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Spiros Simitis

Address: 

J.W. Goethe-Univ.
6000 Frankfurt am Main
German

Phone Number: 
(49-69) 798 21 86
Fax Number: 
(49-69) 798 81 65
Born: 
1934, Athens
Languages: 
German French English Italian Greek
Nationalities: 
German
Education: 
Dr. jur. Univ. of Marburg
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Admitted to Athens bar 1958, Habilitation, Frankfurt 1963
Present Position: 
Professor of Law, Univ. of Frankfurt (Main)
Professional Experience: 

Professor of Law, Univ. of Frankfurt (1969- ); Univ. of Giessen (1964-1969); Visiting Professor: London School of Economics and Political Science (1966); Univ. of California, Berkeley (1976); Yale Univ. (1981- ); Univ. of Pennyslvania, Philadelphia (1980); Strasbourg Univ. (1986-
1988); Paris Univ. (1990, 1993); Data Protection Commissioner of the State of Hesse (1975-1991); Chairman of the Council of Europe, Experts Committee on Data Protection (1982-1986); Secretary General of the Internal Civil Status Commission (1966-1980)

Professional Associations: 

German Council of Private International Law; German Society of Comparative Law

Arbitration Experience: 

Party-appointed arbitrator, sole arbitrator and chairman

Areas of Specialization: 
Computer Law
Contracts
Labor Law & Relations
Private International Law
Torts
Publications from JURIS: 
Publications: 

Author of articles on contracts, torts, family law, labor law, private international law, computers and law.