Mrs Prof. Dr. Yuanshi Bu, LL.M. (Harvard)
Prof. Dr. Yuanshi Bu was born 1976 in Tongyu, Jilin province, PRC.
In November 2006 she was appointed as a professor at the Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg, Germany and since then holds this chair (International Economic Law with a focus on East Asia).
Career:
- Research associate at the Institute of Economic Law at the University Bern (April 2001 to December 2002)
- Employee at a German law firm in Shanghai (2003)
- Lawyer at Homburger AG, a corporate law firm in Zurich (October 2004 to January 2007)
- Appointment as a professor at the Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg for the chair International Economic Law with a focus on East Asia (November 2006)
Attorney Qualifications:
- Chinese attorney's qualification (June 1999)
- Admission to the Bar of New York State (October 2005)
Studies:
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Bachelor's degree in German language and literature studies and computer sciences at the Tongji University in Shanghai (September 1993 to July 1997)
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Master's degree at the German-Chinese Institute of Economic Law of Nanjing University (September 1997 to March 2001)
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Masters's degree at the University of Göttingen (October 1999 to October 2000)
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Doctor thesis under the supervision of Prof. Roland von Büren at the Institute of Economic Law of the University of Bern, topic "Fair Use on the internet” (2002)
- LL.M. degree from Harvard Law School (August 2003 to June 2004)
Activities in professional associations and academic foundations
- Executive board of the German-Chinese association of lawyers
- Consultant of the Alexander von Humboldt association
Research focus
- German and Chinese Civil and Economic Law
- International and Chinese Investment Law
- Reception of German Law in East Asia
- Protection of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer in East Asia