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Tel:: Work 0141 248 5011
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London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Brussels, Aberdeen

Michael Dean

Tel:: Work +44 141 248 5011
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Work Department

European competition and regulatory.

Position

Partner and head of EU, competition law and regulatory practice.

Career

Trained O’Donnell Vaughan & Co; qualified 1986; assistant Lovell White Durrant 1988-91; partner McGrigor Donald; partner Maclay Murray & Spens LLP1998.

Languages

French.

Member

Scottish Lawyers European Group; Scottish Committee, German British Chamber of Commerce; Competition Law Association; Scottish Competition Law Forum; Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany, Glasgow.

Education

University of Glasgow (1982 LLB Hons); 1983 Diploma, Professional Legal Practice; College of Europe, Bruges (1984 Diploma in Advanced European Studies).

Leisure

Running, tennis, hill walking, learning German.

Practice Areas

EU and competition; Energy and natural resources; Public sector

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