Lucinda Verster

Director
Johannesburg
Phone: +27 11 593 3773
Mobile: +27 83 345 6448
Email: lucinda.v@fwblaw.co.za
Areas of Expertise

• Competition Law

• Merger Control

• Prohibited Practices

• Cartel Investigations

• Corporate Leniency Applications

• Competition Compliance

• Training Programmes

Lucinda specialises in all aspects of Competition Law and regulation with a particular focus on competition litigation. She has advised and represented clients in a range of industries focussing on:
• Merger Control
• Prohibited Practices
• Cartel Investigations
• Corporate Leniency Applications
• Competition Compliance
• Competition Law Training Programmes

Lucinda was involved in the first damages action before the High Court following a prohibited practice finding before the Competition Tribunal, representing Nationwide Airlines against South African Airways. This claim was the first of its kind to be litigated, setting a precedent in South African Competition Law.

Lucinda also advises on merger control and regulation in relation to local and multi-jurisdictional transactions and advised on merger notifications in various African jurisdictions. She acts for a variety of corporations in several business sectors including cement, steel, wire, scrap, packaging, motor vehicle, fire control and protection services, shipping, maize milling, and red meat in cartel matters before the South African competition authorities, Supreme Court of Appeal and the Constitutional Court. She also advised a company in relation to the Commission’s public transport market inquiry.

 

Qualifications

  • LLB (University of Pretoria, 2001)
  • LLM (University of Pretoria, 2005)
  • Certification in Competition Law (2007)

 

Recognition

  • Who’s Who Legal | Competition | 2020 – 2025
  • Lexology Client Choice Award – Competition Law | Exclusive Winner 2021 & 2025
  • Best Lawyers | Recognised for Competition / Antitrust Law | 2024 & 2025
  • Global Competition Review | Top 40 under 40 List | 2016
  • Global Competition Review | Litigation Matter of the Year – Creative, strategic and innovative litigation on behalf of a plaintiff in a private action” | Nationwide Matter 2017
  • Global Competition Review | Behavioural Matter of the Year – Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa | Cape Gate Matter 2014

 

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