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Simon Ellis

Special Counsel Brisbane
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Overview

Simon has extensive experience in advising clients on competition matters in various settings and industries including mergers and acquisitions, contentious matters (for example in class action and cartel proceedings) as well as general consumer, corporate advisory matters and regulatory compliance strategies.

He is well regarded by his clients for his practical and commercial approach that enables clients to understand and manage their competition, consumer and regulatory obligations and navigate their regulatory interactions (such as the ACCC and ACMA) and investigations to achieve an optimal outcome.

Notable Work
  • Commonwealth Bank of Australia: assisted CBA in response to the ACCC’s inquiry into Retail Deposit Products.
  • MSD: advised MSD on the competition law aspects of introducing and listing of a novel combination therapy on the PBS.
  • Volkswagen: acted on behalf of Volkswagen to successfully defend the Takata airbag class action proceedings.
  • Diesel Emissions litigation: acted for Volkswagen in defence of proceedings commenced by the ACCC and class action litigants.
  • Queensland Sugar Infrastructure Owner: Advised the owner and operator of certain Queensland sugar terminals on collective negotiations with terminal users and resolution of disputes.
  • Queensland Councils: advised various Queensland councils on their competition and competitive neutrality obligations.
  • Yum! Group: advised Yum! Group in relation to the franchising obligations in its acquisition of Pizza Hut in Australia.
  • Hino Motors: acting for Hino in its defence in a class action in relation to alleged misconduct concerning engine certification of certain Hino diesel vehicles and regulatory issues.
  • Automotive Suppliers: advised various automotive suppliers in relation to regulatory obligations concerning connected vehicles.
  • Mining Equipment and Services Supplier: acted in proceedings commenced by the ACCC against a Queensland and Western Australian based supplier of mining equipment and services for alleged attempted cartel conduct.
  • Queensland Coal Mining transaction: advising seller of coal mine regarding disclosure of commercial and competitively sensitive information to mitigate potential risks under the Competition and Consumer Act.
  • Nexans: Acted on behalf of French-based company, Nexans in proceedings alleging cartel conduct in relation to the supply of large scale high-voltage cables used in various major projects in Australia.
  • Alinta Energy and Momentum Energy: Advised on risks under Australian Consumer Law with respect to supply agreements.
  • ARTC: advised ARTC on competition risks relating to arrangements with contractors.
  • Victorian Government: advised the Victoria Government on renewed tender arrangements for major projects in Victoria.
Simon Ellis
I also focus on

Automotive
Competition and consumer protection class actions
Distribution and reseller arrangements
Radiocommunications regulation
Regulatory Enforcements & Investigations
Road Vehicle Standards compliance
Supply and customer contracts
Telecommunications regulation
Telecommunications and radiocommunications 
Digital platform regulation
Competition and consumer law disputes
ACCC investigations and market studies

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