Torrin Crowther

Torrin practices competition law exclusively.

Torrin has been involved in a large number of recent acquisitions involving the Commerce Commission.

Some of his latest work includes managing the Bell Gully competition law teams that assisted: Goodman Fielder to acquire River Mill bakeries; Schering-Plough to acquire Organon BioSciences; and British American Tobacco to dispose of certain cigar brands to Denmark's Skandinavisk Tobakskompagni. All of these achieved formal clearance from the Commerce Commission.

Torrin has extensive experience in the M&A context and also in structuring commercial arrangements (e.g. discount/rebate/loyalty structures, distribution agreements, joint ventures, joint collaboration) to avoid competition law issues.

He has acted for a number of corporate clients to successfully resolve Commerce Commission investigations into alleged cartel and market power conduct, and works with clients to develop and implement compliance programmes.

He is co-author of the New Zealand chapters in the 2008 Handbook of Competition Enforcement Agencies and Getting the Deal Through - Pharmaceutical Antitrust, publications produced by Global Competition Review.

Torrin's key clients include Air New Zealand, Carter Holt Harvey, Goodman Fielder and British American Tobacco.