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Alan McCarthy is a Partner in EU, Competition & Procurement Group. Alan has represented clients in a range of sectors including telecommunications, aviation, banking, insurance, healthcare, food, beverages and petroleum before the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) and the European Commission.
He specialises in advice on the competition law implications of mergers and joint ventures. He has advised on many of the recent mergers notified to the CCPC (including mergers that have been investigated in Phase 2 of the CCPC's merger procedures) and on mergers notified to the European Commission.
Alan also specialises in advice on competition law enforcement issues (such as leniency applications, dawn raids, compliance programmes and competition law litigation) as well as complaints to the CCPC and the European Commission. Alan also advises on EU competition law follow-on damages actions in the Irish Courts. He has significant sectoral regulatory experience, particularly in the telecommunications and energy sectors in Ireland. In addition, he advises on a wide range of other EU law matters such as State aid.
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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.
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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.
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.