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Dr. Doris Koenig, Claussen Simon Chair for International Law and now former Bucerius Law School President, has joined the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany as a judge, replacing Dr. Gertrude Luebbe-Wolff on the second senate of the court. Judges for the Federal Constitutional Court are nominated and elected to the position and serve for a Read More

The Centrums für Hochschulentwicklung (Center for Higher Education Development – CHE) released their newest advanced education rankings, and Bucerius Law School was ranked the top Law School in Germany again. BLS received the highest scores in 14/16 ranking criteria, including legal faculty. The CHE rankings are considered the most comprehensive and detailed rankings in the Read More

The DO School Fellows have presented their GOOD TO GO initiative, put on in cooperation with Brooklyn Roasting Company, dedicated to changing the way New Yorkers enjoy their coffee. The GOOD TO GO team is working with coffee retailers, reusable cup companies, local artists, bloggers, journalists and members of NYC government to make this change happen. Read More

Markus Hartung, Director of the Bucerius Center on the Legal Professor, recently co-authored “Game Over? The Legal Market in 2018” with Arne Gärtner. The article looks at major trends in the legal market, the impact of these changes on the market position of international law firms, and what managing partners should consider when formulating three-year Read More

In May and early June, Transatlantic Academy fellows and staff present the Academy’s 2013-2014 collaborative report Liberal Order in a Post-Western World at events in Berlin, Stuttgart, Brussels, London, Warsaw, and Hamburg. On May 19, Transatlantic Academy fellows begin their European dissemination trip with a presentation of the report to experts at the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin Read More

American Friends of Bucerius Energy + Innovation Initiative “Energy, Innovation and Research: the Status Quo and a Look to the Future in Europe and the US” March 31st, 2014   Speakers: Dr. Urban Keussen, Senior Vice President, E.ON SE, Technology and Innovation Dr. Klaus Lackner, Director, Lenfest Center of Sustainable Energy, Columbia University Dr. Ferdi Read More

AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BUCERIUS TRANSATLANTIC GLOBAL AGENDA Alexander Privitera: “Back to the Future: Ukraine Crisis is Germany’s Biggest Foreign Policy Challenge since the Cold War” April 8th, 2014, 12-2pm, Alston + Bird LLP, New York, NY A Senior Fellow and Director of the Business and Economics Program at AICGS, Alexander Privitera focuses primarily on Germany’s Read More

AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BUCERIUS TRANSATLANTIC GLOBAL AGENDA Roya Hakakian, with commentary from JD Bindenagel, Bruno Jost, and Alexander von Stahl, Sr.: “Assassins of the Turquoise Palace” February 25, 2014, 12-2pm, Alston + Bird LLP, New York, NY  Roya Hakakian, an eminent journalist and writer, presented her book Assassins of the Turquoise Palace, as the opening Read More

The inaugural Summer Program in IP Law and Licensing has extended its deadline to May 15th, 2014! Apply now to reserve a spot in this English-language program, held on the beautiful Bucerius Law School campus in Hamburg, Germany. Bucerius  / UC Hastings Summer Program in IP Law and Licensing (July 20 – August 8, 2014) Read More

Transatlantic Global Agenda Spencer Boyer, “Current Immigration and Integration Debates in Germany and the United States: What We Can Learn From Each Other” March 5th 2014, 12-2 pm, Alston + Bird LLP, New York, NY   On March 5th, Spencer Boyer, a Visiting Senior Fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations and a Visiting Scholar Read More