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International law firm promotes research development in IP, IT & Media Law Bucerius Law School and American Friends of Bucerius (AFB) are pleased to announce their new partnership with DLA Piper, the world’s largest law firm with 4,200 lawyers in 30 countries.

The fourth annual Bucerius Summer Program in International Business Law concluded on August 12th. More than three dozen students and graduates from 19 countries participated in the program taught by leading professors and practitioners in the legal field, including Dr. Franco Ferrari (New York University) and Dr. Stefan Vogenauer (Director of the Oxford Institute of Read More

Bucerius Law School is pleased to celebrate its 10th annual Bucerius Exchange Program in International and Comparative Law. The incoming international class is the program’s largest yet, consisting of a diverse selection of 110 students from 53 partner universities in 24 countries. As in the past, courses will be taught in English by leading guest Read More

ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius Creates New Position for Global Strategic Development ·     Dr. Nina Smidt promoted to Director of International Strategic Planning and Business Development ·     Birte Gall to become CEO of Bucerius Education GmbH ·     Professor Michael Goering, President of the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius: “The decision reflects our growing international presence Read More

Katja Hemmerich is a Bucerius Summer School alumna of 2004. She works for the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations in New York and is preparing to deploy to the UN mission in Liberia in June. She joined the American Friends of Bucerius in 2010. What one aspect of the Bucerius experience is the most Read More

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

What’s the perfect Bucerius experience for you? My semester on exchange at Bucerius began with a pot-luck dinner, where the international exchange students and our new German peers were asked to prepare dishes and dine together. In this one room, law students from all around the world were able to highlight something they loved about Read More

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.

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

Dr. Westheider, can you describe the significance of this new exhibition of Gerhard Richter’s artwork? First of all, Gerhard Richter is among the most important artists in the 21st century; he is especially well-respected in the United States. The significance of the exhibition in the Bucerius Art Forum is threefold: For the first time, Richter’s Read More