I work closely with clients to ensure their commercial arrangements and practices align with competition and consumer protection laws. My expertise includes managing ACCC investigations, defending enforcement actions, and securing merger clearances, authorisations, and notifications. I actively contribute to policy development as a member of the Law Council of Australia’s Competition and Consumer Committee. 

Career highlights

• Advising Linfox Armaguard on successfully obtaining merger authorisation from the ACCC for the merger of its cash distribution business with that of its close competitor Prosegur in response to the systemic decline in the use of cash as a payment method. 
• Acting for the State of NSW in successfully defending proceedings brought by the ACCC against the State of New South Wales and NSW Ports, the long-term lessee of Port Botany and Port Kembla, alleging they had entered into anti-competitive agreements.
• Advising TPG Telecom on obtaining merger clearance for the acquisition of iiNet Limited for A$1.4bn by scheme of arrangement.
• Advising NSW Treasury on the long-term lease of Port Botany and Port Kembla ($5.07 billion) and the Port of Newcastle ($1.75 billion) in New South Wales.

Education
LLB, BA, LLM

• Member of the Competition and Consumer Committee
• Member of Law Council of Australia

• Government announces sweeping reforms to merger control law in Australia
  

  The Treasurer has announced reforms to Australia's merger control regime, described as the biggest changes to Australian merger control law in 50 years. The package will have a significant impact on how parties seek merger approval.

• Digital revolution: Australia proposes digital competition regime
  

  The government is consulting on a new digital competition regime to regulate digital platforms.

• Unified front: Insights for ring fencing success
  

  Navigating the ring fencing paradigm - commercial, risk, regulatory and legal

• Brave new world: Mandatory merger control in Australia
  

  Following a lengthy advocacy campaign by the ACCC, public debate and consultation the Australian government has introduced legislation into parliament to overhaul the merger control regime

• A new era for merger control in Australia
  

  Following a lengthy ACCC advocacy campaign, major merger reforms have passed the Australian parliament that will commence in 2026.

• Regulating unfairness - Government moves to ban unfair trading
  

  The Australian government has initiated a further phase of consultation to work toward introducing a prohibition against unfair trading practices into the Australian Consumer Law.

• The price is right? Consumer and competition trends in pricing
  

  Emerging competition and consumer trends in pricing practices

• Government unveils much anticipated draft merger control thresholds
  

  Details of the proposed merger notification thresholds include both monetary and market concentration thresholds, and a proposed waiver mechanism.

• Australian merger reforms - adjustments on the home stretch
  

  Changes continue to be made as the commencement of Australia's new merger control regime on 1 January 2026 rapidly approaches.

• All systems go - Australian merger reforms lift off
  

  Key regulations have been finalised and transitional arrangements for Australia's new merger control regime came into effect from 1 July, ahead of formal commencement on 1 January 2026.

• Mandatory Merger Control in Australia: Preparing for a new era
  

  Described as "the biggest changes to Australian merger control law in 50 years", a formal mandatory and suspensory merger control regime will come into effect from 1 January 2026.

   

• Decoding Australia's mandatory merger control regime
  

  Recently, Treasury published an exposure draft of the Competition and Consumer (Notification of Acquisitions) Determination 2025 for public consultation. Separately, the ACCC released draft merger process guidelines.

• A new year, a new Australian merger control regime
  

  A new merger control landscape commences in Australia from 1 January 2026, including several late amendments. 

• Unfair contract terms regime extended to 'small business contracts' - implications for IT contracts
  
• Court decision to have major impact on electricity network revenue
  The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia has today handed down its decision in relation to the revenue that can be earned by electricity distribution networks in NSW and the ACT.
• International Comparative Legal Guide to Merger Control 2019: Australia
  

  MinterEllison has written the Australian chapter of the International Comparative Legal Guide to: Merger Control 2019.

• Recent ACCC enforcement action over consumer guarantee representations
  

  Here, we provide a snapshot of the ACCC's recent enforcement activity in relation to consumer guarantees and highlight common risk areas for suppliers and manufacturers.

• ACCC scrutiny in the aged care sector over Australian Consumer Law breach
  

  Off the back of recent ACCC proceedings in the aged care sector, there are a number of steps that businesses with vulnerable consumers can take to protect their consumers and therefore reduce the risks of contravening the Australian Consumer Law.

• Aged care extra services under ACCC spotlight. Insights into the Bupa case
  

  After Bupa Aged Care Australia Pty Ltd self-reported false or mising representations made to residents of its residential aged care facilities to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the Federal Court of Australia has ordered Bupa pay $6 million in pecuniary penalties and pay compensation to affected residents.

   

• Big gas pipeline reforms looming
  

  Major gas pipeline reforms are expected to take effect in 2022. We explore the reforms and their implications.

   

• Consumer law during the COVID-19 crisis - risk areas for suppliers
  In light of the COVID-19 health emergency and resulting period of significant uncertainty, businesses and consumers face unprecedented challenges and wide-reaching impacts relating to the supply of products and services, and indeed the ability of businesses to supply products and services.
• Australia's mandatory merger control regime takes shape
  

  Australia's competition regulator has released important guidance materials ahead of the new mandatory and suspensory merger control regime commencing on 1 January 2026.

• Reform of the AER civil penalty regime
  

  How will the proposed reforms in the Statutes Amendment (National Energy Laws) (Penalties and Enforcement) Bill 2020 impact the energy sector in South Australia? As the bill awaits its passage through the South Australian Parliament, we analyse its implications.

• Food and agribusiness sector remains key priority for ACCC: 12 areas of activity and concern
  

  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has been active in education and enforcement of competition and consumer law issues in the agribusiness and food sphere over the past year.