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Our Antitrust and Competition Group works across our Brussels and Dublin offices and is widely recognised as being at the forefront of this practice area in Ireland.

First established over 30 years ago, our group has a track record for precedent-setting wins in both merger control and contentious competition law cases, including in litigation before the Irish Supreme Court and the European Courts. We also pioneered the use of competitive effects analysis and economic evidence and testimony.

We advise on the full range of antitrust and competition matters, including merger clearance, “dominant firm" issues, cartel defence, state aid, sector regulation and EU law issues such as free movement, public procurement and customs.

Our clients include major multinational companies, state-owned operators, regulated utilities, small and medium enterprises and trade and representative associations. We also act for regulatory bodies, including the European Commission and the Commission for Communications Regulation, and for government departments.

We are the only Irish group to include lawyers with previous, high-level public enforcement experience at the Irish enforcement agency, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (the “CCPC”).



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Competition/European Law - Ireland

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What the Team is Known For

McCann FitzGerald often assists clients with obtaining competition law clearance for proposed mergers. The law firm also represents clients in investigations into possible cartels or allegations of abuse of dominance, as well as in follow-on damages actions. The team also offers experience in advising on state aid and public procurement matters. It often acts for public bodies and pharmaceutical companies.

Work Highlights

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  • McCann FitzGerald advised NFP Intermediate Holdings on the competition law aspects of its acquisition by Aon.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Laura Treacy
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Laura Treacy
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Band 3

Laura Treacy has a broad competition law practice. Her work covers merger clearance filings, behavioural investigations and state aid mandates.

Laura Treacy is a superstar. She is fantastic, leads the team, and is commercially aware, incredibly experienced and very smart.

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Laura Treacy
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Laura Treacy
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