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UL role for MHP Sellors’ Stephen Keogh

The University of Limerick (UL) School of Law has appointed solicitor Stephen Keogh as an adjunct professor of practice.

Keogh is managing partner of MHP Sellors Solicitors, a law firm that employs over 50 people at its Limerick and Ennis offices.

UL says that he brings “a wealth of experience and expertise” in legal practice in Ireland, making him a valuable addition to its law school and its academic community.

Professor Lucy-Ann Buckley (head of the School of Law) said that its adjunct-professor positions were designed to ensure the appointment of distinguished individuals who had made, or had the potential to make, significant contributions to the university.

Commercial transactions

She described Keogh as “eminent and distinguished in legal practice”, adding that he would make “a tremendous, tangible contribution” to the law school and university.

Keogh has extensive specialist legal experience in advising a broad range of companies and public-sector bodies across different sectors in high-value commercial transactions and complex commercial disputes.

He regularly advises boards of directors and shareholders on corporate governance, directors’ duties, and employment issues.

Keogh is a member of the board of the Charities Regulatory Authority in Ireland. He also served as President of the Shannon Chamber of Commerce from 2020 to 2022.