AUSTRALIA Law and Practice Contributed by: Mark Grime and George Lukic, Thomsons
Thomsons is a major Australian corporate law firm with a national footprint spanning Sydney, Mel - bourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Canberra. The firm’s antitrust, competition and consumer practice combines deep regulatory insight with a bespoke strategic approach. The practice focuses on com - plex merger clearances, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) enforcement, and infrastructure regulation, and has been significantly strengthened by the arrival of partner Mark Grime
(formerly of Clifford Chance), who brings a sophis - ticated cross-border skill set. The group offers inte - grated counsel on complex merger control, ACCC enforcement, and foreign investment clearances. Trusted by major domestic and multinational corpo - rates and institutional investors, the team seamlessly collaborates with the firm’s corporate and disputes practices to deliver strategic, high-stakes counsel navigating Australia’s most challenging competition matters.
Authors
Mark Grime is a partner in the antitrust, competition and consumer practice at Thomsons in Sydney. He specialises in navigating complex Australian and multi-jurisdictional merger control, joint ventures, and the
George Lukic is a litigator and partner in the antitrust, competition and
consumer practice at Thomsons. He specialises in front and back-end competition and consumer matters and regularly advises clients on competition matters, including in relation to merger control. George maintains a strong regulatory litigation practice, and has acted in matters against the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Australian Taxation Office, Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, Australian Federal Police, and other regulators. George is a deputy chair of the Competition and Consumer Committee of the Law Council of Australia.
antitrust aspects of global transactions. Mark provides unique regulatory insight drawn from his tenure at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), offering clients an “insider” perspective on agency priorities and enforcement trends. As a trusted adviser to multinational corporations, institutional investors and private capital firms, he is widely recognised for delivering strategic counsel on high-stakes merger clearances and transactional competition matters.
Thomsons Level 14, 60 Martin Place Sydney NSW 2000 Australia
Tel: +61 2 9020 5618 Fax: +61 2 8248 5899 Email: mgrime@thomsons.com.au Web: www.thomsons.com.au
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