Benoit Keane

Benoît Keane is a leading European lawyer. He specialises in EU law and competition law in particular relating to the sports sector. Benoît regularly represents clients before European Commission and European courts. He has also acted as counsel and legal expert in cases before the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Major regulatory cases include representing UEFA in the Super League case before the EU Court of Justice. He is also legal counsel to FIFA, assisting it with the reform of the player transfer system and football agents regulations. Benoît, who comes from Ireland, read law at University College Cork. He obtained a master’s degree in European law at the College of Europe in Bruges. He is qualified as a Solicitor Advocate (England & Wales) and as an Avocat (Belgium) as well as being admitted to the roll of Solicitors of Ireland.