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Michael Madden
Michael is a Partner in our EU & Antitrust team and is a regulatory specialist with almost 20 years’ experience.
As well as advising on State aid, merger control and antitrust matters, he has extensive experience advising clients on sectoral regulation with particular expertise in the area of media and telecoms.
Michael previously worked with the Irish telecoms regulator, ComReg. He has taught economics at University College Dublin and the University of Western Sydney and has contributed to a wide variety of publications on competition and regulatory matters.
Knowledge:
- Antitrust, cartels, merger control and State aid
- Regulated Industries
- Technology, Media and Communications
- Export control and trade sanctions
Representative Matters
- Advising on merger notifications to the European Commission including ABP Group/Fane Valley Group/Slaney Foods and McKesson/UDG Healthcare.
- Advising Virgin Media on its acquisitions of TV3 and UTV Ireland.
- Advising Discovery Communications on its acquisition of Setanta Sports Asia.
Recommendations
Chambers and Partners, 2018
"Provides very definitive, comprehensive and authoritative answers with very quick turnaround times."
Legal 500, 2018
Michael Madden is “attentive on even the smallest of issues”.
Areas of Expertise
Competition & Antitrust Media & TelecomsProfessional Memberships
The Law Society of Ireland
The Law Society of England and Wales
Education
University College Dublin, BA & MA (Economics)
Trinity College Dublin, Diploma in Statistics
Kings College London, Diploma in EU Law
