Allens

Allens’ ‘exceptionally strong competition and trade practice’ has expertise in advising on complex Australian and global transactions, with standout experience of energy transition matters. Jacqueline Downes heads the national competition, consumer and regulatory group from Sydney, where antitrust expert Fiona Crosbie is also based, along with Carolyn Oddie, who handles both contentious and non-contentious matters in Australia and across South East Asia, and Felicity McMahon, whose client base includes major corporations and private equity firms. In Melbourne, competition and consumer law specialist Rosannah Healy handles complex ACCC and regulatory investigations as well as merger clearances, while Robert Walker handles compliance matters and high profile ACCC merger clearances both domestically and globally. Ted Hill retired in September 2023.