Senior Anti Trust and Competition Legal Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Corporate Transactions
• Conducting antitrust due diligence, reviewing transaction documents in VDRs, and coordinating with international and local counsel across relevant jurisdictions on transaction structures
• Drafting, reviewing, and advising on antitrust issues involved in Share Purchase Agreements (SPAs), term sheets, and key issues lists for strategic corporate transactions
• Assessing pre-merger and post-closing filing requirements, risks, and timelines with local counsel
• Providing antitrust support for corporate transactions and other special projects as needed
• Regulatory Engagement
• Formulating responses and legal arguments for inquiries and investigations from competition authorities across the region
• Commercial BAU Antitrust Compliance
• Researching regional competition issues, analyzing market practices, and writing legal positions and recommendations on commercial policies such as exclusivity programs and incentive programs
• Assessing legal risks associated with commercial initiatives as they arise and providing advice to relevant stakeholders
• Internal Reporting and External Counsel Management
• Reviewing, editing, and updating regulatory write-ups, risk factor disclosures, and communication plans for executive committee memos, as well as preparing for and attending executive committee meetings
• Coordinating and aligning legal strategies with external law firms to ensure consistent approaches across jurisdictions

Qualifications:

• 6+ years experience in antitrust and competition law.
• Strong antitrust and competition law background, covering merger control, regulatory investigations and commercial advisory
• Comfortable operating as the dedicated in-house antitrust specialist, supported by external counsel
• Experience across Southeast Asia competition regimes is an advantage
• Experience in Tech, FinTech, Logistics is an advantage