Barrister, Brick Court Chambers, London
Robert O’Donoghue KC has extensive experience of competition law, EU law, utility regulation, and related aspects of commercial and public law. He has appeared in major cases in the High Court, Competition Appeal Tribunal, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, EU Courts, Irish courts, international arbitral bodies, and in oral hearings before competition authorities and sectoral regulators in these matters. He also frequently gives expert evidence on his areas of expertise in foreign courts and arbitral bodies, including in recent class actions in Canada and Israel, as well as litigation in Sweden. Whilst his practice focuses mainly on private clients, Robert also frequently acts for and advises public authorities within and outside the EU, including in Hong Kong, Australia, and Ireland. Robert is also a full member of the Brussels Bar, and so retains full rights of audience in the EU Courts and the courts of the EU Member States.
Robert has consistently appeared as a leading barrister in legal directories such as Chambers and Partners and Legal 500. Further awards and accolades include:
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Shortlisted for Competition Law Silk of the Year by Chambers and Partners (2020)
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Listed in Global Competition Review Thought Leaders: Competition 2020
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Listed in Who’s Who Legal 2017: Competition Future Leaders Listed as the “Leading Junior” in Competition Law by Who’s Who UK Bar 2016
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Short-listed as “Competition Law Junior Of The Year” in 2015 by Chambers and Partners
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Listed in the “40 Under 40” of global competition lawyers by Global Competition Review– one of only three practising UK barristers listed (2012)
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Profiled as one of five junior barristers in the Global Competition Review UK Barrister Survey (2013)
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The youngest nominee and only practising barrister to feature in the Who’s Who of Competition Lawyers & Economists (2011)
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Outstanding EU Competition Lawyer Fellowship Award, Global Competition Law Centre, College of Europe (2003)