Thomas von Hippel

Legal education in Göttingen (First State Exam 1997) and Hamburg (Second State Exam 2000). Research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg (1997-2000). Dissertation (2000). Legal advisor at the German Insurance Association in order to establish the German Insurance Ombudsman Bureau (2000-2002). Senior research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg and scientific assistant at the Bucerius Law School Hamburg (2002-2006). Habilitation (2006). Visiting Professor in Hamburg (2006), Heidelberg (2006/2007), Dresden (2007, 2008) and Bochum (2007/2008). Judge in Hamburg (since 2008). Project coordinator of several interdisciplinary and legal comparative research projects on non-profit organisations, foundations, taxation and philanthropy. (Co-)Author: Grundprobleme von Nonprofit-Organisationen 2006 (Mohr Siebeck); Feasibility Study on a European Foundation Statute, Final Report to the European Commission 2009. (Co-)Ed.: Nonprofit-Organisationen in Recht, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft 2005 (Mohr Siebeck); The European Foundation 2006 (Cambridge U.P.); Spenden- und Gemeinnützigkeitsrecht in Europa 2006 (Mohr Siebeck). Numerous publications, especially on foundations law, association law and tax law.