In-Person Event |
Doors open and a stand up buffet lunch is being served from 12pm. Networking opportunities between 12:00-12:30pm and 1:30-2:00pm.
Thomson Geer Offices
Level 7,
19 Gouger Street,
Adelaide SA 5000
Overview (Program Summary)
A program hosted by:
ACC Australia
Australia has transitioned from a voluntary merger review regime to a mandatory and suspensory regime. Under the new regime, acquisitions of shares or assets that meet certain thresholds must be notified to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and cleared by the ACCC before they are able to be put into effect. Significant penalties apply to acquisitions that are not notified to the ACCC. The new regime is capable of applying to a range of acquisitions, and is not restricted to M&A activity.
This presentation will provide an overview of the notification thresholds and exceptions under the new regime and process for notifying the ACCC. It is suitable for all in-house practitioners, even those with no involvement in M&A activity.
Speakers
George Lukic, Partner, Thomson Geer
George is an experienced competition Partner at Thomson Geer. He regularly advises clients in relation to Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) investigations and competition and regulatory issues involving mergers. Clients frequently seek George's advice on dealings with the ACCC and other regulators, and he presents seminars on competition and consumer law issues to both clients and industry bodies.
George is Deputy Chair of the Competition and Consumer Committee of the Business Law Section of the Law Council of Australia. He has participated in the preparation of a number of submissions by the Committee to various inquiries, including the Productivity Commission's National Competition Policy analysis and Treasury's unfair trading practices competition regulation impact statement.
In addition to the above, George has a strong regulatory litigation practice. He has acted in matters against the ACCC, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, the Australian Taxation Office, the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, the Australian Federal Police, various State taxation authorities, and other regulators. He has also appeared for clients at public inquiries conducted by the ACCC and other regulators.
Notes
*Competitor Exclusion – ACC Australia Partner’s may request that representative/s of a competitor organisation/s registered for the event be excluded, and ACC Australia reserves the right to make the final decision as to whether a registration is rejected. As a guide, a competitor organisation could be defined as a rival organisation of similar size to the host Corporate Partner, with an established practice, product or service in the area being showcased by the Corporate Partner’s at the event. Please provide a brief statement as to why you have deemed an organisation to be a competitor, in support of any request to ACC Australia to reject a registration.
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