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Competition Law

Northern Ireland

12 Years Ranked

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Public Procurement

Northern Ireland

11 Years Ranked

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Social Housing

Northern Ireland

11 Years Ranked

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Administrative & Public Law

Northern Ireland

14 Years Ranked

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Planning & Environment

Northern Ireland

2 Years Ranked

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Litigation

Northern Ireland

1 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Micaela Diver

UK

Practice Areas

Micaela Diver is a partner in A&L Goodbody's Litigation department in Belfast. Micaela specialises in Public & Regulatory law and is experienced in complex, high profile cases in the Northern Irish Commercial Court.

Micaela advises clients in both the public and private sector on contentious and non-contentious public procurement law matters, including large scale outsourcing and infrastructure projects. She also advises clients on competition law matters including compliance, merger control and private damages actions.

Micaela acts for clients in judicial reviews, statutory appeals, investigations (bribery and anti-corruption) and other inquiries across a variety of sectors including energy, utilities, health, transport, construction and the public sector.

Areas of expertise include:

• Public and Regulatory

• Litigation & Dispute Resolution

• EU, Competition & Procurement

• Environment & Planning

• Energy, Infrastructure & Natural Resources

• Public Procurement

• EU Law

• Regulatory

• Post-Brexit Trade: The Windsor Framework

Professional Memberships

Micaela is a member of The Belfast Solicitors Association; The Procurement Lawyers Association; The Joint Working Party on Competition Law of the Bar Council and Law Societies of England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

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Competition Law - Northern Ireland

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Micaela Diver stands out for her work on high-profile subsidy control matters and follow-on damages actions. She has additional experience in merger control filings and judicial review proceedings. She also assists clients with competition law compliance matters. Based in Belfast, she has experience engaging with competition authorities in both the UK and the Republic of Ireland.


Social Housing - Northern Ireland

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Band 1
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Micaela Diver provides advice on procurement and public law matters to social housing associations. She also advises housing associations and social landlords on regulatory issues and bringing proceedings to court.

Public Procurement - Northern Ireland

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Band 1
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Micaela Diver is head of the public and regulatory team at A&L Goodbody. She assists clients with the full spectrum of procurement matters and is particularly experienced in procurement challenges. She provides advice at all stages of the procurement process, from drafting to evaluation, as well as post-procurement contract management queries.


Planning & Environment - Northern Ireland

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Band 2
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Micaela Diver is head of A&L Goodbody's planning and environmental team. She is commended for her public law and litigation expertise as it pertains to judicial reviews, regulatory compliance and planning appeals. Diver is the first port of call for many of Northern Ireland's public bodies and local authorities, though she also acts for an enviable list of high-profile private clients in the retail and energy sectors.


Administrative & Public Law - Northern Ireland

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Band 2
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Micaela Diver heads the public and regulatory team at A&L Goodbody. She receives praise for her expertise in judicial reviews and regulatory investigations.

Litigation - Northern Ireland

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Band 3
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Micaela Diver is co-head of A&L Goodbody's litigation department, working on high-value, complex and contentious mandates in Northern Ireland. She is qualified to practice law in the Republic of Ireland and England and Wales, and regularly sought out to act in matters related to the construction and health sectors, among many others. She is also expert in cases relating to greenwashing.

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