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Mel Marquis
Deputy Associate Dean (Engagement) and Senior Lecturer
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5310-8205
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Personal profile
Dr Marquis, Deputy Associate Dean (Engagement) and Advance HE Fellow (FHEA), is an internationally recognised scholar in the field of competition law and policy. His latest book, from Cambridge University Press, is Confucian Culture and Competition Law in East Asia (416 pp, written with the late Jingyuan Ma). With colleagues he is leading the preparation of a major two-part collection to published in 2025 by Routledge (UK), Australian Competition Law and Economics, Volumes I and II. In 2024 he completed a research project entitled Competition Law Principles for Vertical Agreements in the ASEAN Economic Community.
Prior to joining Monash he taught law for over 10 years at universities in Italy. He has lectured and taught law courses in many countries especially in Europe and Asia. Prior to his academic career he practiced law in the United States and Belgium.
He was Part-time Professor of Law at the European University Institute (Florence) from 2011 to 2019, and Contract Professor at the Free University of Rome (LUMSA) from 2012 to 2019. He was Contract Professor at the University of Verona from 2008 to 2014. He has been a Chair Professor, Visiting Professor or Visiting Scholar at Renmin University (Beijing), the Central University of Finance and Economics (Bejing), Doshisha University (Kyoto) and the University of Melbourne.
Dr Marquis earned his Doctorate from the Institute of International and European Law at the University of Macerata in Italy. As a Fulbright Scholar he obtained an LL.M from the European University Institute. He graduated magna cum laude with a J.D. from Seton Hall University (Newark), and he has a B.A. in political science from the University of Washington (Seattle).
He is Convenor of the Monash High Academic Achievers Program, a member of the Academic Progress Committee, and a member of the Management Board of the Centre for Commercial Law and Regulatory Studies (CLARS). He also co-organises inter-faculty events with the Monash Business-Economics Faculty.
He is a University of Oxford Ambassador for the Value of Competition, and has been appointed by the ACCC as an academic Non-Governmental Advisor to the International Competition Network. He is also a member of the Competition and Consumer Law Committee of the Law Institute of Victoria.
In 2022 he was appointed as International Expert to advise the Trade Competition Commission of Thailand. In 2023 he was awarded a research grant by the Australian Commonwealth and the ACCC to examine the application of competition law to distribution agreements in ASEAN countries, with a focus on Thailand. In the past he has also worked as an expert on short-term appointments by the United Nations, the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank, and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
His other current legal research focuses on competition issues in East Asia and in the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. He is also a member of the East Asia Academic Network on Competition Policy and Law (established by 13th East Asia Top Level Meeting in Bali, 2017); and a member of the Virtual ASEAN Competition Research Centre.
Dr Marquis welcomes PhD supervisions in all areas of competition law, including subjects with a global, comparative, interdisciplinary and/or Australian focus.
Awards
Monash Teaching Award, 2020 academic year
Antitrust Writing Awards, 2021-2022 - Named to Jury and Academic Steering Committee
Grant recipient, 2023 - Distribution Agreements (funded by the Australian Commonwealth and administered by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission)
Grant recipient, 2024 - Competition Law Principles for Vertical Agreements in the ASEAN Economic Community
Advance HE Fellow (FHEA) since 2024
Monash teaching and grading commitments
LAW 4702 Competition and Consumer Law
LAW 5312 Competition Law
LAW 5662 Global Issues in Competition Law (Malaysia)
LAW 4801 Research Project
LAW 5084 Masters Thesis
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Competition and Consumer Law Committee, Law Institute of Victoria Limited (trading as Law Institute of Victoria)
21 Sept 2023 → …
Research area keywords
- Competition Law, Competition Policy, Antimonopoly Law, Antitrust Law, Comparative Competition Law, Asian Regulatory Institutions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 3 Finished
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Competition Law Principles for Vertical Agreements in the ASEAN economic Community
Marquis, M. & Gallasch, S.
12/02/24 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
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Competition Law and Vertical Restraints in Thailand: A best practice approach for distribution agreements
Marquis, M. & Chokesuwattanaskul, P.
13/02/23 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
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Vertical Agreements in the ASEAN Economic Community: An Assessment of Competition Law Approaches to Vertical Agreements in Selected ASEAN Member States
Marquis, M. & Gallasch, S., Jun 2024, Australia: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). 122 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other Report › Research › peer-review
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Article 43: Repeal of Regulations No. 17 and No. 141: Commentary
Marquis, M. & Pace, L. F., 2023, Regulation 1/2003 and EU Antitrust Enforcement: A Systematic Guide. Dekeyser, K., Gauer, C., Laitenberger, J., Wahl, N., Wils, W. & Prete, L. (eds.). 1st ed. The Netherlands: Wolters Kluwer, p. 759-768 10 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other
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Competition in Australia: the law and the courts
Colafella, A. & Marquis, M., Apr 2023, Judicial Review of Competition Cases. Ginsburg, D. H. & Eicke, T. (eds.). 1st ed. New York NY USA: Concurrences, p. 3-36 34 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research
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Illumina/GRAIL, Chapter 1: the unexpectedly broad merger control powers of the European Commission
Kim, E. H. & Marquis, M., 1 Mar 2023, In: ECLR: European Competition Law Review. 44, 4, p. 162-174 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Confucian Culture and Competition Law in East Asia
Ma, J. & Marquis, M., 2022, 1st ed. Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press. 416 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
Prizes
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Advance HE Fellow (FHEA)
Marquis, Mel (Recipient), 28 Feb 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Faculty of Law Teaching Award 2020
Marquis, Mel (Recipient), 19 Nov 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Readers' Choice Award - Antitrust Writing Awards 2016
Marquis, Mel (Recipient), 5 Apr 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Readers' Choice Award - Antitrust Writing Awards 2018
Marquis, Mel (Recipient), 10 Apr 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) (Australia) (External organisation)
Mel Marquis (Advisor)
12 Feb 2024 → 30 Jun 2024Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Consultancy
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Careers for High Achievers
Mel Marquis (Organiser)
23 May 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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50 Years of Competition Law and Economics in Australia
Mel Marquis (Organiser)
14 Nov 2024 → 15 Nov 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Asian Law Institute Annual Conference 2024
Mel Marquis (Invited speaker)
30 May 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Strategic Scholarly Publishing
Mel Marquis (Invited speaker)
23 Mar 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
Press/Media
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ACCC faced 'formidable obstacle' in fight against ANZ, Suncorp merger
20/02/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
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Even if Qantas is fined hundreds of millions it is likely to continue to take us for granted
Mel Marquis & Neerav Srivastava
28/09/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Interview for the 'Fear and Greed' Podcast - Criminal Cartel Prosecution in Australia
22/06/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Podcasts
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Cartel prosecutions: Where to now, after the first contested case in Australia fails to get convictions?
14/06/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Judicial review and anticompetitive agreements: an overview of EU and national case law
Eun Hye Kim & Mel Marquis
19/03/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature