LAWYER PROFILE

Peter McDonald

Asia-Pacific 2026

A&O Shearman

Ranked in 1 practice area

Competition/Antitrust

Australia

16 years ranked

About

Provided by A&O Shearman

Practice Areas

Peter leads and coordinates the A&O Shearman competition team in the APAC region. Peter specialises in challenging competition law, consumer and regulatory issues.

His expertise encompasses transactional advice, merger clearances, joint ventures and collaborations, access to infrastructure, and enforcement responses and defence.

Peter has extensive experience in a wide range of sectors, and has advised leading organisations such as Google, 21st Century Fox, Equinix, PEXA, BHP, Dulux Group, Air Asia, Caltex, Graincorp, BUPA, Energy Australia, BNP Paribas, Asahi, North West Shelf Venture, Chevron, GSK, George Weston Foods, Wesfarmers, Vale, Orica and Reckitt Benckiser.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Asia & Pacific

Competition/Antitrust - Australia

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Peter McDonald advises across the competition spectrum from the firm's Sydney office. He stands out for his experience with managing high-value merger clearance mandates and sensitive antitrust issues.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Peter McDonald is very pragmatic and approachable. He has deep expertise of antitrust regimes in Australia and globally.
Competition/AntitrustChambers Asia & Pacific