Prof. Dr. Boris Paal, M.Jur. (Oxford)
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Academic research focus
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Professional experience
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Judge at Hamburg District Court in the second main office |
| 10/2016 – 09/2018 |
Freiburg Law Faculty, University of Freiburg, Germany Faculty Dean |
| 10/2012 – 11/2014 |
Freiburg Law Faculty, University of Freiburg, Germany Dean of Students |
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since 11/2009 |
Freiburg Law Faculty, University of Freiburg, Germany (full-time) Full Professor, Chair for Private and Business Law, Media and Information Law, academic research and faculty teaching |
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04/2009 – 11/2009 |
Freiburg Law Faculty, University of Freiburg, Germany (full-time) Interim Professor for Media and Information Law, academic research and faculty teaching |
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10/2004 – 03/2009 |
Heidelberg Law Faculty, University of Heidelberg, Germany(full-time) Postdoc and Faculty Fellow, Chair Prof. Dr. Dres. h.c. Werner F. Ebke, LL. M., academic research and faculty teaching, administrative and HR responsibilities |
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01/2004 – 09/2004 |
Konstanz Law Faculty, University of Konstanz, Germany(full-time) Postdoc and Faculty Fellow, Chair Prof. Dr. Dres. h.c. Werner F. Ebke, LL. M., academic research and faculty teaching, administrative and HR responsibilities |
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10/2001 – 11/2003 |
Higher Regional Court of Duesseldorf, Germany (full-time) Two-year mandatory legal traineeship (‘Referendariat’) comprising secondments to various areas of legal practice |
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09/2001 – 05/2002 |
Hölters & Elsing (now Orrick), Duesseldorf, Germany Junior Lawyer, research focusing on Company Law and Antitrust Law |
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08/1999 – 08/2000 |
Konstanz Law Faculty, University of Konstanz, Germany Research Assistant to Prof. Dr. Dres. h.c. Werner F. Ebke, LL. M., academic research in the areas of Private Law and Business Law and Tutorial Lecturer in Law |
Academic Education
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01/2009 |
Habilitation—Heidelberg Law Faculty, University of Heidelberg, Germany Venia legendi: Private Law, Commercial and Business Law, International Private Law and Media Law |
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11/2003 |
Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf, Germany 2ndState Exam |
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10/2000 – 08/2001 |
Magister Juris (LL.M. equivalent)—University of Oxford, United Kingdom One year graduate course in Law (Magdalene College) |
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01/2001 |
Doctor of Laws (Dr. jur.)—University of Konstanz, Germany Topic of thesis: Rechnungslegung und DRSC |
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06/1999 |
Law Degree—University of Konstanz, Germany First State Exam |
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10/1995 – 07/1999 |
Law Student—University of Konstanz, Germany Law studies with specialization in Private International Law |
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10/1994 – 09/1995 |
Leibniz-Kolleg, University of Tuebingen, Germany Studium generale |