Network

Since 2014, we have completed a number of (research) projects, which together include over 50 experts from a variety of backgrounds – 16 different universities, both European and national public institutions, and the private sector. If you wish to join our network, please contact the coordinators, Mira Scholten and Michiel Luchtman.

RENFORCE Researchers

  • Prof. mr. dr. Peter Blok is Professor in the Center for Intellectual Property Law of Utrecht University. He is a judge in the Commercial Law Chamber of the Court of Appeal in The Hague.
  • Mr. Koen Bovend’Eerdt is a PhD candidate for Criminal law and Criminology at the Utrecht University School of Law.
  • Prof. Alex Brenninkmeijer is a member of the European Court of Auditors and Professor of the rule of law’s institutional aspects, Utrecht University, the Netherlands.
  • Mr. Matteo Gargantini is Assistant Professor of European Economic Law at the University of Utrecht.
  • Ms. Joske Graat is a PhD candidate at Utrecht University and is attached to the Utrecht Centre for Regulation and Enforcement in Europe (Renforce).
  • Ms. Argyro Karagianni is a PhD researcher at the Utrecht Centre for Regulation and Enforcement in Europe (Renforce), Utrecht University.
  • Dr. Malgorzata Kozak is an Assistant Professor at Utrecht University, School of Law. She specializes in European Union law and competition law.
  • Mr. Laurens van Kreijis a PhD researcher at the Utrecht Centre for Regulation and Enforcement in Europe (Renforce), Utrecht University.
  • Dr. Salvatore Nicolosi is an Assistant Professor in European and International Law at Utrecht University Law School, where he is also a Researcher within the Utrecht Centre for Regulation and Enforcement in Europe (RENFORCE).
  • Mr. Deborah Nidel is a PhD candidate at Utrecht University and is attached to the Utrecht Centre for Regulation and Enforcement in Europe (Renforce) and the research group Empirical Research into Institutions for Conflict Resolution (ERI).
  • Mr. Elmin Omicevic is a PhD candidate in transnational law enforcement and fundamental rights.
  • Mr. Sofie Oosterhuis is a PhD candidate at Utrecht University researching the administrative review by EU agencies’ boards of appeal.
  • Dr. Gavin Robinson is a researcher at the University of Utrecht.
  • Prof. Dr. Cedric Ryngaertis professor of public international law.
  • Dr. Daan van Uhm is an Assistant Professor in Criminology at the Willem Pompe Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology.
  • Prof. John Vervaele is a Professor of Economic and European Criminal Law at the Willem Pompe Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology and the Utrecht Centre for Regulation and Enforcement in Europe (Renforce), Utrecht University.
  • Prof. Rob Widdershoven is a Professor of European Administrative Law at the Utrecht Centre for Regulation and Enforcement in Europe (Renforce), Utrecht University.
  • EULEN Researchers

  • Prof. Judith van Erp is Professor of Public Institutions at Utrecht University.
  • Dr. Sebastiaan Princen is Associate Professor in the field of governance and policymaking in the European Union at Utrecht University.
  • Prof. Annetje Ottow is President of Leiden University.
  • Prof. Alexander H. Türk is Professor of Law at The Dickson Poon School of Law of King’s College London.
  • Dr. Oana Stefan is a Reader at The Dickson Poon School of Law of King’s College London.
  • Prof. Dr. Luis Arroyo Jiménez is Associate Professor (Profesor Titular) of Administrative Law at the University of Castilla-La Mancha.
  • Prof. Dr. Adán Nieto Martín is Professor of Criminal Law at the University of Castilla-La Mancha.
  • Prof. Katalin Ligeti is a Professor of European and International Criminal Law at the University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
  • Dr. Stanislaw Tosza is Associate Professor in Compliance and Law Enforcement at the University of Luxembourg.
  • Prof. Federico Ghezzi is Professor of Business Law at Bocconi University.
  • Prof. Mariateresa Maggiolino is Associate Professor of Commercial Law at Bocconi University.
  • Dr. hab. Maciej Bernatt is is the head of the Department of European Economic Law (Jean Monnet Chair), Faculty of Management, University of Warsaw.
  • Dr. Laura Zoboli is at Warsaw University.
  • Prof. Joana Abrisketa Uriarte is Lecturer in International Law and European Union Law at the University of Deusto.
  • Dr. David Fernández Rojo is an assistant professor and researcher at the University of Deusto.
  • Dr. Josune López Rodríguez is Professor of Law at the University of Deusto.
  • Prof. Dr. Frank Meyer LL.M. is is Professor of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and International Criminal Law at the University of Heidelberg.
  • Prof. Dr. Martin Böse is Professor of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, International and European Criminal Law at the University of Bonn.
  • Experts from other Universities

  • Dr. Maurizia De Bellis is an Assistant Professor in administrative law at the University of Rome II “Tor Vergata”, Italy.
  • Dr. Merijn Chamon is a Post-doctoral Assistant at the Ghent European Law Institute, University of Ghent (Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence).
  • Dr. Florin Coman-Kund is an Assistant Professor of EU law at Erasmus School of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam.
  • Ms. Antonia Corini is a PhD researcher in food law at the Doctoral School on the Agro-Food System (Agrisystem), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Milan – Piacenza, Italy.
  • Prof. Paul Craig is a Professor of English Law, St John’s College Oxford.
  • Dr. Katalin (Kati) Cseres is an Associate Professor of Law at the Amsterdam Centre for European Law and Governance (ACELG), University of Amsterdam.
  • Prof. Mariolina Eliantonio is an Associate Professor of European Administrative Law, Maastricht University.
  • Prof. Martino Maggetti is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the Institute of Political, Historical and International Studies (IEPHI), University of Lausanne.
  • Prof. Fabrizio Di Mascio is a Professor of political science at the University of Turin, Italy.
  • Dr. Annalies Outhuijse is a PhD researcher at the Department of Administrative Law, University of Groningen.
  • Prof. Nicoletta Rangone is a Professor of economic law at LUMSA University in Rome, Italy.
  • Dr. Anne Schneider is a Post-doctoral researcher at the department of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, International and European Criminal Law at the University of Bonn, Germany.
  • Prof. Esther Versluis is a Professor of European Regulatory Governance at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University.
  • Dr. Sabrina Wirtz is a Lecturer at the International and European Law Department of the Faculty of Law, Maastricht University.
  • Experts from Public Institutions and the Private Sector

  • Ms. Katalin Berényi is a key expert in the Euromed Police IV project and a PhD candidate at the National University of Public Service in Budapest, Hungary.
  • Dr. Florentin Blanc is a Senior Policy Analyst at the OECD.
  • Dr. Federica Cacciatore is an Adjunct Professor of Policies of Administrative Simplification at the Tuscia University, Viterbo, and an advisor for administrative simplification at the Department of Public Function, Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers.
  • Dr. Despina Chatzimanoli is a legal expert at the European Banking Authority in London, United Kingdom.
  • Mr. Jonathan Foster is an English barrister holding an LLM from University College London and a legal adviser at the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
  • Ms. Emma van Gelder is a former intern at the European Court of Auditors and a PhD candidate at the Erasmus School of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam.
  • Mr. Floris Kets is a paralegal at Axon Lawyers Amsterdam.
  • Mr. Robert Kraaijeveld is a legal counsel at the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets.
  • Dr. Gianni Loschiavo is a lawyer at the Secretariat of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany.
  • Ms. Giuseppa Ottimofiore is a consultant in Regulatory Delivery primarily working with the World Bank Group on enforcement and licensing assessment and reform projects – and an independent researcher in Public Law.
  • Dr. Mikołaj Ratajczyk is an officer at the European Aviation Safety Agency and the European Commission.
  • Dr. Marloes van Rijsbergen is a policy officer at the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets.
  • Dr. Michele Simonato is an official at the European Public Prosecutor’s Office.
  • Dr. Martin Wasmeier is a Senior Expert at the Legal Service department of the European Commission.