Ronan Scanlan

Ronan Scanlan has over 15 years' experience in antitrust and competition law, policy and practice, with a focus on merger control, abuse of dominance, antitrust investigations and litigation. He has previously served as Deputy Director in the Competition and Markets Authority in London, during which time he led high-profile merger investigations (with a focus on the telecoms space, including BT Group's proposed acquisition of EE Limited and Hutchison 3G UK's proposed acquisition of Telefonica O2 UK Limited) and dawn raids on behalf of that authority (including in the pharmaceutical and medical sectors). During his time with the CMA, he worked closely with the European Commission on both merger and conduct investigations. His international experience in competition law, enforcement and capability building includes time in China (working with MOFCOM), on secondment to a law firm in India, and working at the competition authority in Ireland. Prior to joining Steptoe, Ronan worked at a leading Irish law firm, where he advised on European, Irish, and UK antitrust and merger control, and foreign direct investment (FDI) issues, including for Applegreen, Blackstone, Corio, CRH, DFDS, EQT, Orsted, Ryanair, Tesla and TPG.

He holds a master's degree from King's College London in EU Competition Law and, since 2020, has been named as a 'Rising Star' in Legal 500. He is recommended by and recognized as a 'next-generation leader' in Who's Who Legal.

Ronan regularly publishes articles in leading journals including the Competition Law Journal, Concurrences, the European Competition Law Journal, the International Law Office, and Kluwer Competition Law. He also speaks at conferences on EU and UK antitrust and merger control matters including those organised by Informa and ThoughtLeaders4Competition. He is recognized as a leading authority on EU and UK competition law and has been quoted in leading global publications including the Financial Times, the Global Competition Review, Reuters, and S&P Global. He is a member of the International Bar Association's 'Unilateral Conduct Working Group' and regularly makes submissions globally for the IBA on best practices in the regulation of unilateral conduct; in particular, in the digital space.