Alan McCarthy

Partner at A&L Goodbody LLP

Speaker

Alan McCarthy is a Partner in the EU, Competition and Procurement Group at A&L Goodbody. He advises on acquisitions, mergers and joint ventures notified to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission and the European Commission as well as too the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment on Irish FDI screening matters. He also advises on the full range of EU and Irish competition law matters in many sectors (including energy, telecoms and food and beverages). Alan has represented clients in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court on competition and follow-on damages cases (including in the energy and transport sectors) as well as before the EU Courts. Recently, he has defended a client in the Trucks follow-on damages action, represented a client in claims of abuse of dominance in the utilities sector and challenged decisions of the Irish telecoms regulator. Alan also advises on State aid matters for public and private clients. He has recently spoken at conferences on competition law and on subjects such as the Foreign Subsidies Regulation and Digital Markets Act.