General Information |
- Professor of Law
Director (em.), Institute of German and European Corporate and Business Law
University of Heidelberg
School of Law
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Education and Degrees |
- Doctor iuris honoris causa (Doctor of Laws honoris causa), 2013, EBS Law School, EBS University for Business and Law, Wiesbaden, Germany
- Doctor rerum politicarum honoris causa (Doctor of Economics honoris causa), 2005, EBS Business School International University Schloss Reichartshausen, Oestrich-Winkel, Germany
- Habilitation (post S.J.D. degree), 1987, University of Münster School of Law, Münster, Germany
- Doktor der Rechte (S.J.D. equivalent) ("summa cum laude"), 1981, University of Münster School of Law, Münster, Germany
- LL.M., 1978, University of California at Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) (thesis "summa cum laude")
- Referendar (J.D. equivalent) ("magna cum laude"), 1977, University of Münster School of Law, Münster, Germany
- Abitur (B.A. equivalent), 1970, Carolinum at Osnabrück, Germany
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Professional Experience |
- Professor of Law and Chair, German, European and International Corporate Law, University of Heidelberg School of Law, October 2004 - March 2017
- Director, Institute of German and European Corporate and Business Law, University of Heidelberg, October 2004 - March 2017
- Member, Faculty, International Max Planck Research School “Dispute Resolution”, 2009 – present
- Founder and Chair of the interdisciplinary postgraduate Master program Legum Magister in Corporate Restructuring (LL.M. corp. restruc.), University of Heidelberg Law School, Winter Term 2008/09 - Winter Term 2019/20
- Professor of Law and Chair, Business and Tax Law, University of Konstanz School of Law, Konstanz, Germany, April 1988 - October 2004
- Dean, University of Konstanz School of Law, Konstanz, Germany, 1991-1992
- Associate Dean, University of Konstanz School of Law, Konstanz, Germany, 1990-1991
- Judge, District Court, Konstanz, Germany, 1989-1990
- Member, Advisory Board, British Institute of International and Comparative Law, 2003 - present
- Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, Spring 2002, Fall 2002
- Permanent Visiting Professor of Civil, Commercial and Business Law, University of Lucerne School of Law, October 2002 - present
- Global Professor of Law, New York University School of Law, 2000 - present
- Global Visiting Professor of Law, New York University School of Law, Fall 1994, Fall 1997
- Visiting Professor of Law, University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, March/April 1991, February/March 1993, August 1994 and February 1999
- Visiting Professor of Law, Humboldt University School of Law, Berlin, Spring 1992
- Visiting Lecturer, University of St. Gallen School of Law, St. Gallen, Switzerland, Winter 1991-1992
- Visiting Professor of Law, University of Houston Law Center, August/September 1991
- Visiting Professor of Law, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Law, Spring 1991
- Visiting Professor of Law, Université Jean Moulin Lyon III School of Law, Lyon, France, November 1990, July 1993 and July 1994
- Visiting Professor of Law, Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas, Fall 1988
- Assistant Professor of Law, Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas, 1986-1988 (tenure and promotion to Associate Professor of Law approved by the faculty, December 7, 1987, effective Fall term 1988)
- Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas, 1983-1985
- Member, Faculty, Duke in Denmark, Summer 1988
- Member, Faculty, Academy of International Taxation, Public Finance Training Institute, Ministry of Finance, Taiwan, R.O.C., 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993
- Law Clerk, Court of Appeals, Oldenburg, Germany, 1981-1983
- Assistant, University of Münster School of Law, 1975-1977 and 1979-1983
- Foreign Associate, Walter, Conston, Schurtman & Gumpel, P.C., New York, 1978-1979
- Intern, United Nations Centre for Transnational Corporations, New York, August 1978
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Bar Memberships |
- New York State Bar and several Federal Bars (USA)
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Professional memberships |
- American Law Institute, 1991 - present
- Member, Advisory Board, British Institute of International and Comparative Law, since 2003
- Member, Board of International Scholars, University of London, Queen Mary and Westfield College, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, 1994 - present
- Affiliated Scholar, Center for the Study of Central Banks, University of Chicago Law School, 1994 - 1995, New York University, 1995 - present
- Member, Gesellschaft für Rechtsvergleichung [German Association of Comparative Law], 1988 - present
- Member, Zivilrechtslehrervereinigung [German Association of Civil Law Teachers], 1988 - present
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Editorial Functions |
- Editor-in-Chief, Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Rechtswissenschaft [Journal of Comparative Law], 1989 - 2009, Managing Editor-in-Chief 2009 - 2016, Editor-in-Chief 2016 - present
- Associate Editor, The International Lawyer, a quarterly publication of the American Bar Association Section of International Law and Practice, 1986 - 1999
- Acting Editor-in-Chief, The International Lawyer, 1987-1988
- Chairman, Advisory Board, The International Lawyer, since 1999
- Editor-in-Chief, Schriftenreihe zum Deutschen, Europäischen und Vergleichenden Wirtschaftsrecht [Book Series German, European and Comparative Business Law], 1998 - present
- Member, Board of Advisors, Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft [International Business Law Journal], 1988 - present
- Member, Board of Advisors, Europäisches Wirtschafts- und Steuerrecht [European Business and Tax Law Journal], 1992 - present
- Member, Board of Advisors, Entscheidungssammlung zum Wirtschafts- und Bankrecht [Business and Banking Law Reports], 1993 - present
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Awards |
- Doctor iuris honoris causa (Doctor of Laws honoris causa), 2013, EBS Law School, EBS University for Business and Law, Wiesbaden, Germany
- Doctor rerum politicarum honoris causa (Doctor of Economics honoris causa), 2005, EBS Business School International University Schloss Reichartshausen, Oestrich-Winkel, Germany
- Max-Planck-Research Award 1991 (with Professor Detlev F. Vagts, Harvard Law School)
- Prestasi Brokers Award, Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit, Johannesburg, South Africa 1989
- Outstanding Publication Award, Commission, European Communities, 1983
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Scholarships |
- Research Scholarship, German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft), 1983-1984 and 1986-1987
- Research Scholarship, German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst), 1977-1978
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Service to the Profession |
- Vice-Chair, International Legal Education Committee, American Bar Association 1994-1995
- Vice-Chair, Committee 13 ("Negligence and Compensation"), International Bar Association Section on General Practice, 1992-1994
- Member, Council, Section of International Law and Practice, American Bar Association, 1987-1988
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Selected extramural activities |
- Special Consultant to the Secretary General of the United Nations, New York, 1985
- Advisor to the South African Law Commission, 1993
- Outside Director of a newspaper company, 1989 - 2002
- Non-executive Director of a financial services company, 1991-1993 (Vice-Chairman of the board of directors, 1992-1993)
- Non-executive Director of a financial services holding company, 1994 - 1999
- Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of a publishing company, since 2003
- Publisher, NEUE OSNABRüCKER ZEITUNG [a daily newspaper in Germany], 2003 - present
- Member, Board of Directors, Foundation of the Lindau Nobel Prize Winners Meeting at Lake Constance, 2005-2012
- Corresponding Member, Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, 2003-2007
- Member, Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, 2007-2012
- Arbitrator, International Chamber of Commerce, Paris, France
- Arbitrator, German Institution of Arbitration, Cologne, Germany
- Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association, International Centre for Dispute Resolution, New York, USA
- Vice-Chair, Founding Advisory Committee of the Law School, European Business School, Wiesbaden, October 2010 – May 2012
- Chair, Law School Advisory Committee, EBS Law School, Wiesbaden, May 2012 – December 2014
- Member, Board of Advisors, Accounting Profession´s Insurance Association/Institute of Certified Public Accountants, since 2012
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