About Anita Thompson
Anita is a Partner in Allens Competition, Consumer & Regulatory team, with extensive experience advising clients on complex competition and consumer law matters.
She specialises in investigations and court proceedings involving mergers, cartels, misuse of market power, exclusive dealing and anti-competitive agreements. Anita is highly skilled in navigating the strategic challenges that arise in regulatory investigations and enforcement actions.
Anita also advises on ACCC merger clearances, drawing on a deep knowledge of the evolving regulatory frameworks and market dynamics. She brings valuable commercial insight from her previous experience as a management consultant at Bain & Company, giving her a business perspective that enhances her legal advice.
Anita has been recognised for her competition and consumer law expertise as a Rising Star in Doyle's Guide and a Future Leader by Lexology.
Her recent experience includes:
Investigations and enforcement
- Epic Games: Federal Court proceedings against each of Apple and Google alleging misuse of market power and other anti-competitive conduct in respect of mobile app distribution and in-app payment systems
- Coles: ACCC's investigation and subsequent Federal Court proceedings in which the ACCC alleges misleading representations concerning aspects of Coles' Down Down Program
- Australasian Food Group (Peters Ice Cream): Federal Court proceedings brought by the ACCC alleging exclusive dealing conduct
- TPG Telecom: consumer law proceedings commenced by the ACCC regarding broadband speed representations
- Vodafone Australia: Federal Court proceedings successfully brought against the ACCC regarding the opposition of its merger with TPG Telecom
- Metcash: Federal Court proceedings brought by the ACCC seeking to injunct Metcash's proposed acquisition of Franklins
- Multinational and domestic companies: ACCC investigations into competition and consumer law matters, including cartel conduct, misuse of market power and misleading and deceptive conduct.
Merger clearances
- News Corp: agreement to sell Foxtel to DAZN for $3.4bn
- Commonwealth Bank: sale of its Australian general insurance business to Hollard Group
- Cerberus Capital Management: acquisition of Westpac's auto finance business
- Fluidra S.A: informal clearance application in relation to its merger with Zodiac Pool Solutions.