She is very switched on, very practical, commercially-minded and knows our business very well.
Belinda is an excellent competition lawyer.
Biography
Belinda Harvey is a partner in the global anti-trust practice based in Sydney.
Belinda advises clients on all aspects of competition law, including complex merger clearance and critical antitrust issues relating to business initiatives such as collaborations, joint ventures, distribution strategies, exclusive dealing arrangements and pricing. She also focuses on organisational compliance, assessing exposure, and developing policies and strategies for mitigating risk.
Belinda has extensive experience in advising on and obtaining clearance for complex domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, with a particular focus on multi-jurisdictional matters. She advises on competition compliance and investigations in Singapore and merger control matters across the APAC region.
In securing merger clearances, Belinda has "strong practical knowledge", is "very attentive" and has an "understanding of how the regulator operates" (Chambers, 2020). Legal 500 (2021) highlights the client feedback of "a deep knowledge of competition law", is "highly responsive" and "an absolute pleasure to work with".
Belinda has a depth of knowledge in the pharmaceutical, FMCG, financial services, technology, manufacturing, energy and infrastructure sectors on antitrust matters and on the regulation of essential services, including energy, rail, ports, telecommunications and other infrastructure, open banking and airline regulation. She advises on foreign direct investment and obtaining approvals through the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB).
Belinda was previously a lawyer with the Australian competition regulator, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) advising on mergers and acquisitions, exclusive dealing authorisations, and antitrust litigation. She also worked as an investigator, advising on enforcement investigations, potential contraventions of competition and consumer laws, including prospects of success in legal proceedings, issuing of statutory notices, and case theories against regulatory priorities, as a project officer in the telecommunications group of the ACCC, and in the gas division of the Australian Energy Regulator
Experience
Louis Dreyfus Company on all competition facets of the off-market takeover of ASX listed Namoi Cotton including obtaining clearance in Phase II subject to undertakings.
Acted as legal advisor to Nestlé Australia Limited (Nestlé), in its sale of the Vita Brits brand to direct competitor, Sanitarium.
Advising Ernst & Young as voluntary administrators to Rex Airlines on competition and consumer risks and merger clearance associated with the group’s restructure.
Advised Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) on the competition elements of litigation in the Supreme Court of New South Wales against Aurizon.
Advising MidOcean Energy Holdings on competition strategy and merger clearance consortium bid with Brookfield to acquire 100% of shares in Origin Energy for AUD 18.2 billion.
Advising MidOcean Energy Holdings on acquisition of Tokyo Gas’ interests in four Australian LNG projects for USD 2.15 billion.
5 Years Ranked: Competition / Antitrust, Australia Chambers 2025
Dealmaker of the year shortlist, Global Competition Review 2025
Women in Antitrust, Global Competition Review, May 2025, October 2021
Recognised in Legal 500, January 2021
Women in Business Law Awards 2019, 2021
International Competition Network Mergers Conference in Taipei, November 2024
RBB Economics Conference in Sydney March 2023
International Competition Network Conference in Melbourne, March 2020
Current Issues in Competition Law, Emerging issues in Mergers in Infrastructure Markets, 2021