LAWYER PROFILE

Laura Treacy

Europe 2026

McCann FitzGerald LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Competition/European Law

Ireland

3 years ranked

About

Provided by McCann FitzGerald LLP

Practice Areas

Antitrust and Competition, Corporate Advisory and Governance, Foreign Investment Screening

Career

Laura Treacy graduated from NUI Galway (BCL) and University of Oxford (BCL, M.Phil) and qualified in 2011. She joined McCann FitzGerald LLP in 2008 as a Trainee and has been a Partner in the firm's Antitrust and Competition practice since 2019. She has broad experience across all areas in competition and antitrust law including merger control, abuse of dominance issues, horizontal and vertical agreements, Irish and EU competition law investigations, State aid and telecoms. Laura was based in our Brussels office for over four years and is acutely aware of European competition law developments. She also has an important network of European officials and competition lawyers.

Professional Memberships

The Law Society of Ireland, 2011

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers European Guide

Competition/European Law - Ireland

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Laura Treacy has a strong focus on assisting clients with obtaining competition law clearance for proposed mergers. She additionally represents clients in behavioural investigations and advises on the antitrust compliance aspects of collective bargaining agreements.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

She seems to have a really fantastic knowledge of the law and understanding of the process. There is no question that she does not have an immediate answer to. She is a really safe pair of hands.
Competition/European LawChambers European Guide
I would commend Laura Treacy for her deep encyclopaedic knowledge of both Irish and EU competition law.
Competition/European LawChambers European Guide
I have been impressed with her technically ability, together with her responsiveness and pragmatic approach to advice.
Competition/European LawChambers European Guide
In addition to handling the competition issues with great skill and expertise, she has demonstrated a real commercial sensitivity to the bigger picture.
Competition/European LawChambers European Guide
Laura Treacy is super experienced. She is able to bring a lot of expertise and knowledge from previous cases and has a good approach to things.
Competition/European LawChambers European Guide