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Marco Hickey, Partner
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Marco is a Partner in the Business
Department. He has been with LK Shields Solicitors since
2000. Prior to joining LK Shields Solicitors, Marco worked
in the Brussels office of Squire Saunders & Dempsey, then
in the London office of Clifford Chance and he also practiced
with another leading law firm in Dublin.
Marco specialises in the field of corporate and commercial
law and in particular mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures,
agency, distribution and franchising agreements. Marco heads
the EU
& Competition Law unit at LK Shields with a particular
focus on merger control. Marco has a significant practice
in healthcare and life sciences and heads the Healthcare and
Life Sciences Unit at LK Shields.
Marco has written extensively on the subject of Irish and
EU competition law.
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Practice Areas
- Corporate and Commercial
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Corporate Finance
- Joint Ventures
- Shareholder Agreements
- Venture Capital
- Agency and Distribution
- Franchising
- EU & Competition
- Healthcare and Life Sciences
Professional Information
- Member of the Competition Policy Council of the Irish Business
and Employers Confederation
- Member of the Competition Law Association
- Member of the Franchising Committee of the International Bar
Association
- Former member of the Competition policy sub-committee of the
American Chamber of Commerce to the EU
- Fluent Italian and working knowledge of French
Recommendations
- A "very strong competition lawyer" and "very
forensic and quietly persuasive".
The Legal 500, 2008 edition.
- Highly recommended for corporate and M&A and EU and competition
in European Legal Experts 2008.
- Recommended for competition/anti-trust in PLC Which Lawyer?
Yearbook in 2008.
- Recommended for competition/European law in Chambers Global
2008 and Chambers Europe 2008, where he is described
as being "pragmatic and has a good eye for details."
- Marco is an "EU and competition law expert", is "very
pragmatic" and has "a refreshingly commercial view"
according to The Legal 500, 2007 edition.
- "A 'strong' lawyer with valuable Brussels experience"
states
Chambers Global 2007, where he is also recommended for
competition/antitrust.
- Recommended for competition/anti-trust in PLC's Which Lawyer?
Yearbook in
2007, 2006 and 2005.
- Admired for his "efficiency and responsiveness" and
is the "clients' favourite" according to The Legal
500, 2006 edition.
- Recommended for competition/antitrust by Chamber Global 2006.
It also states that Marco is "commended for his ability to
relate to clients and 'to tick all the boxes' before meetings
with the Competition Authority". Additionally, "in transactional
work ... he has the advantage in understanding 'the bigger picture.'"
- Chambers Global 2004-2005 recommends Marco for competition/antitrust.
It also says that he has "excellent understanding, experience
and perspective". He is "extremely bright", "proactive"
and "incredibly hands-on - but he also delegates - the balance
he strikes is good".
Qualifications
- Admitted as a Solicitor in Northern Ireland, 2003
- Admitted as a Solicitor in Ireland, 1998
- Admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales, 1997
- Called to the Irish Bar, 1989
- Law Degree from Trinity College, Dublin, 1987
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