Ms Amy Brick > McCann FitzGerald LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

McCann FitzGerald LLP
RIVERSIDE ONE
SIR JOHN ROGERSON'S QUAY
DUBLIN 2
Ireland

Position

Partner

Career

Amy trained with McCann FitzGerald LLP. She has particular experience in contentious matters with a regulatory, public law or economic aspect, having been centrally involved in acting for a number of regulators in cases concerning challenges to regulatory decisions, supervisory and enforcement actions and investigations, in particular acting for a number of regulators across different industries, including the Data Protection Commissioner.

As part of her work on complex commercial and regulatory disputes, Amy often advises on data issues which arise in the context of litigation such as data protection and the protection of commercial sensitive information, as well as also increasingly advising on data protection disputes and investigations more generally, particularly since the introduction in 2018 of the GDPR.

She is co-author of the Ireland chapter for the 2018 edition of Thomson Reuters “International Execution against Judgment.”

Memberships

Law Society of Ireland

Education

Law and European Studies (University of Limerick) 2007; LLM (University College Dublin), Solicitor 2013

Lawyer Rankings

Ireland > Telecoms

McCann FitzGerald LLP has a strong reputation for handling contentious, regulatory, and transactional mandates for a broad spectrum of clients, including telecoms regulators, fixed line and mobile network operators, OTT providers, broadcasters, cable TV operators, and telecoms infrastructure companies. Rosaleen Byrne, Amy Brick, and Catherine Derrig head the contentious telecoms practice and regularly represent clients in proceedings before the Commercial Court. David Lydon and Garreth O’Brien are well-known for providing administrative and corporate law advice to domestic and international telecom clients. Laura Treacy is active in the telecoms regulatory landscape and advises on regulatory aspects of telecoms transactions, covering licensing, interconnection, spectrum allocation, and infrastructure access.

Ireland > EU and competition

McCann FitzGerald LLP has an impressive history in the EU and competition field, including merger control matters, along with anti-competitive agreements, abuse of dominance and state aid advice. It has extensive experience in cartel investigations and competition litigation, including follow-on damages actions. Following the retirement of long-time department head Philip Andrews, it promoted Amy Brick to partner in May 2023 and has expanded the ranks below partner level. Laura Treacy now leads the team, which includes litigators Rosaleen Byrne and Catherine Derrig, who both have specialist expertise in competition cases, such as representing DAF Trucks in follow-on damages claims in Ireland.

Ireland > Dispute resolution

(Rising stars)

Amy Brick

McCann FitzGerald LLP

McCann FitzGerald LLP has a well-developed commercial litigation practice, coupled with strength in contentious public law matters; it has vast experience in judicial reviews and statutory appeals. It has achieved further growth in highly-regulated areas, including data protection, market abuse regulations and competition. Catherine Derrig has an established reputation in commercial and regulatory disputes, and is also noted for contentious competition matters. ‘Top class litigatorRosaleen Byrne is a leader in contentious regulatory matters, including financial services and telecoms cases. Helen Kilroy is a seasoned figure in shareholder disagreements and breach of warranty claims, and in insurance disputes. Roddy Bourke is an outstanding practitioner in product liability cases. Brian Quigley and Ciara Ryan are also highly rated. Bébhinn Bollard and Amy Brick were promoted to the partnership in May 2023. Karyn Harty has left the firm.