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Hein D. Kötz

Address: 

Max-Planck Institut
für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht
Mittelweg 187
D-2000 Hamburg 13
Germany

Phone Number: 
(49-40) 41-27-243
Fax Number: 
(49-40) 41-27-288
Born: 
1935, Schneidemühl
Languages: 
German English French
Nationalities: 
German
Education: 
Dr. jur. 1962, Univ. of Hamburg; M.C.L. 1963, Univ. of Michigan
Present Position: 
Professor of Law, Univ. of Hamburg; Director, Max-Planck Institut of Foreign and Private International Law
Professional Experience: 

Professor of Law, Univ. of Hamburg (1980- ); Director, Max-Planck Institute of Foreign and Private International Law (1978- ); Visiting Professor, Univ. of Chicago Law School (1973); Visiting Professor, Univ. of Uppsala Law School (1987)

Professional Associations: 

Anglo-German Lawyers Assoc.; German Assoc. of Public International Law; German Foreign Law Assoc.; German Research Council (Vice President)

Arbitration Experience: 

Counsel, party-appointed arbitrator, various cases re: contractual disputes from oil concession agreements, consortium agreements; and other cases

Areas of Specialization: 
Comparative Law
Conflict of Laws
International Commercial Transactions
Publications from JURIS: 
Publications: 

Introduction to Comparative Law, with K. Zweigert, 2 volumes (2d ed. Oxford 1987); German Private and Commercial Law, with N. Horn & H. Leser (Oxford 1982); numerous books and articles.