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Simon Shinkwin

Simon is a partner in the Competition and Regulation Group at Matheson. Simon advises on all aspects of EU and Irish competition and regulatory law with a particular focus on regulated sectors primarily the telecoms, media, technology, infrastructure, food & beverage and life sciences sectors. Simon also co-leads Matheson’s Foreign Direct Investment / Foreign Investment Review practice advising businesses on navigating Ireland’s new FDI regime and acquisitions of ‘critical’ and ‘sensitive’ assets and businesses. Simon advises clients in relation to complex competition and merger control issues before the CCPC, Minister for Environment, Climate & Communications and the European Commission as well as advising on regulatory matters including product / service launches across the EMEA, advisory and compliance work, regulatory appeals, investigations and submissions to ComReg, the CCPC, the European Commission, the Coimisiún na Meán and other sectoral regulators. · Matheson LLP

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About

Partner in the Competition and Regulation Group at Matheson advising on EU and Irish competition and regulatory law with a focus on telecoms, media, technology, infrastructure, food & beverage and life sciences. Co-leads Matheson’s Foreign Direct Investment / Foreign Investment Review practice and advises on merger control, investigations, regulatory appeals and submissions before bodies such as the CCPC, ComReg and the European Commission.

Practice areas

CompetitionRegulatoryForeign InvestmentMergers & AcquisitionsCompliance

Office

Expertise

TelecomsMediaTechnologyInfrastructureFood & BeverageLife SciencesMerger ControlForeign Direct Investment (FDI)Regulatory Investigations & AppealsProduct/Service Launches (EMEA)

Education

  • University College Dublin, BCL, Law with Economics — 2011

Admissions

  • Solicitor, Ireland (admitted 2016)