Laura Green

Laura works across our Competition and Regulatory team and our leading International Law and Sanctions practice.

Laura is experienced in engaging with the Commerce Commission on merger clearances, market studies, competition enforcement and other competition, regulatory and consumer protection issues. She advises a broad range of clients on transactional, regulatory compliance and public law matters.

Laura also has significant international experience, having worked for organisations including NATO, the United Nations and the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Recent highlights

• Advising clients on successfully obtaining merger clearance across the infrastructure, telecommunications, technology, insurance, pharmaceuticals, veterinary, banking and financial services, energy and media sectors, including Connexa/2degrees, Hewlett Packard Enterprise/Juniper Networks, Resolution Life/Asteron Life and Zoetis/Jurox.
• Advising ANZ Bank on the Commerce Commission’s market study into retail banking.
• Advising clients on Commerce Commission investigations into cartel conduct, other anti-competitive conduct and regulatory compliance, including for clients in the grocery, banking and financial services, and energy sectors.
• Advising banks, investors, service providers and importers on economic and financial sanctions, often relating to Russia and Iran, including counterparty due diligence, compliance advice, regulator engagement, assistance during investigations, and advice on compliance policies.
• Acting for electricity lines companies on Commerce Commission investigations and enforcement relating to contraventions of price paths, information disclosure requirements and regulatory quality standards.
• Acting for regulated gas pipeline and airport companies on appeals against Commerce Commission regulatory determinations.
• Advising banks on climate-related financial risk and disclosure under New Zealand’s climate disclosure regime.