Prof. Dr Claudia Mayer – Chair

Born in 1984 in Prien am Chiemsee.

2003–2008: Studied law at the University of Passau;

2008: First State Examination;

2008–2011: Assistant professor at the University of Passau;

2009: PhD;

2009–2011: Trainee lawyer in the Munich Higher Regional Court district;

2011 Second State Examination;

2011–2012 Master’s degree (LL.M.) at the University of Chicago;

2012–2017 Research assistant at the University of Passau;

2017 Habilitation under the supervision of Professor Dr Wolfgang Hau; authorised to teach private law, civil procedure, private international law and comparative law.

From August 2017 to September 2018, Full Professor at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, succeeding Prof. Dr Wolfgang Marotzke.

2018 Accepted an appointment at the University of Regensburg to the Chair of Private Law and Private International Law, succeeding Prof. Dr Anatol Dutta.

Awards

2009 Doctoral Award from the Munich Bar Association;

2011–2012 Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Passau to promote equal opportunities for women in research and teaching;

2014 Award for Excellence in Teaching from the University of Passau, sponsored by Sparda-Bank Ostbayern eG;

2017 Publication grant from the German Research Foundation (DFG) for the habilitation thesis;

2017 Award for Excellence in Teaching from the Bavarian State Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Art.

Memberships

Scientific Association for International Procedural Law, Association of Civil Procedure Law Lecturers;

Academic Association for Family Law;

Scientific Advisory Board of the Federal Association of German Registrars

Building RW(S), Room 2.02

Telephone 0941 943 2280

Email: claudia.mayer@ur.de