David O'Keeffe
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David O'Keeffe is Emeritus Professor of European Law in the University of London
and Of Counsel on EU Affairs at the international law firm Salans
. Together with an academic career, he has practiced EU law since 1984, as associate and Counsel with Coudert Brothers
and Hammonds LLP. He is one of the leading practitioners of EU law, specializing in State aid and public procurement .
He was Professor of European Law at University College London
(1993–2004) and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Laws. He was Professor of European Law and head of the Department of Law, University of Durham 1990-1993, and a Governor of Trevelyan College, University of Durham. He is a visiting professor at numerous Universities including University College Dublin
(Ireland), the University of Siena
and the College of Europe
in Bruges
and Warsaw
.
He is best known for his large volume of published work in two very different areas. The larger and earlier part of the corpus concerned the law concerning migrant workers in the EU and European Social Law. He was a member of the High Level Panel on the Free Movement of Workers established by the European Commission, chaired by Simone Veil
. He was Vice-Chairman of the panel chaired by Lord Templeman culminating in a Report on immigration in the UK.
In recent years, his research has focused on EU internal market and State aid law. He has published important innovative work on EU State aid law, EU public procurement law and UK public private partnerships. He speaks at numerous international conferences on these topics.
As a professor, he was also an academic organizer and administrator, establishing permanent centers for research and teaching on European Union law: the Durham European Law Institute (University of Durham, U.K.) and the Centre for the Law of the European Union (University College London).
He was the coordinator of numerous major international research projects and international conferences. He co-founded the Irish Forum for European Law.
He has written or edited over 200 academic publications specializing in EU law.
He was also a co-founding editor and joint editor of the European Foreign Affairs Review. He is a member of the editorial, advisory or scientific boards of a large number of journals specializing in EU Law including 20 years as an editor of the Common Market Law Review. He is Editor-in-Chief of the European Monograph book series.
Amongst the works with which he is most associated are Legal Issues of the Maastricht Treaty (Chancery Law Publishing, 1994) and Legal Issues of the Amsterdam Treaty (Hart, 1999).
He has given guest lectures in Universities all over Europe and the US. He gave evidence to committees of the European Parliament, most recently in 2008 to the Internal Market Committee (expert report and oral evidence), and to the House of Lords on EU matters. He advised the Netherlands Government on certain aspects of the Maastricht Treaty during the Netherlands Presidency. He was also an advisor to the European Ombudsman.
He practises law and pleads before the European General Court (formerly known as the Court of First Instance) and the European Court of Justice
. His cases include the celebrated Eurojust case, of constitutional significance. He has represented clients at hearings of the European Commission.
In 2008, he was appointed by the EU Member States to chair the Appeals Tribunal of the European University, an administrative law body established by international treaty exercising supranational judicial functions. He was previously a member for 6 years of the Arbitration Committee of the European Space Agency. He has been honoured by several bodies including Romania and the Italian Republic for his academic contribution to European integration.
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
and Of Counsel on EU Affairs at the international law firm Salans
Salans
Salans is an international, full-service law firm operating from 22 offices across 17 countries.-Profile:With 22 offices located in the world’s main commercial centres and emerging markets, Salans’ lawyers advise on complex transactions using a combination of local and international expertise...
. Together with an academic career, he has practiced EU law since 1984, as associate and Counsel with Coudert Brothers
Coudert Brothers
Coudert Brothers LLP was a New York-based law firm with a strong international outlook that practiced from 1853 until its dissolution in 2006.-History:...
and Hammonds LLP. He is one of the leading practitioners of EU law, specializing in State aid and public procurement .
He was Professor of European Law at University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
(1993–2004) and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Laws. He was Professor of European Law and head of the Department of Law, University of Durham 1990-1993, and a Governor of Trevelyan College, University of Durham. He is a visiting professor at numerous Universities including University College Dublin
University College Dublin
University College Dublin ) - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin is the Republic of Ireland's largest, and Ireland's second largest, university, with over 1,300 faculty and 17,000 students...
(Ireland), the University of Siena
Siena
Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. It is one of the nation's most visited tourist attractions, with over 163,000 international arrivals in 2008...
and the College of Europe
College of Europe
The College of Europe is an independent university institute of postgraduate European studies with the main campus in Bruges, Belgium...
in Bruges
Bruges
Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country....
and Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
.
He is best known for his large volume of published work in two very different areas. The larger and earlier part of the corpus concerned the law concerning migrant workers in the EU and European Social Law. He was a member of the High Level Panel on the Free Movement of Workers established by the European Commission, chaired by Simone Veil
Simone Veil
Simone Veil, DBE is a French lawyer and politician who served as Minister of Health under Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, President of the European Parliament and member of the Constitutional Council of France....
. He was Vice-Chairman of the panel chaired by Lord Templeman culminating in a Report on immigration in the UK.
In recent years, his research has focused on EU internal market and State aid law. He has published important innovative work on EU State aid law, EU public procurement law and UK public private partnerships. He speaks at numerous international conferences on these topics.
As a professor, he was also an academic organizer and administrator, establishing permanent centers for research and teaching on European Union law: the Durham European Law Institute (University of Durham, U.K.) and the Centre for the Law of the European Union (University College London).
He was the coordinator of numerous major international research projects and international conferences. He co-founded the Irish Forum for European Law.
He has written or edited over 200 academic publications specializing in EU law.
He was also a co-founding editor and joint editor of the European Foreign Affairs Review. He is a member of the editorial, advisory or scientific boards of a large number of journals specializing in EU Law including 20 years as an editor of the Common Market Law Review. He is Editor-in-Chief of the European Monograph book series.
Amongst the works with which he is most associated are Legal Issues of the Maastricht Treaty (Chancery Law Publishing, 1994) and Legal Issues of the Amsterdam Treaty (Hart, 1999).
He has given guest lectures in Universities all over Europe and the US. He gave evidence to committees of the European Parliament, most recently in 2008 to the Internal Market Committee (expert report and oral evidence), and to the House of Lords on EU matters. He advised the Netherlands Government on certain aspects of the Maastricht Treaty during the Netherlands Presidency. He was also an advisor to the European Ombudsman.
He practises law and pleads before the European General Court (formerly known as the Court of First Instance) and the European Court of Justice
European Court of Justice
The Court can sit in plenary session, as a Grand Chamber of 13 judges, or in chambers of three or five judges. Plenary sitting are now very rare, and the court mostly sits in chambers of three or five judges...
. His cases include the celebrated Eurojust case, of constitutional significance. He has represented clients at hearings of the European Commission.
In 2008, he was appointed by the EU Member States to chair the Appeals Tribunal of the European University, an administrative law body established by international treaty exercising supranational judicial functions. He was previously a member for 6 years of the Arbitration Committee of the European Space Agency. He has been honoured by several bodies including Romania and the Italian Republic for his academic contribution to European integration.