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Sar Katdare

Sar Katdare

Asia-Pacific 2026

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About

Provided by Johnson Winter Slattery

Practice Areas

- Competition & Antitrust

- Merger Arbitrage

- Fast Moving Consumer Goods

- Technology

- Oil & Gas

Career

Sar has over 25 years' experience as a “trusted advisor” to major multinational and ASX-listed companies on cartels, mergers, access to infrastructure issues and day-to-day competition and consumer law matters.

Sar is the practice group head of Johnson Winter Slattery’s Competition team. He is a preeminent lawyer who has acted for immunity applicants and defendants in landmark criminal and civil cartel cases, has defended clients in relation to misuse of market power, exclusive dealing, concerted practices and consumer law investigations and prosecutions, and is a leading expert on access and regulatory matters.

Sar has successfully advised clients on obtaining ACCC clearance for significant transactions, including for Are Media, Pepsi, Qantas, Ruralco, Spotify, Unilever, Qantas and Yahoo!. He is a strategic advisor on complex competition and regulatory matters in the FMCG, gas and rail sectors.

For additional information on Sar’s professional background and work highlights, please visit: https://jws.com.au/our-people/sar-katdare/

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

Competition/Antitrust - Australia

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Sar Katdare maintains a diverse and busy practice from the firm's Sydney office, covering issues such as merger authorisation and ACCC investigations and prosecutions.

Strengths

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  • Sar Katdare is always excellent. He is really helpful and provides very pragmatic advice.

    Competition/AntitrustChambers Asia & Pacific
  • Sar Katdare can cut through complex regulatory issues with clear advice.

    Competition/AntitrustChambers Asia & Pacific

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