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Lara Granville

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Lara Granville is a Director in our Competition Law practice.  She has extensive experience in both the transactional and litigious aspects of competition law.  She has advised on all aspects of competition law, including complex merger notifications; compliance training; negotiating consent orders; defending clients against prohibited practice allegations; and merger notifications to, and engagement with, various African competition law authorities.  She has also advised clients in relation to other economic regulatory processes before the South African telecommunications and energy regulators.

+27 (0)11 562 1720
lara.granville@cdhlegal.comJohannesburg
Lara Granville

About Lara

About Lara

Lara started her career at the Constitutional Court of South Africa before completing her articles at Deneys Reitz Attorneys in 2009. In 2009 she was appointed as an Associate at Norton Rose South Africa. In 2011, she spent a year on secondment at Norton Rose LLP in London and was promoted to Director in Competition Law in the Norton Rose Johannesburg office in 2014. She joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Director in 2016.

Credentials

Credentials

Education

  • BA, University of Witwatersrand
  • LLB, University of Witwatersrand
  • LLM, New York University
  • Certificate in Telecommunications Law, University of Witwatersrand
  • Certificate in Advanced Administrative Law (with distinction), University of Witwatersrand
  • Enrolled with the Legal Practice Council

Languages

Languages

  • English

About Lara

Lara started her career at the Constitutional Court of South Africa before completing her articles at Deneys Reitz Attorneys in 2009. In 2009 she was appointed as an Associate at Norton Rose South Africa. In 2011, she spent a year on secondment at Norton Rose LLP in London and was promoted to Director in Competition Law in the Norton Rose Johannesburg office in 2014. She joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Director in 2016.

Credentials

Education

  • BA, University of Witwatersrand
  • LLB, University of Witwatersrand
  • LLM, New York University
  • Certificate in Telecommunications Law, University of Witwatersrand
  • Certificate in Advanced Administrative Law (with distinction), University of Witwatersrand
  • Enrolled with the Legal Practice Council

Languages

  • English

Experience

Wide range of industries

Lara has worked for clients in a wide range of industries including the pharmaceutical, telecommunications, FMCG, fintech, financial services, oil and gas, and insurance sectors.

CMA's market investigation processes

Lara has successfully defended clients accused of cartel conduct and other prohibited practices before the Competition Tribunal; navigated various clients through the Commission's developing policy on public interest conditions; successfully set aside a dawn raid conducted in the oil industry; advised clients on civil damages arising from competition matters;  secured numerous merger approvals in South Africa and other African jurisdictions; acted for clients in contested merger hearings; and provided advice to numerous clients on complex questions of competition law compliance.

News

Extensive changes to COMESA competition laws out for comment
Competition Law

Extensive changes to COMESA competition laws out for comment

Changes to the existing regulations governing the enforcement of competition law in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) have been proposed and shared for comment...
Who will blink first?
Competition Law

Who will blink first?

In the arena of competition law, it is not unusual to see large corporates battle with regulators. However, in recent years, powerful companies have gone further – by pulling the plug...
The Competition Appeal Court stays Standard Bank’s review pending discovery
Competition Law

The Competition Appeal Court stays Standard Bank’s review pending discovery

The Competition Appeal Court (CAC) has ruled that the review by Standard Bank SA (SBSA) of the Competition Commission’s (Commission) decision to refer a complaint against it, must...
New Competition Commission inquiry into the steel market
Competition Law

New Competition Commission inquiry into the steel market

On 7 April 2023 the Competition Commission of South Africa (Commission) published draft Terms of Reference (Terms) for a market inquiry into the South African steel industry (Inquiry)....
A move for inclusion: Competition Commission’s Concentration Report
Competition Law

A move for inclusion: Competition Commission’s Concentration Report

In late 2021, in a move to better measure the current market concentration trajectory in South Africa, the Competition Commission (Commission) released its report on measuring concentration...

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Lara Granville discusses the signing of the Competition Amendment Bill

Lara Granville discusses the signing of the Competition Amendment Bill

Director Lara Granville joined CNBC Africa for a discussion around the signing of the Competition Amendment Bill by President Ramaphosa.

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Market recognition

  • Chambers Global 2022–2024 ranked Lara Granville in Band 5 for competition/antitrust.
  • Chambers Global 2019–2021 ranked her as an “Up & Coming” competition/antitrust lawyer.
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2018–2024 recommended Lara for competition. 
  • Who's Who Legal: Competition (affiliated with Global Competition Review) named Lara Granville as one of world’s Future Leaders in Competition from 2018-2022 and in 2023 as among the highest-ranked Lawyers in Competition.

Market recognition

  • Chambers Global 2022–2024 ranked Lara Granville in Band 5 for competition/antitrust.
  • Chambers Global 2019–2021 ranked her as an “Up & Coming” competition/antitrust lawyer.
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2018–2024 recommended Lara for competition. 
  • Who's Who Legal: Competition (affiliated with Global Competition Review) named Lara Granville as one of world’s Future Leaders in Competition from 2018-2022 and in 2023 as among the highest-ranked Lawyers in Competition.

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