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Florian Eichel is a Full Professor at the University of Bern and Director of the Institute for Private International Law and Procedural Law since August 2018. He holds the professorship for Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law, International Private Law and Swiss, Foreign and International Civil Procedure Law within the Department of Private Law at the Faculty of Law. Eichel is also a member of the Collegium Generale (since 2019), the University's Digitization Commission (since 2022), the International Commission, the Faculty's Digitization Commission (since 2022), and the Theodor Kocher Commission (2019-2024).
His research interests include Swiss and European Union private international law, including international inheritance law, as well as all aspects of Swiss and EU civil procedural law applicable to international matters. At the national level, he focuses on Swiss debt enforcement and bankruptcy law (SchKG) and German civil law. His research on procedural law also focuses on the impact of digitalization on the enforcement of claims, with more information available at www.digitallaw.unibe.ch.
Eichel's scholarly output shows a consistent focus on the intersection of private international law, civil procedure, and digital transformation. His recent publications reveal growing attention to digital legal issues including NFTs, legal information portals, and video hearings. His work spans both theoretical legal scholarship and practical applications, with numerous commentaries on legal codes and regulations including the Brussels Ia Regulation, German Civil Code (BGB), and Swiss debt enforcement law (SchKG).
Among his notable achievements are a publication grant from the German Research Foundation and the Mohr Siebeck 'Jus Privatum' award in 2014. He has co-edited multiple conference proceedings and research volumes addressing contemporary issues in civil procedure law.
Eichel has supervised various research projects including an SNF-funded interdisciplinary project bringing together legal science and business informatics to explore how IT in the form of decision support systems can assist legal professionals in applying law. He has taught courses on debt enforcement and bankruptcy law, international civil procedure, and private international law, along with seminars on legal technology and digital decision support.
