Our firm was built on this core practice area. We advise on cutting edge competition issues and regulatory law to a wide range of organisations in the energy, telecommunications and construction sectors. We are legal advisors to ComReg the national regulatory body for telecommunications.
They have a great grasp of the subject matter and are very responsive.
Chambers Europe, 2020
We have developed a particular niche practice in defending cartel and competition law prosecutions by the Competition Authority and the DPP. We successfully defend clients from the private sector, including energy and agriculture. Indeed, we defend more criminal prosecutions and are involved in more cases in competition law enforcement than any other law firm in Ireland.
In essence our team will make sure that you are fully prepared for all compliance and enforcement issues.
One of our strengths is our experience of advising on the approaches of regulatory authorities at national level and critically, at EU and international level. We opened our offices in London, Brussels and San Francisco recognising that the market for legal services is global as well as local. Our active membership of the international network of independent law firms Multilaw, means you can be sure of prompt advice no matter what jurisdiction your business is in.
“The firm offers a superb service with great attention to detail.”. Chambers Europe, 2018
Policies and legislation emanating from Brussels have an impact on almost every sector of commercial life. The law is in a constant change of flux, whether by new directives, regulations and decisions from Brussels or from significant decisions from the European Courts. Our Dublin and Brussels team will help you to foresee, influence and understand the latest legal developments in this area. We’ll help you utilise competition law to protect your interests against unfair competition. We advise public and private bodies in relation to state aid, in particular the new state aid regulations and their effect on the infrastructure sector.
We have advised many companies in relation to merger notifications to the Irish Competition Authority and have represented clients in state aid litigation before the High Court and the European Commission and the EU General Court.
Irish and EC Merger Control
EU State Aid Law
Cartels
Block Exemption
Defensive Strategies
Competition Law Compliance Programmes and Training
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Google’s antitrust fine – just small change or a sea change?
Trucks cartel and potential damages claims
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