Lulama Mtanga is a Director at Bowman Gilfillan specialising in competition law. She holds BA (Social Sciences) degree from the University of Cape Town, LLB degree from the University of Natal (Durban) and Postgraduate Diploma in European Union Competition Law from King's College, University of London. Lulama represents Bowman Gilfillan at the Competition Law Committee, a subcommittee of the Law Society for competition law practitioners.
Before joining Bowman Gilfillan, Lulama was employed by the Competition Commission of South Africa (the "Commission") for 3 years.
Some of the key matters Lulama worked on whilst at the Commission include Commission/SAA (the Nationwide complaint referral on which a Tribunal decision is pending), Commission/Patensie, Commission/Bernina Saskor and Commission/UDIPA. She was also part of the Commission team that prepared advisory opinions.
At Bowman Gilfillan, Lulama has advised clients on, and prepared, a number of mergers which include Afrox Healthcare/Wilgeheuwel, Afrox/Twinco, Afrox/Electrogas Armgold/Harmony, ARM/Avmin, Barloworld/Waterlines, Bridgepoint/GSL, General Electric/Edwards Systems Technology (Ziton), Greif SA/Rheem SA, Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)/Prilla & Dynasty, PIC(GEPF)/Tiber, Robert Bosch/SIG Pack, Sagem/Snecma, SA Chrome (Merafe)/Xstrata, South African Airways/EDS(Atraxis), UAP Agrochemicals & Crop Care/Plaaskem, AP Moller (Maersk/Safmarine)/P&O Nedlloyd, Advent International/Boart Longyear, Reatile/Mondi Imbani/Izingodo Timrite, Ericsson/Marconi and Baltrans/Clover Cargo/Denel/Turbomeca, General Motors/Isuzu, Nkomati/LionOre/ Pfizer Johnson & Johnson, adidas/Reebok, Barloworld/Robor/ Xstrata/Arm (coal transaction.
Lulama has, inter alia, advised clients on the investigation by the Commission in the motor vehicle and currently on the milk industry.