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Johnson Winter Slattery

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‘A go-to firm for regulatory investigations and enforcement litigation’, Johnson Winter Slattery advises clients across the grocery, aviation, energy and resources sectors handling issues such as cartels, mergers, misuse of market power, and access to infrastructure cases. Sar Katdare, ‘a highly valued source of advice and counsel’, heads the team from Sydney, handling major merger matters, criminal and civil cartels. Katdare works alongside longstanding expert Aldo Nicotra, recommended for his ’commercial approach‘ in high-profile ACCC investigations and prosecutions.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The JWS Competition team is uniquely pragmatic and commercial. Relative to other competition practices we have engaged, the JWS competition practice is particularly good at simplifying complex issues and translating the legislation for our business stakeholders in a way that makes sense. They are prompt and responsive and give strong contextual advice that belies a deep understanding of our business. ’

  • ‘Relative to other competition practices we have engaged, the JWS competition practice is particularly good at simplifying complex issues and translating the legislation for our business stakeholders in a way that makes sense. They have invested heavily in getting to understand our business and industry, in a way that other firms haven't. This enables them to provide better, more contextual advice. Sar Katdare and Morgan Blaschke-Broad have been particularly impressive.’

Key clients

  • ACCC
  • Qantas Group

Work highlights

Acting for the ACCC in its Federal Court proceeding against Mastercard for alleged misuse of market power and other anti-competitive conduct in breach of Australia’s competition laws in the supply of debit card acceptance services. Mastercard is one of Australia’s largest payments providers.
Advised Qantas in relation to the 11-month informal merger clearance process, including responding to multiple significant and complex information requests and notices from the ACCC.