Business Law in Corporate Practice (WIR-UP)
The lecture series brings students of the bachelor’s and master’s programs in German and European Business Law together with business law practitioners.
The Series
The series builds a bridge between theory and practice. Students discuss current cases with the speakers and can learn about internships and career prospects at the companies and institutions involved. The series is organized by Prof. Rösler. Several talks were held in cooperation with the Institute for Media and Communications Law (IMKR).
The series has two formats. In the first, alumni talk about how they started their careers and about their everyday work, drawing on current cases from practice. In the second, practitioners who are not alumni speak about career-relevant topics and discuss them with the participants.
Talks by Alumni
2023
- Melanie Hoffmann, LL.M. (Siegen)
Customs Manager at Germany Trade and Invest (GTAI), Bonn
Foreign trade law: business areas and duties of a customs officer, June 14, 2023 - Sabrina Gothe, Dipl.-Vw. (Köln), and Sarah Shakil, LL.M. (Siegen)
Pensions-Sicherungs-Verein VVaG (PSVaG), Cologne: Group Leader “Insolvency and Benefits” and specialist in insolvency protection for occupational pensions
Protecting company pensions in insolvency, January 11, 2023
2017
- Patrick Jede, LL.M. (Siegen)
Legal officer at the broadcasting fee service of WDR, Cologne
“Recht des Rundfunkbeitrages – Ein praktischer Einblick,” November 22, 2017 - Valérie Höß, LL.M. (Siegen)
Compliance officer at Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main
Legal issues in multinational groups, with a focus on financial market regulation, February 1, 2017
2016
- Pascal Kiofsky, LL.M. (Siegen)
Staff member in the HR and Legal Department of Stiftung Hospital zum Heiligen Geist, Frankfurt am Main
A report from the practice of an operator of several hospitals and care facilities, July 13, 2016
Talks from Practice
2024
- Dr. Thorsten Doublet
Attorney, Managing Director of the Siegen-Wittgenstein Employers’ Association
Collective bargaining in practice, including how company-level collective agreements come about, June 26, 2024
2021
- Dr. Daniel Biene, LL.M. (New York)
Attorney, founder of Smartlaw
“Legal Tech – Ein Werkstattbericht aus Sicht des Gründers von Smartlaw,” May 19, 2021
2019
- Dr. Andreas Plate, LL.M. (Münster)
Attorney, Managing Director of the Berufsverband der Kinder- und Jugendärzte e. V. (Professional Association of Pediatricians), Cologne
“Arbeitsrecht im Gesundheitswesen – Ausgewählte Fallbeispiele aus der Arztpraxis und dem Krankenhaus,” July 10, 2019
2018
- Dr. Caroline Vedder
In-house counsel at Mediengruppe RTL, Cologne
Antitrust and corporate law in practice in media industry transactions, December 5, 2018 - Dr. Jens Suckow
Judge at the Federal Labor Court, Erfurt
“Die Rechtsprechung des BAG zum Bundesurlaubsgesetz und die Vorgaben des EuGH – Zu den Herausforderungen des Unionsrechts an das deutsche Arbeitsrecht,” July 18, 2018
2014
- Carsten Domke, Maîtrise en droit (Université Paris I), LL.M. (Köln/Paris)
Attorney at CMS Hasche Sigle, Cologne
Collective labor law in practice, June 5, 2014