as TCCC’s longstanding strategic adviser from 2000 to date, provided commercially focused M&A and ACCC merger clearance advice on major Australian transactions, including the 2024 acquisition of the Billson’s alcoholic ready-to-drink beverage brands; the 2023 and 2022 acquisitions of various non-alcoholic drink brands in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji, including Mount Franklin, Deep Springs, L&P and Kirks from its bottling partner, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners; the 2021 sale of its 45% interest, together with its bottler, then known as Coca-Cola Amatil, in the Made Group of Companies; and the 2018 acquisition of its 45% interest in the Made Group of Companies, together with Coca-Cola Amatil.

as Bega’s longstanding strategic adviser from 2009 to date, provided commercially focused competition, ACCC merger clearance, M&A and corporate advice on major transactions and regulatory matters, including Bega’s 2025 bid for Fonterra’s Australian consumer goods business; its 2025 decision to wind down Peanut Company of Australia and sell certain PCA land, buildings and equipment at Kingaroy and Tolga to Crumpton Group, with associated transition arrangements; its 2024 sale of Bega’s Leeton Juice extraction facility to Grove Juice and entry into a long-term juice supply agreement; its 2023 acquisition of the Betta Milk and Meander Valley Dairy brands from TasFoods Group Limited; its 2020 $534 million acquisition of Lion Dairy & Drinks, owners of Dairy Farmers, Yoplait, Big M, Masters, Dare and Farmers Union iced coffee; its 2018 $250 million acquisition of Saputo’s Koroit processing facility; its 2017 $460 million acquisition of various assets from Mondelez Australia, including the Vegemite and Kraft peanut butter brands; capital raisings associated with its acquisitions; its IPO in 2011; and its initial 15% investment in Warrnambool Cheese & Butter in 2010. Also represented Bega in responding to ACCC compulsory notices and advised on milk supply agreements, milk procurement practices and Dairy Code compliance, with Bega’s commercial objectives strongly in mind.

as a longstanding strategic adviser from 2010 to date, provided practical, risk-based advertising, marketing and food regulatory clearance advice on global and Australian campaigns. In 2016–2017, represented The a2 Milk Company in its Federal Court challenge to certain advertising of Lion Dairy & Drinks.

as a strategic adviser to Colgate-Palmolive and Hill’s, provided commercially focused M&A and competition law advice in relation to Colgate-Palmolive Company’s 2025 acquisition of the Prime100 premium pet food branded business.

as a strategic adviser, provides commercially focused competition, consumer law and Australian Consumer Law compliance advice and training, with Mitsubishi Electric Australia’s commercial objectives, sales channels, product portfolio and regulatory risk profile in mind.

provided practical, risk-based competition and consumer law training for this leading household and professional products business, including on Australian Consumer Law issues, resale price maintenance and competition law risks relevant to sales, distribution and marketing teams.

provided practical, risk-based advice to clients responding to compulsory notices and regulatory investigations by the ACCC, including matters involving allegations of cartel conduct, misuse of market power, anti-competitive agreements, false and misleading conduct and greenwashing. Advises on document review protocols, search methodologies, claim substantiation and regulatory response strategy.

provided practical competition law advice on the re-authorisation of DFMC’s back-to-back milk purchasing policies and pricing arrangements with DFMC farmer members and Bega, including liaising with and lodging a detailed submission with the ACCC’s Competition Exemptions team. This led to the ACCC granting a further authorisation for 10 years.

provided practical, risk-based competition and consumer law compliance advice by designing and delivering tailored compliance programs and training for clients across FMCG, food and grocery, manufacturing, retail, advertising and marketing.

provided risk-based competition law advice on an exclusivity restraint and its rollover in a core commercial supply agreement with a retailer in 2022, 2021 and 2020. This involved assessing the purpose and effect of the restraint on competition in various FMCG markets, including analysis of market scan data and consumer behaviour data.

provided practical compliance and risk advice through comprehensive cartel conduct and resale price maintenance audits for a key client from 2016 to date, supporting the client’s compliance initiatives and assessment of competition law risk exposure within its sales team.

provided practical Australian Consumer Law advice by reviewing and redrafting standard form contracts, customer terms and supplier terms for clients across a wide variety of industries to address the unfair contract terms regime.

provided commercially focused competition law and regulatory advice and negotiated an enforceable undertaking between CSD and the ACCC in relation to CSD’s agency agreements, given the ACCC’s view that these may have the effect of substantially lessening competition in relevant markets.

provided risk-based regulatory investigation advice in relation to a section 155 notice issued by the ACCC, the subsequent ACCC investigation and Federal Court proceedings arising out of breaches of various mandatory safety standards.

provided practical regulatory advice on a compulsory notice issued by the ACCC as part of its pricing inquiry into childcare costs.

provided practical advice on a comprehensive review of the procedures and processes of the competitor versus competitor alternative dispute resolution process of the AANA’s AdStandards Industry Jury.

provided practical advertising, marketing and Australian Consumer Law advice on various advertising and marketing campaigns from 2016 to date.

provided practical product safety and regulatory advice on various voluntary product recalls implemented as a result of the introduction of mandatory standards on button batteries.