Aoife Monaghan
About Aoife Monaghan
Aoife Monaghan is a Managing Associate at Linklaters in London, where she has worked since 2014. She has extensive experience in competition law, having held various roles including a legal secondee at the Competition and Markets Authority and a trainee solicitor at BP.
Work at Linklaters
Aoife Monaghan has been serving as a Managing Associate at Linklaters since 2014. Over her ten years at the firm, she has developed expertise in competition law, particularly in relation to EU/global merger control and competition litigation. Her role involves providing legal advice and support in complex regulatory matters, particularly within the financial infrastructure and energy sectors. Aoife has also gained international experience through a secondment to Linklaters' Hong Kong office, further enhancing her legal acumen in competition law.
Education and Expertise
Aoife Monaghan holds a Law (BA) degree from Cambridge University, which she completed from 2009 to 2012. She furthered her legal education by obtaining a PG Diploma in EU Competition Law from King's College London between 2016 and 2017. Additionally, she completed an Accelerated LPC at the College of Law Moorgate from 2013 to 2014. Her educational background provides a strong foundation for her specialization in competition law.
Background
Before joining Linklaters, Aoife Monaghan gained practical legal experience through various roles. She worked as a Trainee Solicitor in Competition Law at BP from 2014 to 2015 and completed a nine-month secondment to the Competition and Markets Authority's Legal Service from 2019 to 2020. During her time at BP, she provided legal support on competition law matters and participated in a full-time secondment to the group legal team.
Professional Experience
In addition to her current role at Linklaters, Aoife Monaghan has held positions that contributed to her expertise in competition law. She worked as a Paralegal at Allens in Sydney for five months in 2013. Her experience includes a legal secondee role at the Competition and Markets Authority, where she gained exposure to a wide range of competition law issues. This diverse professional background has equipped her with a comprehensive understanding of legal challenges in the competition law arena.