Daniel Colgan

Partner
International Head of Competition / Antitrust
About

Daniel Colgan is an experienced competition law practitioner, who has practised in this field for around 20 years. Daniel is the head of the DLA Piper International Competition / Antitrust team.

Daniel's practice includes advising on a wide range of complex competition law and foreign investment issues in an international context, covering both the EU and national regimes. In particular, he has advised on multi-jurisdictional merger control/FDI proceedings, as well as major high-profile global cartel matters involving coordinated investigations by multiple competition authorities worldwide.

Daniel has a strong focus on State aid matters (including significant experience regarding fiscal State aid) across multiple sectors. Daniel's areas of practice also include advising clients in relation to abuse of dominance investigations and a wide range of horizontal and vertical arrangements and competition litigation.

Daniel has advised clients in a wide range of industries, and has particular experience in the transport and logistics, energy (upstream, midstream, downstream, utilities, renewables, carbon/energy trading, etc.), tech and industrials/manufacturing sectors.

Daniel's achievements have been recognised, inter alia, by his inclusion in a previous edition of the Global Competition Review (GCR) "40 under 40" survey as one of the 40 top competition law practitioners under the age of 40 in the world, his inclusion in Who's Who Legal list of Future Leaders Competition (2019 - 2023) and Thought Leaders Competition. According to the Acritas Stars Survey, Daniel has been repeatedly nominated by various General Counsel as a stand-out lawyer.

Professional QualificationsAvocat registered with the Ordre Francais des Avocats du Barreau de Bruxelles, 2004Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales, 2004
Languages
  • English
  • German
  • French
  • Dutch
Education
  • BPP Law School, Legal Practice Course, 2002
  • University College London, LLB, Law with German law, First Class Honours, 2001
  • European School of Brussels, European Baccalaureate

Publications

  • Navigating EU and national regulatory scrutiny in so called “killer acquisitions”, 04 September 2024
  • Legal Roadmap 2024 – Wir navigieren Sie durch die maßgeblichen Änderungen im Bereich Litigation & Regulatory, 08 January 2024
  • Antitrust Matters – August 2023 – Competition and Sustainability, 31 July 2023

Prior Experience

  • 2010 - 2015, Principal Associate, UK magic circle law firm (Brussels office), competition group
  • 2006 - 2010, Associate, UK magic circle law firm (Brussels office), competition group
  • 2004 - 2006, Associate, UK magic circle law firm (Brussels office), competition group
  • 2002 - 2004, Trainee solicitor, UK magic circle law firm (London and Brussels office)
 

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Law Society of England and Wales
  • Ordre Francais des Avocats au Barreau de Bruxelles
  • Law Society of Ireland (non-practicing)
  • Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht e.V.
  • European Competition Lawyers Forum (ECLF)
  • Solicitor, Ireland (non-practicing)

Connect

Phone

+32 2 500 6504
(Work, Brussels)