Dr. Gabrielė Taminskaitė-Kočiūnė is a researcher in social protection law and labour law, with expertise in European welfare states and family law. She holds a double doctorate in law, awarded in 2022 by Vilnius University and Paris-Nanterre University, where she conducted advanced research in social law and comparative legal theory. She is currently an Assistant Professor and researcher at the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University, and a postdoctoral researcher at the Law Institute of the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences. Since 2023, she has also served as Head of the French Law Centre at the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University, contributing to the promotion of French law and comparative law in Europe.

Her research focuses on social protection law, the principle of solidarity, contemporary transformations of work, and legal models of the welfare state from a comparative perspective, particularly between France and Lithuania. Her current postdoctoral project examines work-life balance through the lens of labour market change and the evolution of social protection systems, including the rights of workers without family responsibilities. She is currently preparing a monograph and several scholarly articles, and regularly participates in international academic networks, conferences, and colloquia across Europe.

Since obtaining her Master’s degree in Law in 2016, Dr. Taminskaitė-Kočiūnė has held a number of academic and institutional positions, including visiting researcher at several European universities, legal expert for the Competition Council of the Republic of Lithuania, and expert on international projects relating to workers’ rights. She has also contributed to public policy development in the fields of employment, migration, and the inclusion of persons with disabilities, in cooperation with several Lithuanian ministries. Recipient of several doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships, including awards from the French government and the Lithuanian Research Council, she is the author of numerous publications in social law, constitutional law, and comparative law, and frequently speaks at international academic events.

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