Europe Guide 2026 : Ireland
Ranked Individual
Provided by Byrne Wallace Shields
The Byrne Wallace Shields LLP EU, Competition and Regulated Markets Group is highly experienced in advising clients across a broad range of sectors on all aspects of competition law. Given the wide-ranging nature of EU, Competition and Regulatory law, we frequently work closely with our colleagues in other areas of the practice, notably corporate, procurement, litigation & dispute resolution, to ensure that our advice is focused on our clients' key business issues.
In recent years we have built a strong body of sector-specific expertise in regulated sectors such as telecommunications, financial services, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, communications, energy, transport and media.
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Byrne Wallace Shields offers notable activity in merger control and state aid mandates. The law firm also represents clients in CCPC investigations and follow-on actions. The team further assists with competition law compliance issues.
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Byrne Wallace Shields advised the Dussmann Group on the merger control filing for its acquisition of Lynskey Engineering.
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The lawyers are particularly quick and responsive in getting back to me, and pretty quick to pick up on things.
I would highlight the team's sectoral knowledge, commercial acumen and proactive approach.
The breadth of experience that can be called upon as needed is obvious.
We appreciate the firm's deep sectoral knowledge, including real time knowledge of precedents, strong rapport with the Irish authority and a practical approach to navigating issues.
Byrne Wallace Shields has a well resourced competition team and provides the service one would expect from a firm of its standing.
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Marco Hickey regularly advises clients on merger control filings and state aid matters. He has additional experience in competition law compliance matters.
Marco Hickey is a seasoned expert who provides sound advice and instils confidence.
He is a clever guy who is good on details, academically very strong and savvy at working out what is necessary.
He offers excellent work and service.
He is very thorough and is steady under pressure. He gets things done and is good at distilling matters down into the commercial issues you should focus on.
Marco Hickey is really responsive, sensible and commercial. He gives pragmatic advice and understands the timelines.
Competition/European Law
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Marco Hickey
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