Michael Fehling

Professor Dr. Michael Fehling holds the Chair of Public Law and Comparative Law in Hamburg, Germany. His academic office is located at Jungiusstr. 6, with contact via telephone (+49 40 30706-230) and email (michael.fehling@law-school.de). He leads a research team including secretary Anette Schultheis and research assistants Maximilian Ketterer and Antonia Steinweg.

Education & Career

• Legal studies at Freiburg University; State examinations (1988, 1991)
• Doctorate (1993): 'Concurrent Claims in the Licensing of Private Broadcasters'
• LL.M. from University of California, Berkeley (1996)
• Research fellow at Freiburg University (1993-2000)
• Postdoctoral qualification (Habilitation) in Public Law (2000): 'The Administration between Impartiality and Policymaking'
• Faculty member at Freiburg University Law School (2000-2001)

Research Focus

Professor Fehling's research spans German, European, and international law with emphasis on:

• Economic regulation reform in public services and network industries
• Administrative modernization (financial management, organizational processes)
• Constitutional foundations of communication law
• Comparative analysis of US and European legal frameworks
• Interdisciplinary approaches to environmental and media law