Chanelle is a Managing Associate in the Competition Group in the Innovation Department.
Chanelle has a broad competition law and commercial litigation background, gained from working in the litigation department of a leading New Zealand law firm and the New Zealand Commerce Commission. Chanelle has experience in competition litigation, merger control, a wide range of regulatory investigations and advisory work, and competition market studies.
In her previous role, Chanelle undertook specific training in conducting competition law investigations with a view to a criminal trial, and in interviewing techniques, with other employees of the New Zealand Commerce Commission, members of the US Department of Justice and the FBI, the Canadian Competition Bureau, the Irish Competition Authority, the Competition Markets Authority and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Key Experience
- Advising within the NZ Commerce Commission team in relation to an investigation and High Court proceedings into restrictive agreements between competing consumer finance companies not to bid on certain keywords on Google Ads. The proceedings were settled.
- Advising within the NZ Commerce Commission team in relation to an investigation and High Court proceedings into an attempted agreement to fix the price of competitors’ “vehicle booking systems” in the New Zealand port industry. This was the NZCC’s second proceeding for attempted cartel conduct under the amended cartel provisions.
- Advising within the NZ Commerce Commission team in relation to an investigation and High Court proceedings in relation to a price fixing agreement in the provision of services for equine freight. The proceedings were settled.
- Acting as part of the NZ Commerce Commission's case team in a merger investigation into a non-notified acquisition of North Island animal rendering assets.
- Acting as part of the investigation team in relation to the application for clearance for Osmosis Buyer Limited to acquire all of the shares in Firewall Holdings S.À R.L. subject to a divestment undertaking.
- Acting as part of the investigation team in relation to the application for clearance for Allied Foods (NZ) Limited to acquire 100% of the shares in Dad’s Pies Limited.
- Acting as part of the investigation team in relation to the application for clearance for Heyden Farms Limited, Henergy Cage-Free Limited and Rasmusens Poultry Farms Limited to merge their respective egg production operations.
- Acting as part of the investigation team in relation to the application for clearance for Juice Technologies Pty Limited to acquire APT Business Solutions Limited in relation to student management software.
Career History
Associate, Mishcon de Reya LLP
Solicitor, Haigh Lyon
Solicitor, Bell Gully
Legal Counsel/Senior Legal Counsel, New Zealand Commerce Commission
University of Auckland, New Zealand, BA/LLB (Hons)
College of Law (New Zealand), Professionals (Admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of New Zealand)