Dr Vincent Power > A&L Goodbody LLP > DUBLIN 1, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

A&L Goodbody LLP
3 DUBLIN LANDINGS
NORTH WALL QUAY
D01 C4EO
Ireland

Work Department

EU, Competition & Procurement

Position

Dr Vincent Power is a partner in A&L Goodbody specialising in EU law, EU and Irish competition/antitrust law, merger control, regulatory law and transport law for national and international as well as public and private clients.

He is Head of the firm’s EU, Competition & Procurement Group which is consistently ranked at the forefront of Irish law firms and he is seen as the most experienced competition lawyer practising in Ireland.

Vincent won the ILO Client Choice Award for the category of “EU Competition and Antitrust” across the entire European Union in 2017 and he has won the same award for Ireland in 2018 and 2021 – these awards are made by The International Law Office in recognition of a partner who excels across the full spectrum of client service. In 2019, he was elected Chairman of the European Maritime Law Organisation. He is listed in the Lloyd’s List Top 10 Maritime Lawyers 2019 worldwide and in the 2022 Who’s Who Legal: Transport.

Vincent has advised on most of the leading competition, merger control, EU law, cartel, abuse of dominance, State aid, joint venture, pricing, refusal to supply, competition investigations, dawn raids, Competition Authority / CCPC and competition litigation cases in Ireland over the last 20 years. He has been involved in several hundred merger filings in Ireland and the EU and has experience and expertise in all of the issues involved. He has developed a particular expertise in regard to Brexit Law.

Education

  • PhD, University of Cambridge
  • BL, King’s Inns Dublin
  • LLM, University of Cambridge, Sidney Sussex College, (Evan Lewis Thomas Law Student)
  • BCL, University College Cork, (College Scholar and First Distinguished Law Alumnus)
  • Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland

Lawyer Rankings

Ireland > Transport

(Leading partners)

Vincent Power SCA&L Goodbody LLP

Ireland > EU and competition

(Hall of Fame)

Vincent PowerA&L Goodbody LLP

A&L Goodbody LLP is at the forefront of EU and competition matters, covering all aspects of the sector, including procurement, state aid and regulatory matters. It is also noted for its expertise in foreign investment control and foreign subsidies. The firm has worked on many of the biggest and most complex reviews in the jurisdiction, along with a series of large-scale investigations into anti-competitive behaviour. It has also landed a number of major competition litigation engagements, including follow-on damages actions. Vincent Power heads the EU, competition and procurement group and has an outstanding reputation across all areas. Alan McCarthy is a prominent name in merger reviews and Anna-Marie Curran is an experienced specialist in competition and procurement. Senior associate Lorna McLoughlin also impresses.