Europe Guide 2026 : Ireland
Ranked Individuals
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A&L Goodbody's EU, Competition & Procurement Group is widely recognised as the leading and most experienced team in its field in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Consistently involved in most of Ireland's leading competition and procurement cases, it is the largest team, among all Irish law firms, dedicated to practising full-time in this area.
It is ranked one of the top 100 competition law practices worldwide by Global Competition Review. The team are at the forefront of EU, competition and procurement law practice in Ireland and are renowned for their unique experience, expertise, depth of knowledge and contributions to leading publications. Our experts have written two of the leading books on EU/Irish competition law and the leading textbook on EU shipping law.
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A&L Goodbody remains one of the leading law firms in Ireland for competition law matters, with notable experience in both phase II merger control filings and high-profile follow-on damages actions. The team also advises on behavioural investigations before the CCPC and team members have experience in state aid and public procurement mandates.
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A&L Goodbody defended MAN in a follow-on damages action based on the European Commission's trucks cartel decision.
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It is a highly skilled team. The lawyers give practical advice and put time into making it easy to digest.
The lawyers are very knowledgeable, offer excellent advice and are very responsive.
The team has an unmatched depth of expertise and experience, coupled with an acute ability to apply that expertise to complex and constantly changing problems.
We appreciate the firm's deep understanding of the law with a strong commercial focus, combined with clear, concise advice tailored for business decision makers.
The depth of specialised expertise in Irish and EU competition law is a defining strength for the firm.
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Alan McCarthy is well regarded for his work on competition litigation matters, including defending clients in high-profile damages actions. He has further experience advising on merger control filings.
Alan McCarthy is a very good communicator and puts a lot of time into understanding the matter.
He offers super client-engagement. He is pragmatic, commercial and has the ability to break things down.
He is an outstanding lawyer who adds real value to every matter.
I find him excellent. He is pleasant to deal with, and is top notch in terms of the law and is very strategic.
Alan McCarthy is very insightful, clear and tactical.
Vincent Power stands out for his ability to assist clients with phase II merger control investigations. He has additional experience in investigations into possible abuses of dominance and no-poach agreements.
Vincent Power is very pragmatic in his approach to providing legal advice and is good at client interaction. I think he is a very strong communicator.
He is the go-to person for competition and merger law in Ireland. He always provides a high level of service and his commercial awareness is excellent.
He has provided the highest level of legal guidance and has the ability to communicate complex and nuanced ideas with ease, while remaining aware of our commercial objectives.
He is highly skilled, reliable and delivers consistently strong outcomes. He has excellent judgment and is a clear communicator. It is a pleasure to work with him.
Anna-Marie Curran often acts for public bodies on state aid matters. She has further experience in public procurement mandates.
Anna-Marie Curran is very practical in terms of how she works and her advice is very easy to digest, concise and to the point.
She is logical in terms of her thinking and has a good grasp of the issue at hand.
She is a font of knowledge and is very knowledgeable in EU and Procurement law.
Competition/European Law
Competition/European Law
Competition/European Law
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