Competition law specialist Dave Poddar has joined Clifford Chance as a partner. Poddar was most recently at Allen & Overy, but both he and his wife Angela Flannery departed the firm late last year with no indication of where they were going.

Prior to joining Allen & Overy in early 2011 Poddar was a partner at King & Wood Malleons (formerly Mallesons Stephen Jaques) for 15 years and at the firm for more than 20. Flannery was a partner at Clayton Utz prior to joining Alen & Overy. It is not yet known where she is now practicing.

During his career, Poddar has worked on many significant competition cases and inquiries in Australia, as well as contributing to local and international competition development.  Prior to leaving Allen & Overy Poddar was involved in the SABMiller acquisition of Foster’s Group and advised Emirates on the competition implications of its strategic partnership with Qantas.

The appointment of Poddar takes the total number of Clifford Chance partners in Australia to 16.

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