Sean Ryan

Partner, Eversheds Sutherland

Sean Ryan is a Senior Partner and Head of EU & Competition at Eversheds Sutherland, Ireland. As a leading lawyer in competition law / antitrust law, with over 25 years’ experience, Sean has a deep understanding of the complex legal landscape surrounding

competition law / antitrust law. He was the first lawyer to be appointed ‘Monitoring Trustee’ by the Irish competition regulator, and is regularly involved in advising clients on high profile and complex competition law matters. Sean has advised on some of the highest profile competition law matters in Ireland over the past number of years, including a number of transactions that have been specifically

singled out by the CCPC as being complex transactions from a competition law perspective requiring commitments.

The Eversheds Sutherland Ireland Competition Team advises clients on a wide range of competition law matters including EU and Irish merger filings; joint ventures (the Team advised the first joint venture

involving all the main Irish banks in over 20 years); competition law compliance and training programmes ; dawn raids; distribution models; no-poach agreements; dominance; anti-competitive agreements; Irish FDI screening compliance / filings; and EU FSR compliance / filings. The Team’s experience and deep understanding of competition law makes it a trusted advisor to clients on competition law matters across a wide range of industries, assisting clients achieve their strategic objectives while navigating complex competition law and associated regulatory issues.

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Ireland—Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023 (Ireland)

Practice Notes

The Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023 (Ireland) (STCTA 2023 (IRL)) introduces Ireland’s first foreign direct investment screening regime and gives effect to gives to Regulation (EU) 2019/452, more commonly known as the EU Foreign Direct Investment Regulation. Certain transactions involving third countries (including third country nationals and/or third country undertakings) must now be notified to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in Ireland (the Minister), who has the power to block, or impose conditions on, such transactions. This Practice Note summarises some of the key aspects of STCTA 2023 (IRL), together with the notification requirements under STCTA 2023 (IRL).

Ireland - Banking & Financial Services