Prof. Michal Gal

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• Professor, University of Haifa School of law

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Contact:

Email: mgal@law.haifa.ac.il

Room: 3032

Reception:

Phone: 04-8249062

Academic Ranks

Full Professor, Faculity of law, University of Haifa (2011-present)
Associate Dean Faculty of law, University of Haifa (2009-2012)
Associate Professor, Faculty of law, University of Haifa (2007-2011)
Director of Advanced Studies, Faculty of law, University of Haifa (2009-2012)
Director, Forum of Law and Markets, Faculty of law, University of Haifa (2008- present)

NYU, Global Hauser Visiting Professor (2006, 2007, 2012@NUS 2012@NUS)
National University of Singapore, Distinguished Visitor (2010)
Catholic University of Lisbon, Portugal, Visiting Professor (2009)
University of Melbourne, Visiting Professor (2009)
Georgetown University, Dean's Sabbatical Visiting Professor (2007-8)
Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Bonn, Germany, Visiting Scholar (2006).

Membership in Scholarly or Professional Organizations

Member of Steering Committee, Academic Society for Competition Law (ASCOLA), May 2010-present.
Member of International Advisory Board, Institute for Studies in Competition Law and Policy (IMEDIPA), July 2009-present.
Member of Advisory Board, Middle East Competition Law Initiative, Interdisciplinary Centre for Competition Law and Policy (ICC), (London), and College of Management, March 2009-present.
Academic Partner, Asian Competition Law and Economics Center (ACLEC), Hong-Kong Polytechnic University, January 2009-present.
Member of Advisory board, American Antitrust Institute, Washington D.C. September 2007-present.
Member of the Executive Committee of ASCOLA: Academic Society for Competition Law, December 2006-present.
Member of the International Advisory Board, Antitrust Institute, Chicago, U.S.A., July 2002- present.
Non-Governmental Advisor to the International Competition Network, May 2002- present.
Member of the Editorial Board of "Iyuney Mishpat", Tel-Aviv University Law Review, October 1989-July 1990.

Education

J.S.D.- (Alan Marks Medal for best graduate thesis) May 2000, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto.
LL.M.- (Alan Marks Medal for best graduate thesis) August 1996, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto.
Law Clerk, Supreme Court of the State of Israel
LL.B.- (Magna Cum Laude), June 1993: Faculty of Law, Tel-Aviv University.

Fields of Intrests

Competition law and Policy, Antitrust Law
Law and Economics
Economic Regulation
International Trade
Intellectual property
Corporations

Academic Experience

May 2001- 2006: Academic fellow of the NYU Center for Law and Business, NYU School of Law and Stern School of Business.
September 1999-May 2001: Visiting fellow, Center for Law and Business, New York University (NYU), NYU School of Law and Stern School of Business.
March 1999-March 2000: Legal consultant to S. Horowitz and Co., Advocates, Notaries
October 1997-August 1999: Olin Fellow and visiting scholar, Law School, Columbia University, NY.
September 1996-May 2000: J.S.D. student, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto.
September 1996-August 1999: Olin Fellow, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
March 1995-August 1997: Legal consultant on competition law issues to the Economic and Law Associates
August 1995-August 1996: LL.M. student, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
November 1993-August 1995: Lawyer, S. Horowitz & Co., Advocates, Notaries
December 1992-October 1993: Law clerk, S. Horowitz & Co., Advocates, Notaries and Patent Attorneys
March 1992-November 1992: Law clerk, The Supreme Court of the State of Israel, with the Honorable Justice Shoshana Netanyahu
Summer 1990: Special course in E.E.C. law as a member of a delegation of the Faculty of Law, Tel-Aviv University, Max-Planck Institutes, Germany
October 1989-July 1990: Member of the editorial board of "Iyuney Mishpat", the Law Review of the Faculty of Law, Tel-Aviv University

Professional Milestones

2010 Winner of GIF Grant for "Competition Law in Developing Jurisdiction" (together with Prof. Josef Drexel, Director, Max Planck Institute, Munich)
May 2010 Chosen by the Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog as one of the "Best of the Best: Top Female Antitrust and Economics Law Professors"
2009 Visiting Professor, Melbourne University, Australia
May 2009 Chosen by the Global Competition Review as one of the leading "Women in Antitrust" worldwide
2008 Dean's Visiting Professor, Georgetown University
2007-10 Israeli Science Foundation grant
2007 Chosen by Globes as one of ten young promising legal researchers in Israel
2006 and 2007 Global Hauser Visiting Professor, NYU
2006 Winner of GIF Grant for young scientist
2004 Winner of the Zeltner Prize for Young Researcher
Excellence in Teaching Award for academic years 2003/4. 2004/5. 2005/6
2002-4 Israeli Science Foundation grant
May 2001- present: Academic fellow of the NYU Center for Law and Business, NYU
September 1999-May 2001: Visiting fellow, Center for Law and Business, NYU
September 2000-June 2001: Associate Director of the NYU Advanced Certificate
1999/2000 Alan Marks Medal for best thesis submitted in 1999/2000, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
October 1997-August 1999: Visiting Research Scholar, Law School, Columbia University, NY
1995/6 Alan Marks Medal for best thesis submitted in 1995/6, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
March 1992-November 1992: Law Clerk, Supreme Court of the State of Israel, The Honorable Justice Shoshana Netanyahu

Further Information

PROFESSIONAL ROLES
- Chair, session on Procedure and Evidence, American Law and Economics Association (ALEA) conference, May 5-6, 2000, NYU
- September 2000-June 2001 Associate Director of the NYU Advanced Certificate Program in Law and Business. Duties included creating this new program, a joint program of the NYU School of law and the Stern School of Business, and setting it in place
- October 2001- present Director of Law and Economics Program, Haifa University School of Law, Israel
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
- October 2002- present:present Teaching several courses, including Corporate law and Antitrust at Haifa University School of Law. Teaching part of the Business Law course in the MBA Program. Haifa University
- September 1999-present:Lecturer of several classes of the Antitrust Course and the Graduate Trade Regulation Seminar, NYU Law School
- October 1992-June 1996:October 1992-June 1996: Teaching assistant (lecturer), Faculty of Law, Tel-Aviv University. Course: Legal Systems and Methods
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
- 1985-1987: Military Service in the Israeli Army. August 1986- October 1987: Chief leader of a scouts group (400 youngsters), as part of the military service
- Spring 1983: The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs delegation. Young ambassador of the State of Israel to Canada
- Summer 1978: C.I.S.V. delegation to Denmark
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP
- Member of the Israeli Bar Association