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School of Law and Government

Dr
Niall J
Moran

Primary Department
School of Law and Government
Role
Assistant Professor in Law
Niall J Moran
Phone number: 01 700
7596
Campus
Glasnevin Campus
Room Number
C225

Academic biography

Niall Moran is an Assistant Professor in Economic Law at the School of Law and Government at DCU and Deputy Director of the DCU Brexit Institute. 
He is a qualified barrister in Ireland and has been admitted as an Attorney in the state of New York. 
He holds a PhD in International Economic Law from Bocconi University and has worked for the Legal Service of the Council of the European Union and the Bilateral Relations with the Americas Unit at DG AGRI, European Commission.
He is Principal Investigator of the EU-funded Jean Monnet Module EU-LPF-Law (Levelling the Playing Field in EU Trade and Competition Law), which will run from 2024-2027.

Previously, he was a Lecturer in Law at Middlesex University, London, a Research Associate at Pluricourts, University of Oslo, and a Visiting Researcher at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. 
He is the author of 'International Trade and Investment Dispute Settlement. From Rise to Crisis and Reform' with Giorgio Sacerdoti (Routledge 2025), and 'Engagement between trade and investment law: the role of PTIAs' (Springer 2021). 
His research interests span International Economic Law and include EU law, International Trade Law, WTO law, International Investment Law, Competition Law, sanctions, industrial policy, and trade & investment in agriculture.
Niall welcomes PhD proposals in any areas related to his research interests.