National presentations (selection)
87 Planned : SVN Symposium on Banking Law (Hanover), 29 October 2026, ‘Investing in open-ended property funds in current case law’
86 Planned : NOSA, 24th Annual Congress on Money Laundering and Sanctions (Potsdam), 15 September 2026, ‘The consequences of (US) sanctions for bank accounts and payment services’
85 Banking LawSymposium , Bankers Campus (Potsdam), 23 April 2026, ‘Investment in open-ended property funds in current case law’
84 18th Annual Congress on Compliance and the Law Governing Securities Trading and Investment Advice, Bankers Campus (Potsdam), 4 December 2025, “Investment in open-ended property funds in current case law”
83 38th Passau Labour Law Symposium (Passau), 26 June 2025, “Minimum Wage Liability in the Supply Chain: New Risks Arising from the CSDDD Directive”
82 Münster Banking Law Conference 2025 (Münster), 16 May 2025, “The scrutiny of standard terms and conditions in banking law – quo vadis?”
81 Cologne Bar Association (Cologne), 15th Cologne Banking Law Conference 2025, 14 March 2025, “The ECJ’s guidelines for the review of general terms and conditions in national law”
80 Cologne Bar Association (Cologne), 15th Cologne Banking Law Conference 2025, 14 March 2025, “Early repayment penalties – fundamentals and current developments”
79 36th Passau Labour Law Symposium 2023 (Passau), 16 June 2023, “Employer liability in the supply chain under German and European law”
78 BZ – BörsenZeitung live, Banking Fees Conference 2023 (Frankfurt am Main), 9 November 2023, “Early repayment penalties: current issues; limits under European law”
77 BZ – BörsenZeitung live, 2023 Conference on Credit Law (Frankfurt am Main), 16 October 2023, “Obligations of credit institutions under the LkSG”
76 WM Conference on Credit Law (Frankfurt am Main), 4 November 2022, “ESG Criteria for Credit Law”
75 Bavarian State Ministry of Justice (Higher Regional Court of Nuremberg), 2 June 2022, “Consumer Contracts and Special Forms of Distribution under the German Civil Code (BGB) (Sections 312 et seq. BGB) – Ongoing Reform”
74 Mannheim Labour Law Conference (Mannheim), 9 March 2022, “Responsibility in the Globalised World of Work – The New Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG)”
73 WM Conference on Credit Law (Frankfurt am Main), 15 November 2021, “Green Loans, Sustainable Loans – Rationale and Sustainable Credit Financing”
72 WM Conference on Banking Fees (Frankfurt am Main), 29 September 2021, “From Negative Interest Rates to Custody Fees”
71 Bavarian State Ministry of Justice (Munich), 13 February 2020, “Consumer Contracts and Special Forms of Distribution under the German Civil Code (Sections 312 et seq. BGB)”
70 6th Banking Science Symposium (Berlin), 30 January 2020: “The Banking Business Model at a Crossroads: The Legal Framework”
69 University of Regensburg, Centre for Classical Studies, lecture series “Europe: The Ancient Heritage”, 18 December 2019, “The EU as a Community of Law in Times of Disintegration”
68 VBU Conference : 10 Years of the German Bonds Act (Schuldverschreibungsgesetz – SchVG) (Berlin)
22 November 2019
“Prospects for bonds on the financial market”
67 WM Conference on Banking Fees (Frankfurt am Main)
8 October 2019
“Bank compliance with regard to bank charges (including the right to remedy)”
66th ZIP Annual Conference on Banking and Capital Markets Law 2019 (Cologne)
12 April 2019
“SEPA Real-Time Credit Transfer (SCT-Inst)”
65th WM Conference on Credit Law (Frankfurt am Main)
20–21 May 2019
“Revocation and reversal of motor vehicle finance agreements”
64th East German Savings Banks Association – BankersCampus (Potsdam)
6 May 2019
“Banking Secrecy, Trade Secrets and Whistleblowing: Is a System Being Established through Legislation and Case Law?”
63 Robo-Advice Workshop (University of Mannheim)
10 December 2018
"Sales-related conflicts of interest in robo-advisory"
62 Banking Law and Practice (BuB) – Symposium on “Collective Legal Protection” (Cologne)
29 November 2018
“The Act Introducing a Model Declaratory Action under Civil Procedure – A Step in the Wrong Direction”
61 WM Conference “Bank Charges – Current Situation and Possible Solutions” (Frankfurt am Main)
22 November 2018
“The obligations of the management of corporate clients regarding bank charges”
60th UR LL.M. Master’s Programme in Compliance
27 September 2018
“Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)” (full-day event)
59 Bavarian State Ministry of Justice (Munich)
1 March 2018
“Consumer Contracts and Special Forms of Distribution in the German Civil Code (Sections 312 et seq. BGB)”
58 German Judges’ Academy (Trier), “Key Issues in the Law of Obligations”
20 June 2016
“Current Controversial Issues in the Law of Special Forms of Distribution”
57th German Judges’ Academy (Trier), “Key Issues in the Law of Obligations”
20 June 2016
“European Law Aspects of Private Law”
56th ZIP Annual Conference on Banking and Capital Markets Law 2016 (Cologne)
29 April 2016
“The Termination of Building Society and Instalment Savings Contracts”
55th Munich Higher Regional Court (Munich)
11 March 2016
“Update on Consumer Law”
54 Friedrich-Alexander University (Nuremberg/Erlangen), Research Centre for Banking and Capital Markets Law: “Developments in Payment Transactions Law”
4 December 2015
“The Draft Payment Accounts Act: The Retreat of Private Autonomy in Banking Contract Law”
53 Banking Law Association – Academic Association for Banking Law e.V., Banking Law Conference 2015 (Frankfurt am Main)
26 June 2015
“Current developments in (primarily civil law) prospectus liability”
52 German Judges’ Academy (Trier), “Key Issues in the Law of Obligations”
22 June 2015
‘Current Controversial Issues in the Law of Special Forms of Distribution’
51 German Judges’ Academy (Trier), ‘Key Issues in the Law of Obligations’
22 June 2015
‘European Law Aspects of Private Law’
50th German Judges’ Academy (Trier)
23 June 2014
“Current Controversial Issues in the Law of Special Forms of Distribution”
49th German Judges’ Academy (Trier)
23 June 2014
"European law aspects of private law"
48th German Judges’ Academy (Trier)
24 June 2013
“Current Controversial Issues in the Law of Special Forms of Distribution”
47th German Judges’ Academy (Trier)
24 June 2013
"European law aspects of private law"
46th Bavarian Academy of Sciences (Munich) – “Philosophical and theoretical foundations of European contract law”
21 February 2013
“The Development of Law in a Fragmented Supranational Legal Order”
45 German Notaries’ Association (Berlin) – “European harmonisation: an opportunity for notaries”
25 January 2013
“Legal certainty through system and principles: A comparison of the German Civil Code (BGB) with the Common European Sales Law”
44 Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich “10 Years of the Reform of the Law of Obligations”
24 November 2012
“Modernisation of the Law of Obligations 2002 – A Model for the Harmonisation of European Private Law?”
43 University of Münster “The European Law of Obligations at a Turning Point”
18 October 2012
“10 Years after the German Reform of the Law of Obligations – The Position of the Law of Obligations in the German Civil Code”
42 Munich Law Society
17 July 2012
“New European Contract Law – Purpose and Functions of the so-called ‘optional instrument’”
41st German Judges’ Academy (Trier)
25 June 2012
“Current Controversial Issues in the Law Governing Special Forms of Distribution”
40th German Judges’ Academy (Trier)
25 June 2012
"European law aspects of private law"
39th Hearing of the Conference of Ministers of Justice on the proposal for a regulation on a Common European Sales Law (Frankfurt am Main)
24 May 2012
“Toolbox versus an optional European sales law system – freedom of choice as an alternative to full harmonisation?”
38 German Judges’ Academy (Wustrau) – “Current developments in civil law”
16 April 2012
“Trends in pan-European contract law”
37th Bavarian State Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (Munich)
28 March 2012
“Common European Sales Law – a curse or a blessing?” (press conference)
36 Bavarian State Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection & Chamber of Crafts for Munich and Upper Bavaria (Munich)
30 January 2012
“The Draft Optional European Sales Law”
35 ESCL Annual Conference 2011 – Annual Conference of the European Society for Construction Law (Frankfurt am Main)
11 November 2011
“Towards an Optional European Contract Law – Opportunities and Risks”
34 33rd Annual Conference of the Society for Comparative Law: “Limits to the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights” (Trier)
16 September 2011
“Personal Liability of Directors of Legal Entities, Shareholders and Employees for Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights”
33 Graduation ceremony of the Faculty of Law at the University of Regensburg
29 July 2011
“The Profession of Our Time for Legal Studies”
32 University of Osnabrück: European Legal Studies Institute: “Acquis Principles, the DCFR and the Optional Instrument against the Background of BGB Doctrine”
30 June 2011
“BGB Dogmatics and European Contract Law”
31 German Judges’ Academy (Trier)
26 June 2011
“Current Controversial Issues in the Law of Special Forms of Distribution”
30 German Judges’ Academy (Trier)
26 June 2011
"European law aspects of private law"
29th Munich Chamber of Industry and Commerce
4 May 2011
“Paths to a European contract law: full harmonisation in consumer law and an optional instrument”
28 13th German Tenancy Law Conference (Dortmund)
8 April 2011
“The due date for rent and the Law on Payment Services”
27 Frankfurt Chamber of Industry and Commerce
22 March 2011
“Current developments in European (consumer) contract law: full harmonisation, optional instrument, collective enforcement”
26 DIHK – German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (Berlin)
29 November 2010
“European (Consumer) Contract Law as an Optional Instrument? – The Green Paper on European Contract Law”
25 University of Osnabrück: European Legal Studies Institute: “Germany and Poland in the European Legal Community” (Osnabrück)
10 September 2010
“Minimum harmonisation, full harmonisation, ‘targeted harmonisation’ – harmonisation concepts and their implications for German contract law”
24 German Judges’ Academy (Trier)
28 June 2010
“Current Controversial Issues in the Law of Special Forms of Distribution”
23rd German Judges’ Academy (Trier)
28 June 2010
“European law aspects of private law”
22nd 2nd Conference of the Academic Network “Private Power and Freedom of Contract under Private Law” (Munich)
13 November 2009
“Private Power and Freedom of Contract under Private Law”
21 Exam preparation programme at the Bucerius Law School (Hamburg)
13–14 and 21–23 October 2009
“Course modules: Law of unjust enrichment, owner-possessor relationship, law of loans, gifts”
20 German Judges’ Academy (Trier)
7 July 2009
“Current Controversial Issues in the Law of Special Forms of Distribution”
19 German Judges’ Academy (Trier)
7 July 2009
"European Law Aspects of Private Law"
18 University of Augsburg: “Full harmonisation in private law – Is the concept of the Directive at a crossroads?” (Augsburg)
19 June 2009
“The Regulatory Density of (Fully Harmonising) Directives and the European Court of Justice’s Power to Specify Details”
17 German Judges’ Academy (Trier)
3 February 2009
“Contract Law and the Internet” (full day)
16 6th Workshop on “Regulatory Economics and Law” organised by the Walter Eucken Institute in conjunction with the Department of Economic Policy at the University of Freiburg (Freiburg)
23 November 2008
“The constitutionalisation of European company law – regulatory requirements for the structuring of company forms under European law?”
15th Workshop on the “Academic Common Frame of Reference – DCFR” at the University of Bonn, in collaboration with the SFB “Governance and Efficiency of Economic Systems” (Bonn)
22 November 2008
“Consumer Law in the DCFR (Draft Common Frame of Reference)” (Consumer Law in the DCFR)
14 European Law Academy (ERA): “Recent Developments in EC Consumer Protection Law” (Trier)
9 October 2008
“The new Consumer Credit Directive 2008/48/EC: Detailed Analysis”
13 9th Autumn Academy of the German Foundation for Law and Information Technology (DSRI): “Information Law 2008” (Essen)
11 September 2008
“Liability for the transfer and misuse of accounts under civil law”
12 19th Annual Conference of the Society of Young Civil Law Scholars: “Unity of Private Law, a Complex World” (Zurich)
5 September 2008
“The Unity of Private Law – Palladium or Relic of a Bygone Era”
11 German Judges’ Academy (Trier)
10 June 2008
“Current Controversial Issues in the Law of Special Forms of Distribution”
10th German Judges’ Academy (Trier)
10 June 2008
"European law aspects of private law"
9th German Judges’ Academy (Wustrau)
12 March 2008
“Consumer Protection in the German Civil Code (BGB)”
8th Max Planck Forum 2007 organised by the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law: “Intellectual Property: Challenges and Enforcement” (Munich)
15 November 2007
“Compensation for infringements of intellectual property –
The Promotion of Market Transactions as a Guiding Principle"
7 19th German Judges’ and Prosecutors’ Conference 2007 (Würzburg)
17 September 2007
Chair of Discussion, Section I:
"Farewell to national civil law"
6 German Judges’ Academy (Trier)
26 June 2007
“Current Controversial Issues in the Law Governing Special Forms of Distribution”
5 German Judges’ Academy (Trier)
26 June 2007
“European law aspects of private law”
4th Judges’ Conference of the Free State of Saxony:
"The reform of the law of obligations in judicial practice" (Bautzen)
1 December 2006
“Consumer Protection Following the Reform of the Law of Obligations:
Special forms of distribution (Sections 312 et seq. of the German Civil Code (BGB)), including the issue of so-called ‘junk properties’”
3rd Symposium “Fundamental Rights and Private Law from a Comparative Law Perspective” (Fraueninsel on Lake Chiemsee)
3 August 2006
“The ‘third-party effect of fundamental freedoms’ in Community law – towards the dissolution of a uniform legal concept”
2nd German Judges’ Academy (Trier)
27 June 2006
“Special Forms of Distribution in the Reformed Law of Obligations”
1st German Judges’ Academy (Trier)
27 June 2006
‘European law aspects of private law’
International presentations (selection)
10th DIS-Baltic Arbitration Days (Riga, Latvia)
14 June 2018
"Arbitration in Corporate Disputes"
9 Chuo University (Tokyo, Japan), German-Japanese Symposium on Information Duties, 20th Anniversary of the Journal of Japanese Law
23 September 2016
“Information Duties under German General Contract Law”
8 La Sapienza – Università di Roma (Rome, Italy), Master’s in European Private Law
May 2016
"Lectures on the Methodology of European Private Law"
7 Universitat Carlos III (Madrid, Spain), “The conclusion of contracts in private law: Towards new developments in contract law”
12 June 2015
“Contracts and Declarations of Intent in German Law”
6 European Union, Directorate-General for the Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (Brussels, Belgium): “Buying services everywhere in the Single Market”:
9 February 2015
“Challenges to the principle of non-discrimination for businesses and consumers”
5 Kyushu University (Fukuoka, Japan), “Understanding Regulatory Choice and New Economic Zones”
11 January 2015
‘Protection of freedom of contract under private law following deregulation’
4 Villa Vigoni – German-Italian Centre for European Excellence (Lake Como, Italy), “Towards a European Methodology? Legal Methodology in Comparative Law”
26 September 2014
“The Development of EU Law”
3 University of London, Queen Mary (London, United Kingdom), 15th EIPIN Congress (European Intellectual Property Institutes Network) 2014, “IP Lawmaking in the EU and Beyond: Normativity, Interpretation and Evolution”
6 April 2014
“Harmonisation by Directives – a View from Private Law”
2 Lower Saxony State Representation in Brussels
25 April 2012
“A Common Sales Law for Europe – A Playground for Legal Scholarship or an Opportunity for the Single Market?”
1 University of Oxford (Oxford, UK), “Current Problems in the Protection of Human Rights – Current Issues in the Protection of Fundamental Rights”
29 May 2009
“Constitutionalisation of Party Autonomy in EC Law” (Constitutionalisation of private autonomy in Community law)