Nick Altini has been a member of the Competition practice since March 2005. Prior to that, he practised as a litigator in Cliffe Dekker's commercial litigation practice. Since joining the competition practice, Nick has been involved in several high profile competition matters including complaints of abuse of dominance, alleged collusion between competitors and opposed mergers. Nick has also advised several well-known clients on aspects of their business strategies in light of competition jurisprudence and has acted for both local and international airlines in seeking exemptions for potentially anti-competitive behaviour.

Nick began his career as a Candidate Attorney at Cliffe Dekker Fuller Moore Inc in 2000.He became an Associate in 2002 and was promoted to Senior Associate at Cliffe Dekker Inc in 2004. In 2006, Nick was made a Director.

BA LLB, University of the Witwatersrand
Date of admission: 2002

• Member of the team acting for Harmony Gold Mining Company in successfully seeking clearance for Harmony's proposed merger with Gold Fields pursuant to Harmony's hostile takeover bid

• Acted for Harmony Gold Mining Company and DRD Gold in their complaint proceedings before the Competition Tribunal against Mittal Steel SA concerning allegations of abuse of dominance in the form of excessive pricing and exclusionary conduct

• Acted for Ampath, a national pathology group, in responding to various allegations of anti-competitive conduct under investigation by the Competition Commission

• Acted for the Saturday Star Property Guide, an unincorporated joint venture, in opposing an application for interim relief before the Competition Tribunal based on numerous allegations of anti-competitive conduct and in a related investigation by the Competition Commission

• Advised Qantas Airline in respect of an application for exemption made by South African Airways in respect of a code sharing arrangement

• Best Lawyers International 2008: South Africa ranks Nick in Antitrust/ competiton