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Glenn is a specialist competition, regulatory and overseas investment lawyer, advising on merger control, cartels and misuse of market power claims.

​Glenn has worked as a competition lawyer in a number of jurisdictions and has advised clients on some of the world’s most significant competition law matters in recent years.

He has extensive experience advising on the competition law aspects of mergers and acquisitions, having acted for leading corporate clients on major global transactions in Australia, the UK and Europe. In New Zealand, he has acted on high profile competition matters including the sale of Vodafone to a consortium of Brookfield and Infratil and GlaxoSmithKline’s acquisition of pharmaceutical brands from Pfizer.

Glenn has also assisted clients with large scale cartel investigations and advised on misuse of market power issues. Glenn’s cartel experience includes advising on leniency applications for cartel participants and assisting clients in responding to large scale information requests. In addition, he is a regular speaker on cartel leniency issues at conferences in New Zealand and internationally.

Alongside his competition merger control work, Glenn assists foreign acquirers of New Zealand land and business assets to obtain approvals from the Overseas Investment Office. He is also experienced in providing advice on regulated entities, having advised clients in the electricity, gas, telecoms and airport sectors.

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022 recognises Glenn as a 'Next Generation Partner' for competition. Chambers Asia Pacific 2022 ranks Glenn as a leading lawyer in competition/antitrust. Clients describe him as an "accomplished practitioner," noting that he is a "very personable, hard-working, responsive and intelligent lawyer," is "always very helpful" and – a detail stressed by more than one client – "well connected overseas." Glenn is also widely acclaimed for his diligence when acting on contentious competition matters including cartel investigations and misuse of market power. In a previous edition, clients said Glenn is “a very very good operator and has good judgement.”​