Perry Keller

Biography

Mr Keller is Reader in Media and Information Law and specialises in the areas of information privacy / data protection and freedom of expression. Having joined the Dickson Poon School of Law in 1994, he was Vice Dean of School (Education) from 2013 to 2016. Mr Keller was previously a lecturer in law at the University of Manchester and a senior lecturer at King’s. He received his first degree (BA) from the University of British Columbia and later received an LLB degree from Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Ontario and finally an LLM degree from Harvard Law School. He also completed a two year postgraduate programme at Nanjing University in the Peoples' Republic of China. Before becoming an academic lawyer, Mr Keller practiced law in Canada and was also employed by the Government of Hong Kong.   Mr Keller is Reader in Media and Information Law and specialises in the areas of information privacy / data protection and freedom of expression. Having joined the Dickson Poon School of Law in 1994, he was Vice Dean of School (Education) from 2013 to 2016. Mr Keller was previously a lecturer in law at the University of Manchester and a senior lecturer at King’s. He received his first degree (BA) from the University of British Columbia and later received an LLB degree from Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Ontario and finally an LLM degree from Harvard Law School. He also completed a two year postgraduate programme at Nanjing University in the Peoples' Republic of China. Before becoming an academic lawyer, Mr Keller practiced law in Canada and was also employed by the Government of Hong Kong.  

Research Interest

Media and communications law; Legal developments in China, especially concerning the media.