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Professor Peter Whelan is a Professor of Law at the University of Leeds, School of Law, within the Faculty of Social Sciences. His expertise spans Competition Law and Criminal Law, with a focus on antitrust enforcement, cartel criminalization, and EU legal frameworks. He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and has authored leading monographs like *The Criminalization of European Cartel Enforcement* (Oxford UP) and *Parental Liability in EU Competition Law* (Oxford UP).
His research has influenced global antitrust policies, cited in over 400 publications and court rulings in Europe, Africa, and South America. Awards include the Reddy Charlton McKnight Prize and multiple Antitrust Writing Award nominations. He advises international bodies like the UNCTAD and the International Competition Network, and serves on editorial boards of *Journal of Antitrust Enforcement* and *World Competition*.
Whelan has held roles such as Director of the Centre for Business Law and Practice (2020–2023) and Deputy Director of the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies (2013–2019). He actively engages in policy advocacy, submitting evidence to New Zealand and Indian parliamentary committees, and trains judges and regulators globally. His current research explores debarment as an antitrust enforcement tool.
He has supervised nine PhD students to completion, including Evelyse Carvalho Ribas (Tax Law) and Colin Gregory (Criminal Law). His work spans grants from the European Commission, World Economic Forum, and UK Research Councils, addressing topics like EU antitrust remedies and social rights under internal market law.
