Damien Ryan

Barrister, Brodies LLP

Damien is a competition lawyer with a broad practice covering merger control, competition compliance, State aid, economic regulation and antitrust litigation. He practised in commercial, EU and public law at the Bar in Dublin before joining the competition and antitrust department of a Magic Circle firm, from whom he then joined Brodies. He has advised and acted for clients in a number of investigations (involving abuse of dominance, vertical restraints and market sharing), both at EU and national level. Damien has specific expertise advising on regulatory and competition issues in regulated sectors, including an extensive secondment in utilities regulation at an energy networks company.

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Competition law and energy

Practice notes

The relationship between competition law and energy regulation is of considerable political and economic importance. This Practice Note outlines the energy regulatory framework and explores recent competition law developments in relation to the energy sector, including in relation to market definition, market investigations, merger investigations and antitrust investigations.

Energy