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Official Release: 2012 Bucerius Activity Report and Website Relaunch

We are happy to announce the official launch of our new website! The website went live on February 1st, 2013, and now offers quick and easy access to information about American Friends of Bucerius, our activities, and publication archives. You can find upcoming events, register for email updates and newsletters, and donate to support the Read More

Bucerius in the News: Markus Hartung Published in the OLP Journal

Markus Hartung, Director of the Bucerius Center on the Legal Profession, writes about the skills needed to to run a successful legal practice in Organization of Legal Professionals’ eJournal. Markus Hartung, Director of the Bucerius Center on the Legal Profession, was recently published in the Organization of Legal Professionals’ eJournal on the topic of entrepreneurship Read More

Bucerius in the News: Bloomberg Law interviews Markus Hartung

Markus Hartung, Director on the Bucerius Center on the Legal Profession, was interviewed by Bloomberg Law News on the need for innovation in the legal profession. Mr. Hartung recently unveiled a position paper about the same subject. In the interview, he explained that the worldwide economic crisis precipitated a crisis in the legal profession, with Read More

Getting Closer? US vs. EU Post-Patent Reform

Learn about the ramifications of the American Invents Act. Please click here to read more about the discussion on US vs. EU Post-Patent reform. Posted as part of the IP and Media Law Discussion Series.

The Turbulent Market for Legal Services Forces Law Firms to Innovate

Markus Hartung discusses new directions for the legal profession. Please watch Markus Hartung address the issue of innovation in today’s legal services market on Bloomberg Law.

A Global Look at Migration – interview by the Carnegie Council with Settling Into Motion Fellows

Global migration is a key part of our economic future and one that is often overlooked. Three experts offer very different takes on migration, spanning Europe, the USA, and lastly the Gulf States, where migrants make up the majority of the population and citizens are in the minority. Please click here for the interview. Together Read More

Natural Partners: Carnegie and Bucerius

Michael Göring, Nina Smidt, Joel H. Rosenthal and Julia Taylor Kennedy discuss the exciting partnership between the Carnegie Council and ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius, which will examine the thorny challenges attached to global migration. Please click here to watch the video. The evolving global migration landscape calls for an interdisciplinary exploration of responses to globalization, immigration, and Read More

Joel Rosenthal interviews Cem Özdemir and Michael Göring on “Politics of Migration in Germany”

Immigration is both a challenge and an opportunity for Germany. So says Green Party leader Cem Oezdemir, the first immigrant member of Germany’s parliament, and Michael Goering, CEO of the Hamburg-based Bucerius Foundation, which funds programs on integration. Please click here to watch the interview. This event was sponsored by the Carnegie Council for Ethics in Read More

Interview with Nina Smidt on Bloomberg Law

Nina Smidt, President of American Friends of Bucerius, talks about Germany’s first private law school and the state of legal education in the U.S. and Europe. Please click here to watch the interview. The interview was conducted by Lee Pacchia for Bloomberg Law.

Interview with Richard H. Walker on “The Changing Dynamics of Law Practice”

Richard H. Walker, General Counsel at Deutsche Bank AG, was interviewed on “The Changing Dynamics of Law Practice” on March 9, 2011. Please click here to watch the interview. “The Changing Dynamics of Law Practice” was the second discussion event of the series “Thriving in Today’s International Law Practice” which is co-hosted by Venable LLP. The interview Read More