Lynsey Edgar
Biography
Lynsey Edgar is a partner in the Sydney dispute resolution team, whose practice focuses on competition and consumer law. She is global co-lead of the Firm's Competition Litigation Taskforce.
Lynsey is recognised in Legal500 (Competition and Trade, Australia, 2022), where she is described by clients as having "high commercial acumen" and providing "clear and commercial merger control advice". Client feedback to Chambers & Partners states that Lynsey is "outstanding in her ability to advise on complex matters".
Lynsey is a member of the Law Council of Australia's Competition and Consumer Committee, and has spoken widely on topics including compliance with competition law and responding to regulatory investigations.
Practice Focus
Lynsey's practice focuses on competition investigations, enforcement litigation and regulatory matters. She assists clients with complex merger clearances, advises on highly technical aspects of competition/antitrust law, and has experience in cartels including immunity applications.
Lynsey also advises on consumer issues including misleading and deceptive conduct, consumer guarantees, advertising, unconscionable conduct, and compliance with the Australian Consumer Law.
Lynsey has significant experience defending clients facing investigations by regulators, particularly the ACCC, and assists clients to effectively resolve commercial disputes involving competition and consumer law claims.
Representative Legal Matters
- Representing companies and individuals in ACCC investigations and enforcement actions in the pharmaceutical, health, online travel, consumer goods, retail, manufacturing, shipping and financial services industries, including in relation to cartel immunity applications.
- Securing merger clearance from the competition regulator for mergers and acquisitions in various industries including financial services, transport, petroleum, telecommunications, waste management, and manufacturing.
- Representing clients in commercial disputes involving issues under competition and consumer law, including disputes between competitors, consumer claims, and claims by distributors.
- Advising retailers and online platforms on consumer law issues including unfair contract terms, warranties, unconscionable conduct, product safety, product liability, consumer guarantees and advertising.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Member, Law Council of Australia, Competition and Consumer Committee
- Member, Law Society of New South Wales
Admissions
- England & Wales (2010)
- Federal Court of Australia~Australia (2008)
- High Court of Australia (2008)
- Supreme Court of New South Wales~Australia (2006)
Education
- University of Sydney (LLM)
- University of Technology Sydney (LLB (Hons I), BA (Comm.) )
Languages
- English