About the Role
Our Antitrust Practice provides specialized legal counsel on complex antitrust and competition law matters, guiding clients through the competitive landscape of global markets. We focus on a broad range of issues, including merger clearance, cartel investigations, monopolization, class action defense, pharmaceutical antitrust litigation, state aid awards, foreign direct investment and compliance. Our team assists clients in structuring transactions to comply with antitrust laws, represents them in regulatory reviews and enforcement actions, and defends against allegations of anti-competitive conduct. By leveraging our deep knowledge of antitrust laws and extensive experience with regulatory bodies worldwide, we help clients manage risks, achieve strategic business objectives and maintain a competitive advantage in an evolving market environment.
Responsibilities
- Undertake merger analysis in Australia, across APAC and globally.
- Prepare merger clearance submissions/applications in Australia and across the APAC region.
- Advise on the competition law implications of supply chains, collaborations, and other alliances.
- Advise clients on all aspects of competition and consumer law matters, including cartel conduct, misuse of market power, anti-competitive arrangements, concerted practices, misleading and deceptive conduct, unconscionable conduct, and other consumer protection matters.
- Respond to ACCC investigations across all competition and consumer-related matters.
- Advise on access regimes and regulation of monopoly infrastructure.
- Advise on and obtain clearance for foreign investment.
- Contribute to the growth and development of the practice.
Requirements
- PQE 4-6 years of competition law experience in private practice or with a regulator.
- Strong academic record and intellectual curiosity.
- Creative and analytical thinker.
- Outstanding communication skills - written and verbal.
- Strong time management skills.
- Ability to stay calm under pressure when working across multiple projects.
- Client service focus and commercial awareness.
- Team player.
- Strong judgment and initiative.
Skills
- Competition law
- Merger analysis
- Merger clearance submissions
- Supply chain analysis
- Collaboration
- Alliance strategy
- Cartel conduct
- Market power misuse
- Anti-competitive arrangements
- Concerted practices
- Misleading and deceptive conduct
- Unconscionable conduct
- Consumer protection
- ACCC investigations
- Access regimes
- Monopoly infrastructure regulation
- Foreign investment clearance
- Communication skills
- Time management
- Client service
- Commercial awareness
- Teamwork
- Judgment
- Initiative
Location
- Australia
- APAC
- Global
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 4-6 years PQE
About the Company
- Recognised as a Global Elite firm by Global Competition Review, White & Case has one of the world's top Competition practices situated across five continents.
- We have been privileged to handle some of the most complex multijurisdictional and Australian competition matters of recent times.
- With experience in competition law and regulatory matters across a range of sectors, you will be joining a growing team with fantastic career progression and learning opportunities.
- Situated across 5 continents, our team of competition law professionals provides clients with a truly coordinated approach to the most challenging global competition issues in virtually all jurisdictions across the world.
Equal Opportunity
- We are committed to creating a fair workplace and encourage applications from all ages, cultural backgrounds, First Nations communities, genders, sexual orientations, as well as people who have family or carer responsibilities.
- We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments you may require to our recruitment process or the role itself.
- If you are a candidate with a disability, let us know how we can provide you with additional support.
