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HSF partner appointed ACCC commissioner
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has appointed a partner from a global law firm as its new commissioner for a term of five years.
Jerome Doraisamy
Liza Carver has been named by ACCC chair Rod Sims as the regulator’s new commissioner for a five-year term, starting in March of next year.
Ms Carver was most recently a partner and regional head of competition in Australia at global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills.
She has also served as the joint global competition practice head at Ashurst, partner at Gilbert + Tobin, commissioner of the Australian Energy Market Commission and associate commissioner for the ACCC.
Speaking about the appointment, Mr Sims said that he is “delighted” to have Ms Carver on board and highlighted her “extensive” legal and regulatory experience that will be relevant to the regulator’s operations.
“Liza has been consistently ranked as one of Australia’s leading competition lawyers. We are pleased she has re-joined the ACCC, and her experience and expertise in matters involving the Competition and Consumer Act will be of great benefit to the agency,” he proclaimed.
“We look forward to welcoming Liza back to the ACCC when she formally joins us early in the new year.”
Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly. A former lawyer, he has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. He is also the host of all five shows under The Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network, and has overseen the brand's audio medium growth from 4,000 downloads per month to over 60,000 downloads per month, making The Lawyers Weekly Show the most popular industry-specific podcast in Australia. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of Minds Count.
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