Michael Dean
Michael is a partner in our UK Competition law practice.
He has long experience of assisting clients in all areas of competition law, including collective claims or class actions before the Competition Appeal Tribunal, merger clearances at UK and EU level, distribution and supply chain issues, dawn raids, cartel investigations, foreign investment screening, and National Security and Investment Act reviews.
Michael also advises on state aid/subsidy control public procurement law and anti-bribery compliance. He provides a range of clients across the UK, Ireland and beyond with competition law training and advice.
He is a member of the Joint Working Party of the Bars and Law Societies of the United Kingdom on Competition Law. Michael is also the Honorary Consul for Germany in Glasgow.
Michael is admitted in the jurisdictions of England, Ireland and Scotland and has been Band 1 ranked by Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 for many years.
Experience
- Successful court challenge to a Phase 2 merger decision of the UK merger authority on grounds of lack of adequate reasoning and successfully reversing negative Phase 1 initial findings to obtain clearance.
- Provision of competition law compliance training to clients in various jurisdictions including the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, France, Germany, Spain, the US and Canada.
- Handling dawn raids and competition law investigations involving alleged cartels across numerous European jurisdictions.
- Merger clearances from the European Commission and UK competition authorities.
Recognition
Chambers and Partners said: "He understands our business and shows a willingness to really argue our corner when necessary whilst still giving clear and legally sound advice."
Insights
- Co-author, "Winter 2024 Briefing: competition and regulatory issues in the aviation sector," January 29, 2024
- Co-author, "Corporate raids in a post Covid world," August 2, 2023
- Co-author, "Supreme Court forces industry wide change to litigation funding model," July 27, 2023
- Co-author, "Foreign Subsidies Regulation now in force," July 21, 2023
- Co-author, "Revealed: how the UK Government applied the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA) in 2022/23," July 12, 2023
- Co-author, "UK government pushes CMA to tackle cost of living challenges," May 19, 2023
- Co-author, "The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: key points for business," May 12, 2023
- Co-author, "Updated market guidance on the National Security and Investment Act 2021: what businesses need to know," May 4, 2023
- Co-author, "CMA guidance on environmental sustainability agreements – a green light to green deals?," March 2, 2023
- Co-author, "EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation – a serious risk for companies doing business in the EU," February 20, 2023
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