Alan McCarthy is a partner in A&L Goodbody's 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.

Alan provides extensive advice to a range of international clients (including in the US and UK) which are active in a range of sectors and regarding the application of their M&A transactions to the up-coming Irish foreign direct investment (FDI) screening rules (i.e. the Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023). This advice involves assessing the application of the Irish FDI screening rules and how clients can address their notification obligations under the rules.

Areas of Expertise

EU, Competition & Procurement/White Collar Crime/Technology/Energy, Infrastructure & Natural Resources /Investing in Ireland/Food, Drink & Agri/EU, Competition & Procurement/Public Procurement/EU Law/Regulatory