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
Public and Regulatory/Litigation & Dispute Resolution/EU, Competition & Procurement/Environmental & Planning/Energy, Infrastructure & Natural Resources /Public Procurement/EU, Competition & Procurement/EU Law/Regulatory/Post-Brexit Trade: The Windsor Framework
Market Recommendations
"Micaela Diver is stellar, she knows stuff inside-out." (Chambers UK 2025)
"Micaela is a prominent expert in the renewable energy field. She is a very switched-on and commercially minded lawyer, especially in litigation." (Chambers UK 2025)
"Micaela is a pleasure to work with. She always seems to be really on the ball and gets to grips with the complexities of a case really quickly." (Chambers UK 2025)
"She is a fantastic public law and regulatory lawyer who is very good with clients and very astute tactically." (Chambers UK 2025)
Professional activities
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.
Education
- Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland
- PGDip in EU Competition Law Kings College, London
- Solicitor, Law Society of Northern Ireland
- Certificate of Professional Legal Studies (Distinction) IPLS
- LLB Hons Law with Politics, Queens University, Belfast
Micaela Diver
Partner,
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP