Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: McDonald to head Allen & Overy’s Australian antitrust practice, (Dec 3, 2013)
Organizations Mentioned:Allen & Overy, LLP | Asia Pacific | Herbert Smith Freehills, LLP
Peter McDonald will head Allen & Overy’s antitrust and competition practice in Australia, as a partner in its global antitrust team, according to a December 2 announcement. He joins the firm from Herbert Smith Freehills.
McDonald brings to his new role many years of experience as a competition partner, specializing in merger clearances, complex regulatory matters, and defense of clients in investigations and legal actions by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). He also brings a wealth of trade practices knowledge from his time as a senior officer at the ACCC and as a current member of the Competition and Consumer Committee of the Law Council of Australia.
“Peter’s appointment furthers our strategy to put in place a top-quality team of antitrust lawyers in the three key global regions: Asia Pacific, Europe and the United States,” said Elaine Johnston, co-head of the firm’s global antitrust practice.
A graduate of the University of Melbourne (Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Science) and the Australian National University (Graduate Diploma in Economics), McDonald is admitted as a solicitor in Victoria and a registered foreign lawyer in the UK SRA.
Allen & Overy is an international law firm with more than 5,000 staff, including over 500 partners, in 42 offices in 29 countries. Its antitrust and competition team has more than 100 specialists located across Europe, the United States, and the Asia-Pacific region.
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