Callum Dickson

Senior Associate

Auckland

Competition and Regulation

+64 9 367 8331 DDI [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/callum-dickson-746946a1/

Profile

Callum is a Senior Associate in Russell McVeagh's Competition and Regulatory team.

He has considerable experience across a broad range of competition and regulatory matters, including Commerce Act investigations, merger clearances for domestic and international transactions, market studies, and market power issues. Callum also advises clients in highly regulated sectors on sector-specific regulatory requirements, such as those under the Electricity Industry Act 2010 and the Electricity Code.

He returned to Russell McVeagh in 2023 following over three years working as an in-house lawyer for Xero, and at a boutique law firm specialising in technology law. Callum draws on this experience to provide a unique perspective on regulatory frameworks in the technology sector.

Related expertise

Competition & Antitrust

Regulatory

Experience

Callum's recent work includes advising:

on Commerce Commission investigations in relation to a range of issues including cartel conduct, anticompetitive agreements, and misuse of market power.
several clients in the electricity sector on navigating regulatory changes, particularly in relation to distributed generation.
electricity distributors on various matters arising under the Electricity Code and the extent of their compliance obligations.
on the market study undertaken by the Commerce Commission into personal banking services.
several clients on the development of a consumer data right in New Zealand.