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Dr. Matthew LeMieux
Dozent für U.S. Law, Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter und Koordinator der FFA
mlemieux@uni-osnabrueck.de
Matt LeMieux is a graduate of Michigan State University Law School and holds a doctorate in law from the University of Osnabrück. Before coming to Germany, he was executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union's Nebraska and Missouri offices.
Patrick J. Campbell
Lecturer in English Law (UK), Research Assistant
patrick.campbell@uos.de
Patrick J. Campbell brings a wealth of expertise in governance and regulatory compliance. Specializing in anti-money laundering, ITAR/EAR regulations, and contract law, he has provided extensive training and consultation to organisations in these critical areas. With an LLM in International Economic Law, Justice and Development from the University of London (Birkbeck College), he offers a strong academic foundation coupled with practical insights gained from years of experience in developing and delivering legal training within the DACH region.
Patricia Krohn
Student assistant
Guest lecturers
FFA UK
Rosemary Toll
Rosemary Toll is currently pursuing her PhD in intellectual property law at the University of Manchester. In addition to research, Rosemary Toll teaches various aspects of private and commercial law at the University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University and the Open University. Rosemary is trained in music (BMus (Hons), MMus, Royal Northern College of Music). In 2013, she completed a Diploma in Law, followed by an LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law (University of Manchester). In 2017 Rosemary was called to the Bar of England and Wales (Middle Temple) and accredited as a civil and commercial mediator.
Christian Günther
Christian Günther is a doctoral candidate at the Max Planck Institute of Social Law and Social Policy, where his research focuses on health law and the comparison of healthcare systems, civil law and the functioning of no-fault compensation systems, as well as law and technology. Christian holds a Masters of Arts in Philosophy from Kings College in London, and completed has bachelor in law at Oxford University.
FFA USA
Greg Koory
Greg Koory is an associate (foreign lawyer) at the Düsseldorf office of Clifford Chance, where he advises clients on all aspects of cross-border M&A transactions as well as multi-national reorganisations. Greg holds a B.A. from the University of Michigan, as well as a J.D. from University of Michigan Law School. He additionally has an M.S. from the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School, and is admitted as an Attorney in Michigan 2005, and Washington, D.C. 2017, among other states.
Dr. Wayne Carroll
Wayne Carroll is in-house counsel to PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany, where his primary focus is on global risk management and regulatory compliance. His main fields of practice are corporate compliance and training (sanctions/export control, anti-corruption, competition law, and insider trading), ethics and the laws of professional responsibility. Prior to coming to Germany, Wayne worked as a lawyer at the U.S. Trade Representative in Washington, D.C. He also worked as an attorney in the securities litigation group with the Boston law firm of Hale & Dorr before beginning the German Law program in 1996. Wayne holds a law degree from Suffolk Law School in Boston, an LL.M. from the University of Frankfurt, and a doctorate in law from the University of Münster.
Colleen Cox
Colleen Cox is a U.S. attorney, licensed in California and New York. She graduated with her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. and received her Masters of Law (LL.M) in Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz (Intellectual Property Law) from Heinrich Heine Universität in Düsseldorf, Germany. Before coming to Germany, she was a litigator, most recently specializing in class actions. She is currently an adjunct lecturer in various common law subjects at the University of Osnabrück.
FFA Chinese
Prof. Dr. Georg Gesk
Chair of Chinese Law - Center for International Research on Chinese Law and Economics (CIRCLE)
Huijun Chen
Huijun Chen completed her doctorate at the Chinese University of Political Science and Law, specializing in criminal procedural law, and was also a joint PhD student at the University of Cologne. She then worked as a postdoc and lecturer at the East China University of Political Science and Law. She is currently a doctoral candidate in law at the University of Osnabrück.
French
Tarek El Ghadban
Dr. Tarek El Ghadban is a tenured Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Cairo University, and a visiting lecturer at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, from which he obtained his PhD in International and European Law. He holds a Bachelor degree in French Law from the same university, and a Bachelor degree in Egyptian Law from Cairo University. He also holds a Master 1 degree in International and European Business Law, and a Master 2 degree in Private International and International Commercial Law from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. He is a member of the International Law Association (ILA) and a co-rapporteur for the European Group of Private International Law (GEDIP).
Prof. Dr. Aurore Gaillet
Prof. Dr. Aurore Gaillet is Professor of Public Law at the University of Toulouse in the Center for Comparative Law the Research Institute of European, International and Comparative Law (IRDEIC). She is a junior member of l'Institut Universitaire de France (IUL) (2018-2023). She is also director of the Toulouse Academy of Law.
Dr. Aude Brejon
Dr. Aude Brejon teaches at the Université Panthéon-Assas Paris 2, Paris 8 and X and conducts academic research in the field of international criminal law.
Prof. Dr. Nathalie Ballion-Wirtz
Prof. Ballion-Wirtz is a senior lecturer in private law at the University of Reims Champagne Ardenne and a member of the Center for Legal Studies on the Efficiency of Continental Systems (CEJESCO). Her research focuses mainly on family law, the protection of minors and vulnerable adults, and bioethics law. She is also the director of the Master 1 and 2 in Notarial Law, the Licence professionnelle Métiers du notariat and the Diplôme supérieur du notariat at the University of Reims.
Marie-Celine Pallas
Marie-Celine Pallas is a doctoral candidate in public law at the University of Toulouse France where her research focuses on American law. She also teaches basic public law courses, including introduction to public law and constitutional law, as well as courses related to common law countries (the US political system, the political culture of Anglo-Saxon countries).
FFA Spanish
Elvia Serrano Marquez
Elivia Serrano is a law graduate from the University Libre de Colombia in Colombia. She also holds a Master's Degree in "Protection of International Human Rights" from the University of Alcalá de Henares, Madrid in Spain. Her specialty is criminal law, and other her areas of practice include family law and human rights. During 22 years of professional experience, she worked as a lawyer, as well as a professor of law in different universities in Colombia.
Dr. Marina Sancho Lopez
Dr. Maria Sancho Lopez is a law graduate from the University of Valencia. She also holds a master's degree in "Human Rights, Democracy and International Justice". She currently teaches lectures in private law at the University of Valencia.
Francisco Castillo Iborra
Francisco Castillo Iborra is a doctoral candidate at the Manuel Broseta Pont Chair of Commercial Law at the University of Valencia. He holds a degree in Law and Business Administration, as well as a master's in Law from the University of Valencia. In addition, he was awarded second place in the XII Young Researcher Prize by the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
General language courses for the FFA program
English USA - Raphael Di Domenico
English UK - Micheal Hurley
French - Gaelle Martinel
Chinese - Yang Yuhong
Polish - Hanna Meyer
Spanish - Elvia Serrano
