actions. She also has experience with disputes relating to competition and consumer matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jen is responsive and able to grasp complex matters upon which to provide competition law risk assessment and guidance."
"She came up to speed with our requirements in a short time and provided us with excellent advice and a seamless customer service."
"Jen is responsive and able to grasp complex matters upon which to provide competition law risk assessment and guidance."
"She came up to speed with our requirements in a short time and provided us with excellent advice and a seamless customer service."