Dave Poddar

Partner, Allen & Overy

'Dave is included in the International Who's Who of Competition Lawyers and Economists, the US publication Best Lawyers International, IFLR's Guide to the World's Leading Competition & Antitrust Lawyers, Chambers Global Guide 2009 and the PLC Cross-border Competition Handbook 2009. He was previously included in the Global Competition Review's selection of the World's 40 leading competition lawyers and economists under 40.' (CRMA profile)

Relevant qualifications and honours

• Bachelor of Laws (Hons) University of Adelaide
• Bachelor of Economics University of Adelaide

Relevant work and committee history

• 2010-current - Partner, Allen & Overy (Competition Group, Sydney)
• 1998-2010 - Partner, Mallesons Stephen Jacques
• Chair, Trade Practices Committee of the Law Council of Australia
• Vice Chair, IBA Antitrust Committee
• Non-governmental adviser for Australia to the International Competition Network
• Officer on the IBA Asia-Pacific regional forum

Academic positions

• Board of the University of South Australia Centre for Regulatory and Market Analysis (Adjunct Senior Research Fellow)

Competition law publications

• Dave Poddar, 'Recent Changes to the Australian Merger Control Regime - How the Changes Have Operated in Practice'
  (2009) 32(1) University of New South Wales Law Journal 275

More forthcoming