EU and competition

Arthur Cox

Arthur Cox is building its standing in the EU and competition market, particularly in the merger control space. It has a further strong presence in investigations, including those into the motor insurance and event ticketing industries, along with competition litigation, especially follow-on damage actions. Moreover, it has an established reputation in the state aid field. The team has a breadth of sectoral knowledge, most notably in the financial services area. Richard Ryan, who leads the competition and regulated markets group, continues to win accolades for his work in investigations, merger control and state aid. Patrick Horan is another prominent figure in merger control, market studies and follow-on damages actions. Of counsel Ronan Scanlan and senior associate Simon Breen are also key members of the team.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘Arthur Cox is a standout team in the competition law market in Dublin. They are excellent. We have used them on a number of matters across a wide range of areas. They are professional, efficient and very easy to deal with. ’
‘Patrick is one of the leading practitioners in the Irish market. Simon is excellent and very effective. ’
‘The AC Competition Team has a good understanding of the business and is readily available as needed.’
‘Overall a good rounded team. A "steady pair of hands".’
‘Richard Ryan is both clever and sensible and knows when an issue is likely to cause significant problems.’
‘They are very bright and capable, and their advice is always well-considered.’
‘Richard Ryan is excellent. You always know he is prepared, has thought about his advice, and is practical.’

Key clients

Permanent TSB
Sector Alarm Group
InfraVia Capital Partners
Allianz plc
CRH plc
Irish Cement Limited
Roadstone Limited
Flutter Entertainment plc
KBC Group N.V.
Kerry Group plc
AstraZeneca plc
Orsted
Gilead Sciences
Ryanair
Land Development Agency
Intel
Stripe
Davy
Greencore Group plc
Greenergy International
LN-Gaiety Holdings
Allied Irish Banks plc
Department of Finance
National Treasury Management Agency
Mediahuis N.V. and Mediahuis Ireland
Insurance Ireland
Applegreen
Accenture
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
MCD Productions
Volvo and Renault Trucks
Glanbia plc
Dole plc
Brookfield
National Broadband Ireland
Bank of Ireland
Verizon Communications, Inc.
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company
Johnson Controls International plc
Kennedy Wilson
Dawn Meats
Compass Group plc
DFDS A/S
John Laing Group

Work highlights

Advised Flutter on its €1.9bn acquisition of Sisal, a betting, gaming and lottery operator primarily active in Italy.
Represented Ryanair in various High Court proceedings against Skyscanner, Vola.ro, Ypsilon.net, Flightbox, and Booking.com for alleged involvement in screen scraping activities concerning Ryanair’s website and offering Ryanair products or services for sale outside of Ryanair’s website.
Advised John Laing Group on its €1bn acquisition of a portfolio of assets comprising Towercom, the Dublin Convention Centre and Valley Healthcare from AMP Capital.