EU, Competition & Regulated Markets

Our team is experienced in advising clients across a broad range of sectors on all aspects of EU and Irish competition law.

Our team is experienced in advising clients across a broad range of sectors on all aspects of EU and Irish competition law. We work closely with clients in regulated markets including insurance, energy, renewable energy, telecoms, health, construction and have increasingly found ourselves providing advice on trade matters arising from Brexit. The team also works with corporate colleagues in Ireland and the UK advising on mergers, joint ventures and asset acquisitions, from inception to completion.

HOW WE CAN HELP YOU

  • We offer high quality, strategic advices on EU and Irish competition, merger control and State aid law.
  • We work seamlessly with Corporate & Commercial colleagues to provide specialist, time- sensitive input.
  • We are increasingly advising on trade matters arising from Brexit and can offer a seamless legal service across multiple jurisdictions.
  • We pride ourselves on our ability to build trusted relationships with clients and provide practical and commercially-minded solutions which are tailored to client objectives.

A selection of our recent work includes:

  • Advising Viaro Energy Limited on multi-jurisdiction merger control for a £248 million take-private of an oil and gas production and infrastructure company, RockRose Energy plc.
  • Regularly advising (re)insurance undertakings on their insurance regulatory and compliance obligations in Ireland.
  • Advising the multinational telecommunications operator AT&T and its subsidiary Warner Media on regulatory compliance obligations in this jurisdiction.
  • Advising domestic, global corporations and public bodies in a range of business sectors including insurance, health, energy and telecommunications.

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Who we are

Why choose DAC Beachcroft?

We’re a broad-based commercial firm serving a wide range of sectors with a strong heritage in insurance,
health and real estate. We combine excellent legal skills and cutting-edge delivery expertise to design
solutions that fit the needs of our clients – often involving clever uses of technology.