Ciara Barbu-O'Connor

Ciara Barbu-O'Connor is an associate in the Antitrust and Competition Practice Group in the firm's Brussels office.

Areas of Practice

Ciara is a member of the firm’s EU Competition & Regulatory practice and advises on all aspects of European, UK and Belgian competition law, including mergers, cartels, abuse of dominance as well as State aid across all sectors and industries.

Her past experience includes work in the antitrust groups of other international law firms in Brussels and in the Directorate-General for competition of the European Commission where she worked on the transposition of the EU Directive for antitrust damages.

Insights

Articles

•State Aid and Private Enforcement: An Overview of EU and National Case Law
2020 Competition Case Law Digest, 04.07.2020

Antitrust Law Blog Posts

• COVID-19 is Not a “Get Out of Jail Free Card” from EU Competition Law, March 24, 2020
• COVID-19 Outbreak and Adjusted EU State Aid Control, March 23, 2020
• Loan Syndication and EU Competition Law, December 17, 2018