Prof. Dr. Stefanie Jung

Since Feb 2020

Professor of Corporate Law, Technical University of Munich, Campus Heilbronn

Apr 2016 - Jan 2020   

Juniorprofessor for Civil Law and Company Law, University of Siegen, Germany
 

2015 - to date   

Lecturer (teaching contract negotiations every winter semester), Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria
 

2014 – to date   

Visiting Fellow at the Classical Liberal Institute (CLI) of the New York University upon invitation of Prof. Richard Epstein
 

Aug 2010 - Mar 2016   

Research assistant at the chair for civil law and business law of Prof. Peter Krebs, University of Siegen, Germany
 

Sep 2009 – June 2010   

Post-graduate Master: European Economic Integration and Business, College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium

Sep 2006 – May 2007   

Visiting student (ERASMUS) at the École Supérieure de Commerce, Dijon, FranceOct.
 

Oct 2004 – Mar 2009   

Diploma: German and European Business Law, University of Siegen, Germany

• Junior Researcher Award 2019 of the Association for the Promotion of Faculty III of the University of Siegen e.V.
• Award for innovative teaching of the Faculty III of the University of Siegen for the seminar "Tactics of Contract Negotiation" (2017)
• Rolf H. Brunswig Doctoral Award of the Faculty III of the University of Siegen awarded for one of the two best doctoral theses of the Faculty in 2012/2013

Increasing internationalisation makes knowledge of the available options of structuring corporations indispensable. Therefore, we research genuine European corporate law, i.e. in particular the supranational company law forms as well as the European company law directives, which have a significant influence on national law. In addition, our research is oriented towards comparative law and focuses on different national company laws in the EU. Paramount are, group law and corporate governance aspects.

Selected publications:

Jung, S., Krebs, P., Stiegler S. (eds.): Gesellschaftsrecht in Europa. Baden-Baden: Nomos, 2019, 2370 pages

§ 3, Grundlagen und Systematik supranationaler Rechtsformen, 52 pages (link to table of contents)
§ 7, Europäische Wirtschaftliche Interessenvereinigung – EWIV, 70 pages (link to table of contents)
§ 13, Frankreich (in cooperation with Christophe Kühl/Larissa Wohlgemuth), 165 pages (link to table of contents)
§ 14, Italien (in cooperation with Paolo Flavio Mondini), 137 pages (link to table of contents)
§ 33, Europäische Corporate Governance (in cooperation with Sascha Stiegler), 74 pages (link to table of contents)
§ 35, Europäisches Konzernrecht (in cooperation with Peter Krebs), 35 pages (link to table of contents)

Jung, S., Societas Unius Personae (SUP) – The new corporate element in company groups, EBLR (European Business Law Review) 2015, p. 645-692
Jung, S., Die Kapitalverfassung der Societas Privata Europaea (SPE), 2014, LIT Verlag, Münster, 436 pages

Contract negotiations are of great practical relevance. We explore the subject matter in its entirety, i.e. from the preparation process of negotiations, through the actual negotiation process, up to the phase of contract implementation and matter of follow-up. The research is interdisciplinary and combines both psychological and economic approaches with findings from the field of law and communication science. A current research focus is the assessment of lies in contract negotiations.

Selected publications:

Jung, S.: Acceptable Lies in Contract Negotiations, Journal of Dispute Resolution 2021, 255-295

Jung, S.: Bluffing in business-to-business contract negotiations – The Relationship Between Moral Intuition, Rechtsgefühl and the Law in the United States and Germany in: Southern California Law Review 92 (2019), S. 973-1001.

Jung, S., Krebs, P. The Essentials of Contract Negotiation. Cham: Springer, 2019, 242 pages (short version of the German book with additional chapters on intercultural negotiations).

Jung, S., Krebs, P.: Die Vertragsverhandlung – taktische, strategische und rechtliche Elemente, Wiesbaden: Springer, 2016, 525 pages.

Our research on contract governance deals with the improvement of contract design. By setting the right incentives, contract design can make a significant contribution to the success of entrepreneurial projects. In this respect, in particular findings of behavioral economics are taken into account. Overall, our research focuses on the idea of cooperation, on a holistic approach and medium to long-term success. Related to this, is also the researched idea of “enabling law”, i.e. the law’s function to promote economic success.

Selected publications:

Jung, S.: §§ 313, 314 BGB in: Nomos Kommentar zum BGB, 4. ed. 2021 (edition 2016 still in cooperation with Prof. Peter Krebs)

Jung, S.: Systemkrisen und das Institut der Störung der (großen) Geschäftsgrundlage – Eine Betrachtung am Beispiel der Corona-Krise, JuristenZeitung 2020, pp. 715-724

Small and medium-sized enterprises use business networks to compensate for the economies of scale and scope enjoyed by large companies. Business networks are therefore of great practical importance not only in Europe but also on the global plane. Our research focuses in particular on the structure and governance of business networks and how to grasp both of these matters from a legal point of view.

Selected Publications:

S. Jung, G. Teubner, P. Krebs (eds.): Business Networks Reloaded, 2015, Ashgate/Nomos, Baden-Baden, 424 Druckseiten

P. Krebs, S. Jung, K. Aedtner, M. Schultes, Das modulare System der Netzwerkaktivitäten, KSzW 2015, S. 15-29

P. Krebs, S. Jung, Governance in Unternehmensnetzwerken, KSzW 2015, S. 30-49

We investigate legal-methodological issues across topics and levels (EU law and national law). Our research aims at a deeper understanding of both the methodology of legislation as well as the application of enacted law. Currently, we are investigating the role of the Rechtsgefühl (feeling how the law should be) and the Judiz (feeling how the law is) in contract law

Selected publications:

Jung, S.: Das Rechtsgefühl im unternehmerischen Vertragsrecht, Rechtswissenschaft 2020, pp. 378-419

Krebs, P., Jung, S.: § 2, Europäische Rechtsmethodik in: Jung, S., Krebs, P., Stiegler S. (eds.): Gesellschaftsrecht in Europa. Baden-Baden: Nomos, 2019 (link to table of contents)

Krebs, P, Jung, S., Optimierungspotentiale der Gesetzgebungsmethodik in: Baldus/Theisen/Vogel (eds.): “Gesetzgeber” und Rechtsanwendung – Entstehung und Auslegungsfähigkeit von Normen, 2013, pp. 125-152

Lecture and Exercise

This module covers the legal essentials of running a business in Germany and in the European Union. It focuses on typical problems, which entrepreneurs and employees might encounter in practice. Topics covered will be, inter alia, the formation and termination of contracts, selected types of contract (in particular, sale of goods), torts, property law, the law of business associations, intellectual property law, competition law. The lecture covers the theoretical aspects of the module while the exercises focuses on solving case studies.

 Lecture and Exercise

This module provides students with an overview of the areas of European Union law relevant to companies. The topics covered are: the basic structure of the European Union, the internal market and the fundamental freedoms, the EURO, European trade, company and capital market law, competition law, prohibition of state aids and the principles of EU intellectual property rights.  The lecture covers the theoretical aspects of the module while the exercises focuses on solving case studies.

This module covers the economic and psychological basics of contract negotiations as well as important communication tools for negotiations. The following topics are discussed: Basic terms of contract negotiations (like BATNA and ZOPA etc.); negotiation strategies and concepts (Harvard negotiation concept, win-win, win-lose etc.); effects of behavioural economics and negotiation tactics based on it (anchoring effect etc.); negotiation tactics (based on deception, pressure and defensive tactics etc.); principal agent problem in negotiations; communication (question techniques, answer techniques, argumentation techniques); emotions (core concerns framework); gender aspects in contract negotiations.

Lecture and Exercise

This module covers the legal essentials of running a business in Germany and in the European Union. It focuses on typical problems, which entrepreneurs and employees might encounter in practice. Topics covered will be, inter alia, the formation and termination of contracts, selected types of contract (in particular, sale of goods), torts, property law, the law of business associations, intellectual property law, competition law. The lecture covers the theoretical aspects of the module while the exercises focuses on solving case studies.

This module covers the economic and psychological basics of contract negotiations as well as important communication tools for negotiations. The following topics are discussed: Basic terms of contract negotiations (like BATNA and ZOPA etc.); negotiation strategies and concepts (Harvard negotiation concept, win-win, win-lose etc.); effects of behavioural economics and negotiation tactics based on it (anchoring effect etc.); negotiation tactics (based on deception, pressure and defensive tactics etc.); principal agent problem in negotiations; communication (question techniques, answer techniques, argumentation techniques); emotions (core concerns framework); gender aspects in contract negotiations.

This module covers concepts and tools to analyze competition practices and market structures from a legal and an economic point of view. The following topics are discussed: market structures (perfect competition, monopoly, oligopoly, monopolistic competition); anti-competitive practices: horizontal and vertical restraints (dumping, price-fixing, cartels, etc.); European regulation and cases; economic criteria to analyze situations related to these topics in business environments.