Caroline Coops is a partner with King & Wood Mallesons, based in Melbourne, where she practices in the Competition and Regulatory team and guides clients through complex merger clearances, misuse of market power, cartel and JV issues, regulatory investigations, competition and consumer law litigation and retail pricing and distribution strategies. She is described by market commentators as "the best in her field" with "exceptional knowledge and experience in merger clearance” possessing "a depth of understanding of competition law issues that is second to none", "the pre-eminent practitioner in Australia for advertising work" and by clients as "work[ing] well under pressure", "very commercial in her approach", "extremely pragmatic" and as "understand[ing] the internal temperature at [client] without needing to be told and tailor[ing] her manner… appropriately."
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While the ACCC continues to believe that Australia’s current merger laws aren’t fit for purpose, it appears to have refined its thinking on aspects of the proposals first unveiled in August 2021, following comments made by ACCC Commissioner Stephen Ridgeway during a keynote discussion at the (...)
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While the ACCC continues to believe that Australia’s current merger laws aren’t fit for purpose, it appears to have refined its thinking on aspects of the proposals first unveiled in August 2021, following comments made by ACCC Commissioner Stephen Ridgeway during a keynote discussion at the (...)
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This article was written by Caroline Coops, Helena Kanton and Kat Armstrong. The ACCC has just unveiled its long-awaited merger reform proposals. Speaking at the Law Council of Australia Competition Law Workshop this morning, Rod Sims, ACCC Chairman, laid out for the first time the ACCC’s (...)
