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Provided by Lara Granville
Lara Granville is a Co-Founder and Director at MGI Competition Law. With almost 20 years’ experience working in competition law, she is recognized as a leading practitioner in South African and African competition law.
She has extensive experience in both the transactional and litigious aspects of competition law. She has advised on complex merger notifications; represented clients in market inquiries and exemption applications; defended firms against prohibited practice prosecutions; negotiated settlements with the Competition Commission; and engaged with various African competition authorities on mergers and investigations. She has also advised clients operating in various regulated sectors to address issues arising at the intersection of economic or financial regulation and the open market.
Lara is consistently recognised by premier global legal directories for her technical depth and client-centric approach.
Lara has 19 years of competition law experience, first at the Johannesburg and London offices of Norton Rose Fulbright, where she became a director in 2014, and then at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a director from 2014 until 2024.
Lara began her career as a clerk to Justice Yvone Mokgoro in the Constitutional Court of South Africa and as a lecturer of constitutional law at Wits University.
Representing F. Hoffmann-la Roche AG in excessive pricing litigation;
Representing Babcock in contested cartel litigation before the Competition Tribunal
Represented Tricon Energy Inc in securing merger approval for its acquisition of ENX subsidiary, West African International
Represented African Bank in securing a number of merger approvals, relating to both retail and business banking
Represented Telesure in the merger of its subsidiary 1Life and Clientele
Represented Willowton in the successful setting aside of a dawn raid
Represented Australia and New Zealand Bank in contested cartel litigation relating to forex trading
Represented Computershare in contested merger litigation
Represented Lesaka in its acquisition of Cash Connect
Lara has worked across multiple sectors, including amongst others, Financial Services, Digital Markets, Technology & Telecoms; Consumer Goods, Services & Retail; Healthcare and Transport & Logistics.
New York University
Masters
2007 - 2008
University of the Witwatersrand
PG Telecommunications Law
2009 - 2009
University of the Witwatersrand
PG Administrative Law
2013 - 2013
University of the Witwatersrand
BA, LLB
2000 - 2004
Hauser Global Scholarship
New York University
2008
Provided by Chambers
Lara Granville of MGI Competition Law has considerable experience advising on matters relating to high-profile cartel and excessive pricing investigations and market inquiries, as well as representing clients in damages claims. She also acts on merger control matters.
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Lara Granville is a top-class professional.
Lara Granville is extremely proficient and direct, I rate her very highly.
Lara Granville provides sound advice.
Lara Granville has an incredible ability to cut through the noise and has laser sharp instincts and insights.
It was great working with her, there was a collaborative, respectful and honest working relationship.
Lara Granville is a top-class professional.
Lara Granville is extremely proficient and direct, I rate her very highly.
Lara Granville provides sound advice.
Lara Granville has an incredible ability to cut through the noise and has laser sharp instincts and insights.
It was great working with her, there was a collaborative, respectful and honest working relationship.
Provided by MGI Competition Law
Energy and Utilities
Financial Services
Retail and Consumer
Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT)
Health and Life Sciences