Kirsten Webb
Clayton Utz
Partner
Sydney
Kirsten is a highly experienced competition lawyer, one of the best in Australia, in my view. Her expertise and commercial awareness are exceptional and she shows initiative in exploring solutions for our business.
- Chambers Asia-Pacific
Overview
Kirsten brings exceptional leadership and commercially focused advice across the complete spectrum of competition and consumer law, including complex anti-trust litigation, sensitive merger clearance, key regulatory advisory and enforcement action by the ACCC and other regulators. She also advises on communications regulation, consumer protection and compliance.
Kirsten, as Co-Head of International, is responsible for our international firm relationships.
Notable Work
- Dye & Durham: secured ACCC merger clearance with remedies of this Canadian software and technology company's proposed takeover of ASX listed Link Administration Holdings Limited.
- Nuance: acted as local competition counsel, secured ACCC merger clearance of this transcription software company's US$19.7 billion sale to Microsoft.
- Slack: acted as local competition counsel, secured ACCC merger clearance of its US$27.9 billion sale to Salesforce.
- London Stock Exchange Group: acted as local competition counsel, secured ACCC clearance of its acquisition of Refinitiv Parent Limited for a total enterprise value of approximately USD$27 billion.
- Newcastle Permanent Building Society: advised on competition aspects of its merger with Greater Bank Limited, creating the new merged entity Newcastle Greater Mutual Group Ltd with $20 billion in assets.
- Swift Networks: acting in ACCC cartel proceedings relating to the supply of technology infrastructure.
- MSD Australia: led Clayton Utz team acting in misuse of market power litigation against BMS
- nbn: advisor for over 10 years including ACCC review of nbn's foundation definitive arrangements with Telstra, ACCC authorisation and clearance relating to the Optus Hybrid fibre-coaxial network; acquisition of the services arm of ASX-listed satellite company Speedcast International; enforceable undertakings.
- Woolworths: advisor for over 20 years on ACCC merger clearance (eg acquisition of Shopper Media, acquisition of a 65% stake in PFD Food Services), enforceable undertakings (eg fuel discounts and lease provisions) Federal Court proceedings (eg ACCC v Colgate & Ors; ACCC v Informed Sources & Ors; ACCC v Woolworths).
- Singtel Optus: advisor for over 10 years on ACCC enforcement proceedings; successful misleading mobile advertising proceedings against Telstra; enforceable undertakings.
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Merger clearance: exposure draft of thresholds and regulations, plus ACCC guidance on notification forms
8 Apr 2025 | Article
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ACCC releases eagerly anticipated merger guidelines for new merger regime
21 Mar 2025 | Article
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ACCC merger clearance reforms: How does the transition period affect your deal?
11 Mar 2025 | Article
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Additional scrutiny of restraints in sale agreements under the new mandatory merger regime
11 Mar 2025 | Article
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Don't risk re-notification: ACCC encourages merger parties to notify under new mandatory merger regime from 1 July 2025
4 Mar 2025 | Article
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Cost of living pressures, digital transformation and merger reforms: a busy year ahead for ACCC
21 Feb 2025 | Article
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Digital platforms set to face new competition regulation in Australia
3 Dec 2024 | Article
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Merger control Bill improves some elements of exposure draft, but concerns for business remain
10 Oct 2024 | Article
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Consultation begins on new mandatory ACCC merger notification thresholds
2 Sep 2024 | Article
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Government releases exposure draft legislation on merger reforms, with impact on future acquisition strategy
24 Jul 2024 | Article
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Byte-sized insights: ACCC releases its eighth DPSI Report on data
27 May 2024 | Article
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Faster, stronger and simpler? Ambitious changes to Australia's merger control regime announced by Treasury
10 Apr 2024 | Article
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ACCC's greenwashing deterrents: eight steps to ensure your hands stay clean
19 Dec 2023 | Article
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Digital Platform Regulatory Reform – Government flags "in principle" support for ACCC recommendations
8 Dec 2023 | Article
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State of Play: Navigating climate: Regulator insights and trendspotting
4 Dec 2023 | Article
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Treasury publishes consultation paper on proposed merger reforms
22 Nov 2023 | Article
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Fair warning: Federal Government consults on proposed law to ban "unfair trading practices"
7 Sep 2023 | Article
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ASIC keeps up the pace with its third greenwashing proceeding against Active Super
15 Aug 2023 | Article
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Peeking behind the screen: ASIC's second greenwashing proceeding should prompt action by financial product issuers
25 Jul 2023 | Article
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Widening the net: ACCC's ambitious merger clearance threshold proposal
24 Jul 2023 | Article
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Merger reform, unfair trading laws, and anticompetitive sustainability initiatives firmly in the ACCC's sights
12 Apr 2023 | Article
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Cost of living, unfair practices and anti-competitive conduct as key ACCC compliance and enforcement priorities for 2023
8 Mar 2023 | Article
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ACCC recommends new measures for digital platforms to address “significant” harms
14 Nov 2022 | Article
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Media Release: Clayton Utz congratulates Newcastle Permanent on green light for $19.5 billion Greater Bank merger
7 Nov 2022 | Media Release
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Time to get ready for unfair contract terms changes (and higher penalties too)
31 Oct 2022 | Article
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ACCC flags tougher standards for environmental claims in upcoming greenwashing sweep
21 Sep 2022 | Article
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Beware! Substantially higher penalties for competition and consumer law breaches are on the cards
19 Aug 2022 | Article
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ACCC to request information on claims of legal professional privilege
18 Aug 2022 | Article
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What’s your data worth: Google hit with $60m penalty for misleading consumers about data collection and use
18 Aug 2022 | Article
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Media Release: Clayton Utz partners Nikki Robinson and Cameron Gascoyne recognised at 2022 Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year awards
2 Aug 2022 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz advises Woolworths on acquisition of Shopper Media Group
19 Jul 2022 | Media Release
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Federal Court hands down first-ever sentences against individuals for engaging in criminal cartel conduct
14 Jun 2022 | Article
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ACCC continues to push for merger reform following ex post review of completed mergers
17 Mar 2022 | Article
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Rod Sims' curtain call but the show goes on with announcement of ACCC 2022 enforcement priorities
4 Mar 2022 | Article
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Illegal boycott agreements between companies and unions under close scrutiny
17 Feb 2022 | Article
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Media Release: Clayton Utz a winner at 2021 ACOMM Awards for services to telecommunications industry
22 Nov 2021 | Media Release
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Radical changes proposed to re-engineer Australian merger clearance process
30 Aug 2021 | Article
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Massive penalties, more contracts caught by exposure draft legislation for unfair contract terms reform open for comment
24 Aug 2021 | Article
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Media Release: Clayton Utz Competition team helps Woolworths Group Limited get green light for PFD Food Services acquisition
17 Jun 2021 | Media Release
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(Don't) call me maybe?: ACMA releases its compliance priorities for 2021-22
27 May 2021 | Article
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Australian cartel immunity applicants ordered to disclose privileged internal investigation materials to defendants
24 May 2021 | Article
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State of Play: Digital platforms: what's happening in Australia?
30 Apr 2021 | Article
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Google judgment: ACCC continues to target misleading representations about data collection practices
29 Apr 2021 | Article
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Regulating the post-pandemic economy: the ACCC announces its 2021 enforcement priorities
4 Mar 2021 | Article
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More sectors to be critical infrastructure, increased obligations, and wider government powers in draft Bill – so comment now
20 Nov 2020 | Article
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Media Release: Clayton Utz sees new Virgin Australia take flight with completion of sale to Bain
20 Nov 2020 | Media Release
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"Context is all": Court confirms test and principles for false, misleading or deceptive conduct
1 Oct 2020 | Article
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ACCC's 2020 priorities: Digital economy, construction, electricity and food suppliers all under the microscope
5 Mar 2020 | Article
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What must you demonstrate when seeking infrastructure access? The National Competition Council clarifies the principles
3 Oct 2019 | Article
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ACCC's amended Australian cartel immunity change now excludes concerted practices – so self-report carefully
6 Sep 2019 | Article
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ACCC's 2019 priorities: strong enforcement action with a focus on anti-competitive practices and consumer law penalties
28 Feb 2019 | Article
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ACCC seeks views on issues raised in Digital Platforms Inquiry Preliminary Report
13 Dec 2018 | Article
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Government releases recommendations on Part A - Telecommunications Consumer Safeguards Review
19 Nov 2018 | Article
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New interception and access powers to encrypted communications and devices to affect carriers and device manufacturers
14 Aug 2018 | Article
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Media Release: Clayton Utz's Shae McCartney and Mark Geritz among winners at the 2018 Partner of the Year Awards
28 Jun 2018 | Media Release
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Pfizer's bundling and rebates get a clean bill of health – do yours?
1 Jun 2018 | Article
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Harper reforms to Australian competition law in effect from today
6 Nov 2017 | Article
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Government tables comprehensive Telecommunications Reform Package
6 Jul 2017 | Article
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Major changes on the way for Australian banking and financial services sector in the Federal Budget
10 May 2017 | Article
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Clayton Utz' Caroline Bush, Nikki Robinson and Kirsten Webb named 2017 Partners of the Year
9 May 2017 | Media Release
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Clayton Utz shows strongly among finalists for 2017 Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Awards
17 Mar 2017 | Media Release
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