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Burkhard Hess is a prominent academic in law, currently serving as Executive Director at the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law since September 2012. He has held distinguished professorial roles at Heidelberg University (Director, Institute for Private International and Economic Law, 2003-2012), University of Tübingen (Chair in Civil Law, Civil Procedure, Private International Law and International Procedural Law, 1996-2003), and University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (Professor of Civil and Procedural Law, 1995-1996). He studied law at Universities of Würzburg, Lausanne, and Munich, graduating in 1990.
- Specializes in European and comparative civil procedural law
- Contributed to drafting regulations for the EU (e.g., European Insolvency Regulation, Brussels I Regulation)
- Part-time judge at Karlsruhe Court of Appeal (historical role)
His research and advisory work focus on civil/commercial law, arbitration, and EU procedural law. He serves as President of the German Association of International Procedural Law and co-edits major legal publications. Notable honors include a doctor honoris causa from Ghent (2015), ILA Committee chairmanship, and Royal Flemish Academy membership.
