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NEWSLETTER
In-house News for Alumni and Friends of the Bucerius Law School
January 2008 page 1
EDITORIAL
Dear Friends of Bucerius Law School,
Isn’t it exciting when an entire new year lies before you?
Anything is possible; one looks at things with new energy
and takes on new challenges. At Bucerius, we also have a
lot on our plate in 2008. And as always, we want to keep
you well informed about what is coming up.
First and foremost, we are very pleased to announce the
new Bucerius Summer Program in International Business
Law, which is set to begin this summer and is open to all
interested international and German students. We are
also excited to see how our enlarged campus and the
Goßlerhaus in Blankenese are continuously filling with
events and activities. And we are looking forward to hearing
from all of our former students from the first classes
who are now completing their second state exam.
The motto of St. Pauli football fans also rings true for us
here at Bucerius in 2008: “You’ll never walk alone.” We
will only achieve this year’s goals, if we know you, our
friends and supporters, by our side. Knowledge in research
and learning is an exchange process, a give and
take, of listening and offering advice, of supporting and
being supported. For this reason, in the new year, we
hope to continue our regular exchange and frequent
contact with you. As you will see in this issue of the January
newsletter, our activities and outreach are already
well underway.
Yours,
Professor Dr. Dres. h.c. Karsten Schmidt
President
LAW SCHOOL CALENDAR OF EVENTS
2008
• Alumni Fair for German LL.B. students: March 5,
2008
• LLB Award and Winter Ball: March 8, 2008
• Awarding of the Medal of Honor of Bucerius Law
School and the ZEIT Foundation Ebelin and Gerd
Bucerius: April 21, 2008
• Bucerius Summer Program in International Business
Law: July 20 – 16 August, 2008.
Application deadline: April 30, 2008.
• MLB Program begins: August 25, 2008.
Application deadline: March 31, 2008
• Graduation of “Masters of Law and Business”
students: August 26, 2008
• International Exchange Program begins: September
4 – 19 December, 2008.
Application deadline: March 31, 2008
• Bucerius International Alumni Reunion in Hamburg:
19 – 21 September, 2008
• Academic Ceremony: September 26, 2008
• Annual Meeting of Donors and Friends: September
26, 2008

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RESEARCH AND ACADEMICS
NEW OFFERING:
Bucerius Summer Program in International
Business Law
As part of our expanding international program, Bucerius
Law School is pleased to announce the convening
of the first Bucerius Summer Program in International
Business Law from July 20 – August 16, 2008. This intensive
four-week English-taught program is open to all interested
international and German students who have
completed two years of law study. The program will offer
students a better understanding of the forces shaping
international business law in order to meet the increasing
requirements of companies and law firms in this field. The
following courses in international business law will be
offered: Comparative Law, Law & Economics, International
Mergers & Acquisitions, Alternative Dispute Resolution,
Corporate Governance, etc. Students have to pass
the final examination in each course in order to receive
grades and credits. In addition to a challenging academic
program, students will be invited to take part in a series
of extracurricular activities in and around Hamburg.
Applications will be accepted until April 30, 2008. The
program is supported by Linklaters.
Further information about the program can be found at
www.law-school.de/summerprogram.html. Questions
should be directed to Kasia Kwietniewska, director of the
Bucerius Summer Program at kasia.kwietniewska@lawschool.de
or +49 (0) 40 30706 109.
EUROPE-CHINA SCHOOL OF LAW
Hamburger Consortium wins Bid for EU-
Project
Under the auspices of the University of Hamburg, a
Consortium affiliated with the Max Planck Institute
for Foreign and International Private Law and the Buce-
rius Law School, won the bid to create the “Europe-China
School of Law” in Beijing with support funds from the
European Union. The circle of partner universities includes
numerous faculties in Madrid, Bologna, Paris and
Dublin and also in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. The
project is ready to begin in 2008. For the academic headquarters
Hamburg this is a significant step – as it will
strengthen Hamburg’s competence as the China-Center
in Europe.
ROM I AND ROM II
The Law of Applicable Contractual Obligations
The European Academy of Law (ERA) in Trier and the
Portuguese EU presidency-hosted conference in Lisbon
from November 12-13, 2007 brought a deeper analysis
of the forthcoming Rom I and II Decree, which define
the law regarding contractual and non-contractual obligations.
Professor Karsten Thorn held a lecture on the conflict
of laws of product liability, specifically, environmental
damage in the Rom II Decree. He focused on the legal
framework for formulating certain laws, and showcased
some of the most common difficulties in applying these
norms. The ensuing lively debate clearly demonstrated
that there is still a great need for further clarification,
particularly on the side of consumers and industrylobbyists.
The conference offered an interesting forum for
discussion, as it included both the European legislative
branch responsible for the new European contractual
obligation law, as well as those applying it in the field:
lobbyists, lawyers, judges.
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Investing in Foundations
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by Gregor Roth, Academic Assistant
n December 7, 2007, Bucerius Law School hosted a
conference on the topic “Investing in Foundations –
What are the Legal Guidelines?“ an event based on an
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the University of Bonn and Professor Wolfgang Schön
from the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property,
Fiscal and Competition Law. The presentation and the
following discussion were of great interest to the nearly
200 participants from academia and practicing fields.
From left to right: Professor Birgit Weitemeyer, Holger Benke,
Jakob Nicolai und Professor Rainer Hüttemann
Two lecturers, Holger Benke from the Hertie Foundation
and Prof. Hüttemann, agreed in their presentations that
yield-oriented investments in foundations not only were
legal, but also necessary. Jakob Nikolai, from the Hamburg
Foundation Inspectorate, concurred and gave insight
into the workings of his authority. The following presentation
by Professor Schön also focused on the legality of a
diversified and yield-oriented investment strategy.
Stephan Schauhoff from Bonn argued from a practioner´s
point of view, saying that the lack of binding account
regulations for foundations gave quite a leeway for interpretation
in declaring financial losses.
LABOR LAW GUEST LECTURER
Tactical Thinking is Everything!
by Nathalie Putterer, Academic Staff
Once again, Professor Matthias Jacobs, Chair of Civil
Law, Labour Law and Law of Civil Procedure, was
able to recruit a practioner from the field who knows how
to present current labour law issues thoroughly and in an
entertaining way. On November 29, 2007, Ernst Burger,
presiding judge at the LAG München, talked about the
arbitration committee process.
Ernst Burger
In the foreground was the forced mediation of the BetrVG
that serves the purpose of settling disputes between
employers and the workers’ committees or unions. Burger
offered an insider’s peek behind the scenes: policy
and tactics are the magic words for the parties involved.
Policy and strategy are also the tools of craft of Florian
Weh (pictured bottom left), Chair of the Collective Bargaining
Pinion, Flying Personnel for Lufthansa AG in
Frankfurt am Main. On December 6, 2007, he was ready
for the second time to accept an invitation from Matthias
Jacobs. He spoke about the complexity of a plural tariff
system and of niche unions – both scary concepts for the
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expert in the field, having negotiated settlements between
Lufthansa AG, ver.di union, and the flyer’s unions
Cockpit and UFO. Looking at year’s past, Lufthansa appears
to have found a proven method.
INTERNATIONAL LAW STUDENTS IN
GENEVA
by Jennifer Zumdick, Student
From November 4-6, Professor Doris König, academic
colleague in the Public Law faculty, and Bucerius Law
School students of International and European Law
attended a meeting of the UN-committee for Scientific,
Social and Cultural Rights. To review issues related to
scientific, social and cultural rights, the committee convenes
twice a year in Geneva.
Professor Eibe Riedel, one of committee’s 18 independent
international law experts, invited the attendants. After an
introductory lecture by Professor Riedel, students had the
opportunity to attend the NGO submissions and the Costa
Rican State Report in the Palais Wilson, as well as to visit
the Museum of the International Committee of the Red
Cross, the European headquarters of the United Nations
and sample a typical Swiss dish - cheese fondue.
ACTIVITIES
ENTREPRENEURIAL LECTURE
Guest Speaker Martin Willich
by Roman Strecker, Foundation for the Support of Bucerius Law School
On November 28, the “Studium generale” and the
Foundation for the Support of Bucerius Law School
invited Martin Willich to speak as part of the “CMS
Hasche Sigle Lectures” at the University. The goal of
these regular trimester lectures is to introduce students
to entrepreneurs who were trained as lawyers. Willich,
who was born 1945 in Thüringen and studied law in Hamburg,
has been the Director of “Studio Hamburg” – the
largest film and television production studio in continental
Europe – for more than 20 years. An engaging speaker,
Willich shared stories from his career and gave a number
of examples of what enables lawyers to be successful
outside the “classic” fields of law. After the debate, moderated
by Bucerius Law School CEO Hariolf Wenzler, Willich
invited the students to visit to Studio Hamburg in the
spring of 2008.
SMALL AND BIG FISH
An Art Exhibit at TaylorWessing
by Nele Bull, Student
O n November 21, it was time for a little detour into
Hamburg’s art scene: art-interested students were
invited by lawyer Maja Stadler-Euler (TaylorWessing Ham-

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burg) to an exhibit: “Small and Large Fish – Young Artists
Encounter Entrepreneurs in the Hamburger Harbor”. The
exhibit was part of the “Studium Generale” and is supported
by the German Economic Foundation.
One of the exhibiting artists explained the impressions of
Hamburger businesses captured by the pieces. Afterwards,
the students were invited to a reception at the law
firm TaylorWessing, where they met the firm’s lawyers
and enjoyed pieces of art from the Falkenberg Collection.
We would like to deeply thank Maja Stadler-Euler and the
students taking part in the exhibit for their efforts!
ON DELINQUENTS AND MIRACLES
A Lecture at TaylorWessing
by Mathis Kreyer, Student
Not all movers and shakers of the German economic
miracle after World War II had a clean slate – that
was the message conveyed by Nina Grunenberg at the
“Talk at TaylorWessing”, an event of the “Studium generale”
on December 5, 2007. Following the invitation of
Maja Stadler-Euler, the audience listened to Grunenberg,
a former deputy editor-in-chief of “Die Zeit”, read from
her book “The Miracle-Men – The Network of the German
Economy 1942 – 1966.”
Nina Grunenberg und Maja Stadler-Euler
In it, she showcases how powerful businessmen of the
Third Reich continued their illustrious careers in post-war
Germany. Willy H. Schlieker and Heinrich Nordhoff, for
example, were two protagonists, who during WWII were
known as “Albert Speer´s boys”, and proceeded to be big
players in the German economy later on. Grunenberg
afterwards addressed the difficulties encountered in the
creation of the book.
OPEN HOUSE
Over 400 Guests at Goßlerhaus
by Aline Kalb, Student, und Maike Lütkens, Director of Bucerius Events
On December 15, 2007, over 400 guests took advantage
of the “open house” and came to see the lovingly
restored Goßlerhaus. Started in July 2006, the reconstruction
and restoration of the new administrative
center is now complete and ready to be used for cultural,
academic and business activities. The decline of the
stately manor in Goßlers Park provoked a response from
the community and what followed was the creation of the
association, “Friends of Goßlerhaus”. In 2006, a Blankenese-based
patron acquired the building from the city of
Hamburg, renovated and restored it according to a longterm
user concept developed by Bucerius Law School,
and integrated it into the communal Klaus Schümann
Foundation (Goßlerhaus Foundation).
The new opening marked the completion of an exemplary
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However, restoration was not always smooth sailing.
Major obstacles included the incomplete and inadequate
previous restoration efforts which workers had to work
around until June. Still, for architect Gerhard Gretemeier,
this project was a dream come true: “As a native Blankeneser,
one can only love this building.” Following his
plans for this extensive reconstruction, the building has
become a harmonious combination of modern functionality
and historic architecture. Since October, it has hosted
numerous events, academic seminars, workshops, symposiums
and retreats. “At the same time, the Goßlerhaus
can be rented out for private or business events,” explains
Nina Schmidt, CEO of Bucerius Education GmbH
(www.bucerius-event.de).
An open house was the perfect way to share this special
place with the public, who crooned enthusiastically about
their surroundings. “It is beautiful and very light, unobtrusive
and very hanseatic,” said one visitor. A standing
attraction, already popular on the first day, is the “Horst
Janssen Library”. Over the course of several years,
Lamme Janssen, daughter of the famous Blankenese
designer and artist, had collected scores of books, records
and catalogues from and about her father, now on
display here. The sightseeing tour was followed by a casual
discussion over coffee and cake.
For more information on the Goßlerhaus, please go to
www.bucerius-event.de.
ART IN BUSINESS
Frivolous or Fabulous?
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by Gernot Halbleib, Student
an an artistic influence positively affect business
dealings? Have we who appreciate art in business
anything to do with the frivolous or fabulous debate?
These and other questions were asked at the student
initiative “Added Value: Art – Business – Harbour” on
November 21 – part of the “Studium generale”.
Panellists included Maja Stadler-Euler (Partner at Taylor-
Wessing), Professor Thomas J.C. Matzen (Head of Thomas
J.C. Matzen Inc. and Professor at TU Hamburg-Harburg),
Sebastian Peetz (artist and graphic designer) and Norbert
Schulz (of art matters, Inc.); the event was moderated by
journalist Ursula Storost.
Professor Thomas J.C. Matzen, Maja Stadler-Euler, Ursula
Storost, Sebastian Peetz, Norbert Schulz
Everybody agreed that art in business can create an enriching
affect, triggering highly creative potential. Art
could serve as an interactive medium. Also the passive
application of art as simply “pictures on the wall” can
stimulate the typical business communication process.
The meeting of artistic freedom and business targets,
however, is not entirely uncomplicated, needing mediators,
such as curators, to coordinate companies´ activities
in the field of the arts.
GOßLERHAUS LECTURE SERIES
Prelude to an Event Series
Sixty guests attended the dinner and lecture “Citizen
Engagement between Sustainability, Welfare and
Private Interests,” – the first of many future “Lectures in
Goßlerhaus”, an event series sponsored by the Sal. Oppenheim
Jr. and Cie Bank and the ZEIT Stiftung Ebelin and
Gerd Bucerius. Following opening remarks by Markus
Baumanns, ZEIT Stiftung board member, and Martin von
Hirschhausen, Chair of Sal. Oppenheim Northern
Germany, Christopher Freiherr von Oppenheim spoke
about civic engagement from the business perspective
and the experience of private banks. Professor Achatz
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“Observations of an Academic”. The next Goßlerhaus
Lecture in the series will be held in February 2008.
BUCERIUS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
LEARNING TO LEARN
Events for the Class of 2004
by Gesa Kim Meyer, Member of the Class of 2002, Bucerius Alumni e.V.
On November 15, 2007, once again, the Bucerius
Alumni Club organized an informational session for
students starting their state exam preparations as of
January 2008, i.e. the Class of 2004. The goal of this session
was to introduce the examinees to various learning
and preparation methods, effective time management,
and sharing experiences made by students who “have
been there”. Passing on these experiences were Friedrich
Rosenfeld, Christine Schreiber, Martin Mittermeier, Jan
Penselin and Gesa Kim Meyer of the Class of 2002, and
Matthias Peukert of the Class of 2000. The roughly 60
students attending learned about various techniques and
learning tactics such as “index card-writing”, “scriptwriting”
or “coffee-shop/private-group-meetings”. Hopefully,
the information conveyed will help the younger
students to successfully complete their exams.
STUDENT NEWS
THE REMAND MAKES LEGAL FORCE!
The Trial of Professor Frank Saliger
by Marcus P. Lerch, Student
It became quite obvious that Professor Frank Saliger,
Chair of the Faculty of Criminal Law and Criminal Law
Proceedings, had received a call to the University of Hannover
– after all, no one could miss the “Manhunt” poster
declaring a “danger of flight” across campus. On November
29, 2007, the “accused” could finally be “arrested” in
the Heinz-Nixdorf-Auditorium. In the rapid proceeding, he
received an assigned counsel, who assisted him during
the following moot-court session. With good reason, the
“students’ prosecutor” demanded remand to avoid
Saliger´s move to the Hannover area. To no avail, as the
defense presented more convincing arguments and witnesses
to the Bucerius Law School jury (including University
CEO Hariolf Wenzler). The defense’s line of argument:
Bucerius Law School and the city of Hamburg were such
attractive places, with overwhelming advantages, that
there could be no “danger of flight”.
The event, initiated by the class of 2006, which “pushed”
the boundaries of legal proceedings quite far, displayed
the means to which students would regress in order to
keep Professor Saliger on campus.
From left to right: „Defence“ Daniel Klisa, Professor Frank Saliger
und Hariolf Wenzler, „Police Commissioners“ Janina Kessler und
Angela Husfeldt, „Judge“ Marcus Lerch, „State’s Prosecutor“
Christopher Wagner.
BUCERIUS EXECUTIVE EDUCATION
CONFLICT MANAGEMENT II
From Diagnosis to Treatment
by Dr. Jo Beatrix Aschenbrenner, Bucerius Executive Education
and Dr. Lars Kirchhoff, „Außergerichtliches Konfliktmanagement"
T he conference “Conflict Management II” took place
November 15-16, 2007 for the second time at
Bucerius Law School. It saw an intense exchange
between the “status quo” and the future perspective of
business-related conflict management. The conference
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Challenges for Businesses” based on the “Commercial
Dispute Resolution Study”, which analyzed typical
behavioural pattern of German companies in conflict
management.
From left to right: Ulrich Hagel (Bombardier), Jürgen Klowait
(E.ON), Birgit Gantz-Rathmann (Deutsche Bahn AG), Christian
Bühring-Uhle (Wolff & Olsen), Christian Stubbe (Siemens), Detlef
Haß (Lovells).
This year, Bucerius Executive Education together with
Europa-University Viadrina, PricewaterhouseCoopers,
Lovells and Siemens, wanted to take the findings of the
first conference and build on them by examining how
business can position, systematize and optimize conflict
management. Concrete examples in practice about
adapted provisions from representatives of well-known
businesses like German Rail, E.ON, Bombardier, Audi and
SAP illustrated and complemented the previous findings
from 2005. The sharing of experiences between the business
representatives and the dialogue with academic
specialists resulted in numerous initiatives and plans,
whose results will be presented at the next conference to
be held in 2009.
QUALITY BROKING 2007
Thanks at Year’s End
by Natja Rühl, Bucerius Executive Education
On Saturday December 8, 2007, Bucerius Executive
Education invited all instructors and participants of
the “Quality Broking“ series to a highly anticipated end-ofthe-year-reception.
The series approaches lawyers,
judges, shipping agents and members of shipping lines
with significant experience in analyzing and dealing with
freight contracts.
Peter Holtappels
An expert from the field and an equally qualified lawyer
each hold a lecture followed by a lively discussion. Peter
Holtappels designed the concept and Professor Doris
König of Bucerius Law School acts as the academic supervisor.
After its overwhelming success in 2007, the
series will be continued in 2008, beginning on February
15, 2008.

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Editorial
Bucerius Law School
Hochschule für Rechtswissenschaft
Law School Management
Karsten Schmidt, President
Hariolf Wenzler, CEO
Thomas Rönnau, Vice President
Jungiusstraße 6
20355 Hamburg
Editing and Contact:
Birte Gall, Director
Clifford Chance International Office
birte.gall@law-school.de
Translation:
Jiffer Bourguignon