Niamh Magee

Niamh joined Carson McDowell in January 2015 and is a Legal Director in the Procurement and Competition teams.

Niamh advises public authorities and utilities on all aspects of their procurement law obligations. She frequently advises public / utility entities based in Northern Ireland and across the UK on issues including compliance with relevant procurement legislation, structuring and conduct of complex procurement processes, conduct of evaluation and negotiation/dialogue phases and defending procurement challenges. This includes advising on the practical implications of the Procurement Act 2023, delivering tailored training and guidance to help clients navigate the new regime. Niamh also advises private sector clients on tendering for public / utility contracts, including structure of tender responses, tendering strategies and bringing procurement challenges. Niamh provides strategic and commercially based advice which enables clients to achieve their objectives whilst ensuring compliance with their legal obligations.

In addition, Niamh advises clients on a wide range of competition law issues, including anti-competitive arrangements, with a particular focus on vertical agreements, merger control issues and advising in relation to investigations by the Competition and Markets Authority.

Niamh graduated from Queen’s University Belfast in 2010 with a degree in Law with Spanish, having spent a year studying law at the University of Salamanca. She then undertook her professional qualification at the Institute of Professional Legal Studies and was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in September 2013.