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Alan McCarthy - Dublin
Alan McCarthy,

Alan McCarthy

Partner, EU, Competition & Procurement

Dublin

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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
Market Recommendations

"Alan McCarthy is razor sharp, ferociously hard-working, and commercially savvy. His advice is always carefully crafted and robustly based. He is our first-choice in the Irish market for competition and EU issues." (Legal 500, 2025)

"Alan McCarthy is always excellent to deal with." (Chamber Europe 2025)

"Alan McCarthy's reputation goes ahead of him. He is very well known on the Irish competition scene as one of the most experienced and wise partners." (Chamber Europe 2025)

"Alan McCarthy is excellent." (Chambers Europe 2024)

Professional activities

He regularly lectures on competition law matters both in Ireland and abroad and is co-author of the leading Irish competition law text book "Irish Competition Law: Competition Act, 2002".

Education
  • Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland
  • LLB, Trinity College Dublin
  • BL, King's Inns Dublin
  • MA, Europa Institute at the University of Amsterdam
Alan McCarthy - Dublin

Alan McCarthy

Partner, EU, Competition & Procurement
Dublin

t:
+353 1 649 2228
e:
amccarthy@algoodbody.com
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