Education
December 1986: Dr. jur., University of Hannover School of Law (Germany)
December 1984: LL.M., Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley
July 1983: Final State Examination in Law, University of Hannover School of Law (Germany)
Professional and Teaching Experience
2022 - Present: Senior Professor (Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität School of Law)
2001 - 2022: Chair for Private Law, Procedure and Comparative Law (Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität School of Law)
2003 - 2007 (respectively in the Winter Semesters): A.D. Freeman Professor of Law (Tulane University School of Law)
1999 - 2001: John Minor Wisdom Professor of Law (Tulane University School of Law)
1995 - 1999: Professor of Law (Tulane University School of Law)
1992 - 1994: Associate Professor (Tulane University School of Law)
Academic Year 1998/99: Visiting Professor (University of Heidelberg School of Law, Germany)
Spring/Summer Semester 1995: Visiting Professor (University of Freiburg School of Law, Germany)
Academic Year 1991/92: Visiting Scholar (Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley)
1989 - 1991: Assistant Professor (Louisiana State University Law Center)
1986 - 1988: Associate Attorney (Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, San Francisco, California); practiced in the area of domestic and international commercial litigation
Memberships and Selected Projects
2022 - Present: Advisor to the Transnational Litigation Blog (USA: Ithaca, NY; Nashville, TN; Davis, CA; Chapel Hill, NC)
2012 - 2015: Member of "LOEWE" – a state-sponsored initiative to promote cutting edge research; Principal Investigator in charge of "Alternative Dispute Resolution and the Rule of Law in the United States" (Frankfurt am Main)
2008 - 2019: Member of the "Cluster of Excellence – Evolution of Normative Orders" (Goethe University Frankfurt am Main)
2007 - Present: Executive Director of the Department of Key Judicial Skills (Goethe University Frankfurt am Main)
2000 - 2006: Advisor to the American Law Institute (Philadelphia, USA), Transnational Civil Procedure; Project in cooperation with UNIDROIT (The International Institute for the Unification of Private Law, Rome).
1999 - Present: Elected Member of the International Academy of Comparative Law (Paris)
1998 - Present: Elected Member of the American Law Institute (Philadelphia)
1997 - 2007: Member of the American Society of Comparative Law; Board of Editors
1995 - 1997: Member of the American Society of Comparative Law; Board of Directors
1995: Project - Draft revisions of the Estonian Code of Civil Procedure; commissioned by the American Bar Association
1994 - Present: Member of the Columbia Journal of European Law; Board of Advisors and Contributors
1993 - 2007: Member of the Tulane International & Comparative Law Journal; Advisory Board
Bar Admissions
State Bar of California
Ausbildung
1983 |
Juristisches Staatsexamen (Universität Hannover; Absolvent der einphasigen Juristenausbildung) |
1984 |
Master of Laws, LL.M. (Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, Kalifornien, USA) |
1986 |
Promotion (Universität Hannover; Thema: U.S.-amerikanisches Produkthaftpflichtrecht vor deutschen Gerichten) |
Berufs- und Lehrtätigkeit
1986-1988 |
Associate Attorney (San Francisco, Kalifornien, USA) |
1989-1991 |
Assistant Professor (Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA) |
1991-1992 |
Visiting Scholar (Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, Kalifornien, USA) |
1992-1994 |
Associate Professor (Tulane University School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) |
1995 |
Gastprofessur (Universität Freiburg) |
1995-1999 |
Professor of Law (Tulane University School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) |
1998-1999 |
Einjährige DAAD-Gastprofessur an der Universität Heidelberg |
1999-2001 |
John Minor Wisdom Professor of Law (Tulane University School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) |
2001 - 2022 |
Inhaber des Lehrstuhls für Zivilrecht, Zivilprozessrecht und Rechtsvergleichung (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main) |
2003-2007 |
A. D. Freeman Professor of Law (Tulane University School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) |
Seit 2022 | Seniorprofessur (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main) |
Mitgliedschaften und zusätzliche Tätigkeiten
Seit 1988 | Mitglied der kalifornischen Anwaltskammer (State Bar of California) nach Bestehen des Anwaltszulassungsexamens (Bar Exam) |
1993-2007 | Mitglied des Tulane International & Comparative Law Journal, Advisory Board |
Seit 1994 | Mitglied des Columbia Journal of European Law, Board of Advisors and Contributors |
1995 | Projekt: Draft revisions of the Estonian Code of Civil Procedure, Auftrag der American Bar Association |
1995-1997 | Mitglied der American Society of Comparitive Law, Board of Directors |
1997-2007 | Mitglied des American Society of Comparitive Law, Board of Editors |
Seit 1998 | Gewähltes Mitglied des American Law Institute (Philadelphia, USA) |
Seit 1999 | Gewähltes Mitglied der International Academy of Comparitive Law (Paris) |
2000-2006 | Berater am American Law Institute (Philadelphia, USA), Transnational
Civil Procedure. Ein Projekt in Kooperation mit UNIDROIT (The
International Institute for the Unification of Private Law, Rom) |
Seit 2007 | Geschäftsführender Direktor des Fachbereichszentrums für Schlüsselqualifikationen (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main) |
2008-2019 | Mitglied des Exzellenzclusters „Herausbildung normativer Ordnungen“ (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main) |
2012-2015 | Mitglied des LOEWE-Schwerpunkts „Außergerichtliche und gerichtliche
Konfliktlösung“ (Frankfurt am Main); Leiter des Projekts Alternative
Streitbeilegung und das Rechtsstaatsprinzip in den USA – ADR and the
Rule of Law. |
Seit 2022 | Advisor bei dem Transnational Litigation Blog (USA: Ithaca, NY; Nashville, TN; Davis, CA; Chapel Hill; NC) |
Education
December 1986: Dr. jur., University of Hannover School of Law (Germany)
December 1984: LL.M., Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley
July 1983: Final State Examination in Law, University of Hannover School of Law (Germany)
Professional and Teaching Experience
2022 - Present: Senior Professor (Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität School of Law)
2001 - 2022: Chair for Private Law, Procedure and Comparative Law (Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität School of Law)
2003 - 2007 (respectively in the Winter Semesters): A.D. Freeman Professor of Law (Tulane University School of Law)
1999 - 2001: John Minor Wisdom Professor of Law (Tulane University School of Law)
1995 - 1999: Professor of Law (Tulane University School of Law)
1992 - 1994: Associate Professor (Tulane University School of Law)
Academic Year 1998/99: Visiting Professor (University of Heidelberg School of Law, Germany)
Spring/Summer Semester 1995: Visiting Professor (University of Freiburg School of Law, Germany)
Academic Year 1991/92: Visiting Scholar (Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley)
1989 - 1991: Assistant Professor (Louisiana State University Law Center)
1986 - 1988: Associate Attorney (Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, San Francisco, California); practiced in the area of domestic and international commercial litigation
Memberships and Selected Projects
2022 - Present: Advisor to the Transnational Litigation Blog (USA: Ithaca, NY; Nashville, TN; Davis, CA; Chapel Hill, NC)
2012 - 2015: Member of "LOEWE" – a state-sponsored initiative to promote cutting edge research; Principal Investigator in charge of "Alternative Dispute Resolution and the Rule of Law in the United States" (Frankfurt am Main)
2008 - 2019: Member of the "Cluster of Excellence – Evolution of Normative Orders" (Goethe University Frankfurt am Main)
2007 - Present: Executive Director of the Department of Key Judicial Skills (Goethe University Frankfurt am Main)
2000 - 2006: Advisor to the American Law Institute (Philadelphia, USA), Transnational Civil Procedure; Project in cooperation with UNIDROIT (The International Institute for the Unification of Private Law, Rome).
1999 - Present: Elected Member of the International Academy of Comparative Law (Paris)
1998 - Present: Elected Member of the American Law Institute (Philadelphia)
1997 - 2007: Member of the American Society of Comparative Law; Board of Editors
1995 - 1997: Member of the American Society of Comparative Law; Board of Directors
1995: Project - Draft revisions of the Estonian Code of Civil Procedure; commissioned by the American Bar Association
1994 - Present: Member of the Columbia Journal of European Law; Board of Advisors and Contributors
1993 - 2007: Member of the Tulane International & Comparative Law Journal; Advisory Board
Bar Admissions
State Bar of California
Ausbildung
1983 |
Juristisches Staatsexamen (Universität Hannover; Absolvent der einphasigen Juristenausbildung) |
1984 |
Master of Laws, LL.M. (Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, Kalifornien, USA) |
1986 |
Promotion (Universität Hannover; Thema: U.S.-amerikanisches Produkthaftpflichtrecht vor deutschen Gerichten) |
Berufs- und Lehrtätigkeit
1986-1988 |
Associate Attorney (San Francisco, Kalifornien, USA) |
1989-1991 |
Assistant Professor (Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA) |
1991-1992 |
Visiting Scholar (Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, Kalifornien, USA) |
1992-1994 |
Associate Professor (Tulane University School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) |
1995 |
Gastprofessur (Universität Freiburg) |
1995-1999 |
Professor of Law (Tulane University School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) |
1998-1999 |
Einjährige DAAD-Gastprofessur an der Universität Heidelberg |
1999-2001 |
John Minor Wisdom Professor of Law (Tulane University School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) |
2001 - 2022 |
Inhaber des Lehrstuhls für Zivilrecht, Zivilprozessrecht und Rechtsvergleichung (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main) |
2003-2007 |
A. D. Freeman Professor of Law (Tulane University School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) |
Seit 2022 | Seniorprofessur (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main) |
Mitgliedschaften und zusätzliche Tätigkeiten
Seit 1988 | Mitglied der kalifornischen Anwaltskammer (State Bar of California) nach Bestehen des Anwaltszulassungsexamens (Bar Exam) |
1993-2007 | Mitglied des Tulane International & Comparative Law Journal, Advisory Board |
Seit 1994 | Mitglied des Columbia Journal of European Law, Board of Advisors and Contributors |
1995 | Projekt: Draft revisions of the Estonian Code of Civil Procedure, Auftrag der American Bar Association |
1995-1997 | Mitglied der American Society of Comparitive Law, Board of Directors |
1997-2007 | Mitglied des American Society of Comparitive Law, Board of Editors |
Seit 1998 | Gewähltes Mitglied des American Law Institute (Philadelphia, USA) |
Seit 1999 | Gewähltes Mitglied der International Academy of Comparitive Law (Paris) |
2000-2006 | Berater am American Law Institute (Philadelphia, USA), Transnational
Civil Procedure. Ein Projekt in Kooperation mit UNIDROIT (The
International Institute for the Unification of Private Law, Rom) |
Seit 2007 | Geschäftsführender Direktor des Fachbereichszentrums für Schlüsselqualifikationen (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main) |
2008-2019 | Mitglied des Exzellenzclusters „Herausbildung normativer Ordnungen“ (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main) |
2012-2015 | Mitglied des LOEWE-Schwerpunkts „Außergerichtliche und gerichtliche
Konfliktlösung“ (Frankfurt am Main); Leiter des Projekts Alternative
Streitbeilegung und das Rechtsstaatsprinzip in den USA – ADR and the
Rule of Law. |
Seit 2022 | Advisor bei dem Transnational Litigation Blog (USA: Ithaca, NY; Nashville, TN; Davis, CA; Chapel Hill; NC) |
Prof. Dr. Joachim Zekoll, LL.M.
Universität Frankfurt
Fachbereich Rechtswissenschaft
Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 4
60323 Frankfurt am Main
Telefon: 069/798-34226
Fax: 069/798-34533
Sekretariat:
Frau Gisela Amend-Khaskhoussi
Raum RuW 2.114
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