Prof. Dr. Peter Ries
Department of Legal Studies
Professor of Civil Law specialising in commercial and corporate law, including the relevant proceedings of voluntary jurisdiction
Postal address
Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin
Alt-Friedrichsfelde 60
10315 Berlin
Visiting address
Campus Lichtenberg
Building 1,
Room 1.3066
Alt-Friedrichsfelde 60
10315 Berlin
University:
1982-1986: Studies of history, political science, economy and law at university Würzburg and München and London School of Economics and Political Science in London. 1986: College degree (LLB.). 1989: Dr. jur (phD in law)
Career:
1987-1990: Rechtsreferendar (assistant judge) at OLG (Superiour Court) Munich. 1990: Bar Exam
1990: Attorney at law in Munich
1991: Attorney at law (foreign associate) with McGuire Woods Battle and Boothe in Washington/D.C.: International transactions, corporate law, international private law
1992-1995: Attorney at law with Droste (now: Lovells) in Munich and Berlin. International transactions, corporate law, international private law, arbitration law
Since 1995: Judge at municipal court in Berlin. Corporate law
Since 2000: Besides being judge Professor at law with HWR Berlin (Berlin school of economics and law). Corporate law, international law.
2003-2013, 2018 - 2020: Vice Dean of faculty
January 2008: expert for the German parliament (Bundestag) for the new Act on close corporations
Summer 2008: visiting professor at Drexel University, Philadelphia (title of course: International Corporate Law)
Summer 2010: visiting professor at Macquarie University, Sydney (title of course: International Corporate Law)
October 2012: visiting professor at University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK (title of course: International Corporate Law)
Since 2016: Lecturer in master course “International Corporate Law” at Université Catholique de Lille”
November 2016: Expert for GIZ (government agency for international cooperation) in Peking, training of Chinese judges