Qualifications
LLB (1st Class Hons), BA, Victoria University of Wellington; MSc, London School of Economics
Admitted
2006, New Zealand
Lucy specialises in advising and engaging with the Commerce Commission on merger clearances, market studies, competition enforcement and a variety of other competition and consumer issues.
Previously, Lucy worked in the competition departments of Slaughter and May in London and Mallesons Stephen Jacques (now King & Wood Mallesons) in Sydney.
Lucy is recognised as Band 1 lawyer by Chambers Asia Pacific 2025, and recognised as a Leading Individual by Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025.
Recent highlights
- Advising on the application to the Commerce Commission for merger clearance by Foodstuffs North Island and Foodstuffs South Island.
- Advising Connexa on successfully obtaining merger clearance to acquire passive mobile telecommunications infrastructure assets from 2degrees.
- Advising ANZ on the Commerce Commission’s market study into retail banking.
- Advising EBOS on successfully obtaining merger clearance for its acquisition of New Zealand LifeHealthcare business.
- Advising Foodstuffs on the Commerce Commission’s market study into retail grocery.
- Acting for Z Energy on the merger clearance process for its acquisition by Ampol.
- Advising Aon plc on its New Zealand merger clearance application to acquire Willis Towers Watson.
- Advising Z Energy on its response to the Commerce Commission's first-ever market study, into retail fuel.
- Advising Pfizer on the New Zealand merger clearance process for the combination of its off-patent branded and generics business Upjohn with Mylan, and acting for Pfizer on the New Zealand merger clearance process for the combination of its GlaxoSmithKline’s consumer healthcare businesses.
- Advising on Commerce Commission investigations of cartel and other anti-competitive conduct, and consumer protection issues.
