Competition Law

Catriona Munro is based in Edinburgh and is a prominent figure on contentious competition law cases. She now acts as a consultant, assisting on collective proceedings and follow-on damages cases.

Michael Dean leads the Scottish competition team at Dentons and is based in Glasgow. He advises clients on contentious matters, predominantly abuse of dominance cases and cartel follow-on damages claims. He also assists clients with the competition law aspects of commercial agreements, such as pricing and distribution agreements. He has further experience in subsidy control matters.

This is his area of expertise and he has a lot of experience. I found him to very knowledgeable. The advice he gives is commercial and he gives us a good grounding so we can make proper decisions.

Michael Dean invests time in the case and the relationship.

Our business is very comfortable dealing with Michael Dean. It's a strength that he can cut to the chase and give an honest view.

Based in Glasgow, Melanie Martin plays a key role in Dentons' competition team. She supports clients on a range of matters, including merger control notifications and subsidy control matters. She also assists with competition compliance matters.

Melanie Martin has an excellent understanding of the sector, both in terms of risks and in how real life scenarios play out with the regulators.

I think she's got a really good handle on the subject matter and the legal practicalities while applying them to the commercial reality.

Melanie Martin is the person we would go to for everything, our first port of call. She's got really good working knowledge of us.