Philip Lee LLP advises across the full spectrum of competition law, with a strong focus on state aid matters. The team is led by Ronan Dunne, who handles both the contentious and advisory aspects of EU law, with particular expertise in merger control and commercial vertical agreements, especially within the motor vehicle and pharmaceutical sectors. Daniel Hanrahan is also a key member of the team, noted for his work on horizontal and vertical agreements, as well as merger control issues.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The team is responsive, commercial and a pleasure to deal with. They are experts in their field and we can rely on them to ensure all legal requirements are satisfied with minimum impact on the momentum of a deal.’
- ‘Ronan Dunne is a super impressive lawyer and has become a trusted adviser on competition matters. He gets to the crux of the matter and can articulate complicated concepts in simple terms so they can be considered quickly and acted upon. He also has an approachable manner, which helps when discussing often complex issues.’
- ‘Ronan Dunne is a leading competition practitioner in Dublin and a terrific leader on this team. The team are technical, highly responsive and thorough. They have recruited top lawyers onto the team to support Ronan with his endeavours.’
- ‘Ronan Dunne is technocratic, smart, responsive and always available. We have used him on various matters and hold him in high regard.’
Key clients
- Coimisiún na Meán
- Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
- PEI Surgical
- Tourism Ireland
- Industrial Development Authority
- Health Service Executive
- Dublin Airport Authority
- Marine Institute / Irish Maritime Development Organisation
- Re-Turn (Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme operator)
- National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training
- Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
- Bord Iascaigh Mhara
Work highlights
Advising Dawn Meats on its transformational acquisition of the New Zealand based Alliance Group co-operative, including performing a detailed multi-jurisdictional analysis to identify and secure merger control approval in relevant jurisdictions to permit the transaction to proceed.
Providing ongoing state aid advice to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to ensure that the wide range of projects it funds in the energy sector remain within the scope of state aid rules.
Advising the Health Service Executive, the largest procurer of goods and services in the Irish State, on an ongoing basis in relation to a wide range of competition law related matters, including in respect of state aid, procurement related matters including challenges and general regulatory issues.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Ronan Dunne
Other key lawyers
Daniel Hanrahan