Andreas Feuerborn

Prof. Dr. Andreas Feuerborn is a full Professor of Law at the Faculty of Law, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, appointed in 2002. He currently serves as Dean of Studies (since 2025) and previously held leadership roles including Dean of the Faculty (2012-2014) and Vice Dean (2014-2015). He has directed the German-French integrated law program since 2003 and holds multiple institutional responsibilities.

His academic journey includes:

• Law studies at Westfälische Wilhelms-University Münster and University of Lausanne (1980/81-1986)
• First State Examination in Law (1986)
• Second State Examination in Law (1989)
• Doctorate from University of Münster (1992) with dissertation on temporary workers' social security
• Habilitation in Civil Law, Labor Law, and Comparative Law (2000)

Feuerborn's research centers on Labor Law with deep expertise in Civil Law, Comparative Law, and European labor regulations. His seminal work examines objective reasons in labor law, balancing contractual freedom with employee protection, and has significantly influenced German labor policy including the Posted Workers Act. He actively shapes Franco-German labor law discourse through GEFACT and his "Forum Arbeitsrecht" initiative.

Key honors include:

• University of Münster dissertation prize (1992)
• HHU Teaching Prize (2010)
• HHU Medal of Honor for German-French program leadership (2011)
• HHU Medal of Honor for deanship services (2015)

As founder of "Forum Arbeitsrecht" (2005) and GEFACT member, he directs collaborative research on work structures and corporate law. His administrative impact spans the Franco-German University's Law Department (2011-2021) and the "Work and Companies" focus area (since 2008), while mentoring scholarship recipients as liaison lecturer for the German Academic Foundation.