Marco Hickey > LK Shields Solicitors LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

LK Shields Solicitors LLP
38 UPPER MOUNT STREET
DUBLIN 2
Ireland
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Work Department

EU, Competition and Regulated Markets

Position

Marco is a senior corporate partner who has advised on many significant transactions including complex restructurings, tax-driven transactions and mergers and acquisitions. He has acted for many large corporations, both domestic and international, private equity firms, entrepreneurs, investment managers and management teams (MBOs and MBIs).

He is the head of EU, Competition and Regulated Markets Team at LK Shields. He has considerable experience in  EU and Irish competition law (antitrust) including merger control and State aid. Marco is also experienced in EU customs and trade law matters. Marco has advised extensively on various EU Block Exemptions Regulations including those applicable to the motor vehicle sector.

Marco is an acknowledged expert on Irish competition law and has acted in some of the most significant complaints and merger reviews conducted under the Irish Competition Act.

Marco has written extensively in the topic of EU, Competition and Regulated Markets and is the author of “Merger Control” which was published by the Thomson Reuters group in May, 2013. This book is the first book exclusively devoted to the competition law implications of mergers and acquisitions in Ireland.

Lawyer Rankings

Ireland > EU and competition

(Leading individuals)

Marco HickeyLK Shields Solicitors LLP

LK Shields Solicitors LLP continues to make a particular impression in competition litigation, especially antitrust damages actions; it represented Scania in connection with a damages action brought for alleged participation in a truck cartel. The team has also represented clients in a series of headline merger control engagements and is active in the state aid space. Marco Hickey is a hugely experienced EU and competition specialist, with decades of experience in Dublin, London and Brussels. Jill Callanan is head of litigation and dispute resolution and is a key partner on follow-on damages actions.