Dr. Rolf Geissler, LL.M.
Attorney at Law since 1977
Languages:
English, French
Education and professional career:
- Studies of Law at the universities of Tübingen, Lausanne (Switzerland) and London (London School of Economics)
- Master of Laws (LL.M.) at the University of London (London School of Economics)
- Doctoral thesis at Prof. Dr. Joachim Gernhuber at the University of Tübingen
Areas of work:
Specialization:
- Factoring law
- Trade fair law
- Contract law and drafting general terms of bus.
- Representation of creditors in insolvency proc.
- International law
- Advising businesses
- Commercial law and company law
- Compliance
Others:
Banking law, Commercial agency law, Debt collection in Germany and abroad, Employment law, General civil law, Insurance law, International sale of goods, Landlord and tenant law, Law relating to works councils, Leasing law, National and international enforcement law
Memberships:
- Legal Committee of the German Factoring Association (legal working group) for more than 20 years
- Member of the following committees of the International Bar Association: Banking Law, International Sales (Chair of Supply Chain and Logistics Subcommittee), Litigation and Labour Law
- British-German Jurists Association
- International Legal Relations Working Group in the German Association of Attorneys at Law
- Deutscher Anwaltverein e.V.
- Anwaltverein Stuttgart e.V.
- LSE alumni
- Bankrechtliche Vereinigung - Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Bankrecht e.V.
Publications:
- Works on the German Civil Code, Volume 81, Contractual and Statutory Privileges applicable to Vicarious Agents
- UK National Report in: Bette/Brink, Rechtsfragen im Exportgeschäft [Legal issues in export transactions] (insurance and debt collection abroad)
- Collaborator on Brink, Factoringvertrag [Factoring contract] (RWS specimen contract)
- Co-author in Högn-Pomplitz, Der erfolgreiche Werbetexter