‘The expertise, dedication and capability of lawyers that support the competition practice are key strengths of Corrs Chambers Westgarth.’

‘Richard Flitcroft has been the primary partner engaged by our in-house legal team to advise on a variety of competition and consumer law matters. His skill set is diverse and specific industry expertise dealing with regulators valuable in identifying strategic approaches to take in complex situations.’

‘Makes the effort to understand our business, provides valuable resources.’

‘Mark McCowan and Ian Reynolds are both fantastic. Value their attention to detail, practical advice, willingness to explain complex areas and efforts to understand our business.’

‘Corrs team in international trade law possesses both the expertise and experience to advise and assist clients efficiently and effectively, especially from a litigation perspective.’

‘Andrew Korbel possesses both the expertise and experience to advise and assist clients efficiently and effectively, especially from a litigation perspective.’

‘Jodi Gray and the team did an absolutely amazing job for us, in a situation where even some of our people did not believe a positive outcome was possible.’

‘Jodi Gray was amazing in all aspects – hearing about the business, building an argument, filtering the best inputs for an outcome and ultimately managing all the parties involved.’

‘Paul Schoff is a world-class expert and one of the smartest practitioners in his field, providing commercial and practical advice. The Minters team also has excellent industry knowledge across many sectors.’

‘Minters have a very strong team with a great deal of experience in this field. Their advice has been excellent and extremely well communicated. They have strong contacts in this area, bringing very experienced barristers and consultants to the table when necessary. Their strength lies in matching their individuals both internal and external to their customer, especially when emotions can be running high.’

‘Haydn Flack has been advising us for many months, and his advice on a very complex matter has proven to be excellent.’

‘We worked predominantly with Miranda Noble and Tom Faulls on a large and complex merger case. The team was great – very responsive and clear, practical advice on procedural as well as substantive aspects. The team was also very efficient in handling the technical aspects around the submission of the client’s internal documents to the ACCC.’

‘Miranda Noble is always on top of the details, provides great and clear advice, and possesses a good understanding of the Australian role in the wider global process.’

Tom Faulls is very responsive, and provides clear and to-the-point advice. Very good understanding of the client’s products.’

‘Paul Schoff and Haydn Flack are exceptional – they are technically very strong, commercially savvy, generally accessible, and understand the industry in which we operate.’

‘The team are highly responsive and quick to understand the industry and commercial drivers relevant to the advice provided. Highly collaborative in approach.’

‘Their exceptional technical knowledge and practical solutions.’

‘Prudence Smith is outstanding. She is always available and able to solve complex competition issues practically and in a timely way.’

‘Jones Day’s competition practice (under Prudence Smith) is our preferred Australian competition practice. Prudence has exceptional knowledge of competition law issues. She delivers pragmatic, commercial, timely and thorough advice, and we have unwavering confidence in her advice.’

‘Prudence Smith has exceptional availability and engagement for a partner. She is always willing to make herself available to workshop any issue, no matter how small. She is a strong communicator who can explain highly complex topics to lawyers and business clients alike.’

‘Prudence Smith is highly intelligent and hard-working’

‘Jones Day have a very strong competition team. They have an excellent understanding of the law and able to accurately predict how the regulator will respond.’

‘Matthew Bull is an excellent competition lawyer with strong understanding of market definition and a canny ability to be able to predict how the regulator will react. He is a pleasure to work with and has a deep understanding of clients’ businesses.’

‘They have great knowledge of the matter at hand and give balanced and measured advice. They are willing to consider alternative points of view in looking at a matter.’

‘Deep knowledge and experience in all aspects of competition law enabling fast, pragmatic and on point advice at all times. Much better than the textbook approach I have seen elsewhere.’

‘Sar Katdare made it his business to understand our operation and to stay on top of what we do. This has meant he has become a key and trusted adviser over the last 10 years. Sar is always available and his knowledge of competition law, how the law works in practice, and the expectations of the ACCC are top-notch. Ably supported by Alex Kench.’

‘The team takes a very commercial and pragmatic approach to advice, taking the time to understand the client’s unique business circumstances and apply the law in a bespoke way.’

‘Sar Katdare takes the time to understand the businesses he works with, and provides practical advice that is easy to operationalise. He communicates to internal business teams very effectively, condensing the complex into clear, actionable information. Sar also has a very down-to-earth approach, which is greatly appreciated.’

‘Sar Katdare and the team are excellent because they have a combination of deep expertise, sound industry knowledge and commercial acumen.’

‘Sar Katdare is uniquely talented at making competition law interesting for non-lawyers. Every training session that he runs, I receive positive feedback about him and his approach. When dealing with me as a General Counsel, his advice helps me to increase my knowledge about competition law so that I can answer some questions myself the next time the situations arise.’

‘The JWS team is always on top of legal developments and helps to educate in-house teams on how those developments could impact their business. A very forward-thinking firm. They are regularly looking at what the emerging trends are, and how they can build or strengthen their capabilities in those spaces to assist their clients in staying ahead of the curve.’

‘Ayman Guirguis is very knowledgeable on competition and consumer law issues. He is also very easy to work with and has a deep understanding of our business, which makes him a valuable legal partner’

‘The team is easy to work with, practical and proactive. Advice is timely, commercial and cost-effective. Having a multi-jurisdictional competition law practice is relatively rare, but very helpful for global clients.’

‘Ayman is well-respected, experienced and easy to work with. You always feel like he is giving you 110% attention and effort. He is refreshingly practical and realistic rather than being overly conservative. He goes out of his way to keep in touch. As he has clients across a number of industries, he sees a breadth of issues and regulatory engagement which is insightful.

‘Jess Mandla is excellent. She is always across all the details and provides reflective and insightful views. She produces very high quality work and is very switched on.’

‘Highly experienced, professional practice.’

‘Ayman Guirgas is a long-term legal partner and advisor to our business. He has a wide breadth of knowledge and experience which is highly trusted by our team.’

‘Very strong technical knowledge and experience, combined with a high energy/touch approach to clients.’

‘The depth and extent of their experience, and as a consequence a very practical approach to the issues and matters we were dealing with. Of particular value was their understanding of the ACCC as the regulator, the knowledge of the individuals at the ACCC that we needed to deal with, and how best to approach the matter in light of the procedures and expectations of the regulator. Also, a knowledge and awareness of the practical implications for our business of the issues and matters under consideration and how best to approach them.’

‘Works on the big matters in this area and has up-to-date knowledge on what the regulator is interested in. Efficient in time and always focused on the client’s main goal.’

‘Dave Poddar is a highly commercial and pragmatic lawyer with great instincts in the competition and antitrust area. He understands the political landscape and has good access to the people who matter. Always available and thinking about things that may make a difference, I’ve always found Dave a pleasure to work with.’

‘Kathryn Edghill has an excellent commercial understanding of our business, which means that her advice is practical and helps us structure our products and business in a way which is compliant. It’s the way she is able to work closely with our internal business teams as well, which sets her apart. Kathryn makes herself available and is always great to deal with.’

‘A very well-run law firm geared to meet its client’s expectations.’

‘We use Kathryn Edghill exclusively for competition and marketing law. Kathryn is one of the best marketing and competition lawyers in Australia.’

‘Kathryn Edghill has a wealth of understanding and experience on competition law and provides effective and strong guidance on matters.’

‘Professional, experienced and well resourced.’

‘Depth of knowledge combined with capacity to provide sensible commercial advice.’