Dr Stefan Drechsler
Career
Born on 20 January 1993 in Fürth
July 2011: A-levels at Ohm-Gymnasium, Erlangen
October 2011 – March 2016: Studied law at the University of Regensburg
January 2016: First Law Examination (2015/II session) (Grade: very good)
April 2013 – March 2016: Student assistant to Professor Dr Jürgen Kühling, LL.M.
April 2016 – March 2019: Assistant professor and PhD student under Professor Dr Jürgen Kühling, LL.M.
April 2019 – April 2021: Trainee lawyer at the Nuremberg Higher Regional Court (including a placement at the Federal Constitutional Court, First Senate, Department headed by Professor Dr Ines Härtel) and lecturer at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Real Estate at the University of Regensburg
April 2021: Second State Law Examination (2020/II session) (Grade: Good, 3rd in Bavaria)
Since July 2021: Assistant professor and postdoctoral researcher under Professor Dr Jürgen Kühling, LL.M., and, since November 2021, as senior lecturer on a temporary basis
October 2024 – March 2025: Acting Chair of Professor Dr Dr h. c. Wolfgang Kahl at the Institute for German and European Administrative Law at the Ruprecht Karls University of Heidelberg
Research interests
Dr Stefan Drechsler conducts research and teaches on various aspects of administrative, constitutional and european law, and is currently working on a postdoctoral research project examining how the legal system addresses the different challenges faced by rural and urban areas.
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Contact
Room Ground Floor 1.02
Telephone +49 941 943-6069
e-mail: Stefan.Drechsler[at]ur.de (opens your email program)
Melissa Mahmoud
Research interests
Melissa Mahmoud conducts research in the field of real estate law, with a particular focus on social housing provision and its constitutional law implications.
Contact
Room Ground Floor 1.10
Telephone +49 941 943-6063
Charlotte Gastroph
Research interests
Charlotte Gastroph, who holds a degree in law (Dipl.-Jur. Univ.), conducts research in the field of data privacy law and telecommunication law, with a focus on constitutional law and EU law.
Contact
Room Ground Floor 1.10
Telephone +49 941 943-6063
e-mail: Charlotte.Gastroph[at]ur.de (opens your email program)
Alexander Schaffer
Research interests
Alexander Schaffer conducts research in the field of constitutional and data privacy law, focusing on medical applications and the secondary use of data.
Contact
Room Ground Floor 1.05
Telephone +49 941 943-6065
e-mail: Alexander.Schaffer[at]ur.de (opens your email program)
Gregor Schwerda
Research interests
Gregor Schwerda conducts research in the field of competition and regulatory law, with a particular focus on the platform economy.
Contact
Room Ground Floor 1.01
Telephone +49 941 943-6070
David Sixt
Research interests
David Sixt’s research focuses on telecommunication law, particularly its links to general administrative law and law on administrative procedure, constitutional law and EU law, including European administrative law.
Contact
Room Ground Floor 1.04
Telephone +49 941 943-6066
e-mail: David.Sixt[at]ur.de (external link, opens in a new window)
Marie Solleder
Research interests
Marie Solleder conducts research and teaches in the field of media law, with a particular focus on disinformation and artificial intelligence.
Contact
Room Ground Floor 1.06
Telephone +49 941 943-6064
Dr Cajetan Späth
Since April 2026 Trainee lawyer at the Munich Higher Regional Court
Since March 2022 Assistant professor at the Chair of Professor Dr Jürgen Kühling, LL.M.
March 2022 – May 2026 PhD student at the Chair of Professor Dr Jürgen Kühling, LL.M.
January 2025 – February 2025 Visiting researcher at the Centre for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School, Stanford University, Stanford, USA
August 2024 – February 2025 PhD exchange with the Institute for European Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, USA
January 2022 First Law Examination in the 2021/II session (grade: good)
Research interests
Dr Cajetan Späth conducts research into competition and regulatory law, with a particular focus on data monopolies in the platform economy.
A detailed overview of Dr Cajetan Späth’s publications can be found in the (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible) following list of publications|pdf (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible)
