Philipp S. Fischinger

Philipp Sergius Fischinger (born October 24, 1979 in Ellwangen ) is a German law scholar and professor at the University of Mannheim .

Life

After graduating from high school in 1999 at Peutinger-Gymnasium Ellwangen and doing civilian service, Fischinger studied law at the University of Regensburg from 2000 . There he passed his first state examination in law in 2005 as the best in Bavaria. In 2005 he took up a position as a research assistant for Reinhard Richardi in Regensburg and, under his supervision, did his doctorate in 2006 with a thesis on employment law. iur. Fischinger then completed his legal clerkship at the regional court of Regensburg , which he again finished in 2008 as the best in Bavaria with the second state examination. He then obtained the title Master of Laws (LL.M.) at Harvard Law School during a research stay in 2009 and remained there until 2010 as a visiting researcher . After his return to Germany, Fischinger took up a position as a temporary academic advisor at the University of Regensburg and completed his habilitation in 2014 under the supervision of Martin Löhnig . Fischinger was thus awarded the Venia legendi for the subjects civil law, labor and social law, and insolvency law.

After a substitute for a chair at the University of Mannheim , he has been a full professor there since October 2014 for civil law, labor law, commercial and economic law and sports law. In 2017 he turned down an offer at the University of Giessen.

Works (selection)

Fischinger's research focuses on labor law and sports law. In addition, he is dedicated to commercial law, family law and social law. There are numerous monographs, commentaries and textbooks by Fischinger. Selection:

• Industrial disputes over relocation and closure . Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2006, ISBN 978-3-428-12313-1 (dissertation).
• Reduction regulations for maximum liability amounts . Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 2012, ISBN 978-3-16-151713-6 .
• The limitation of inheritance liability in bankruptcy . Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 2013, ISBN 978-3-16-152391-5 .
• Limitation of Liability in Civil Law . Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 2015, ISBN 978-3-16-153539-0 (habilitation thesis).
• Sections 611a – 613, 615, 619 BGB, in: Staudinger, Commentary on the BGB, ISBN 978-3-8059-1197-9
• § 138 BGB, in: Staudinger, Commentary on the BGB, ISBN 978-3-8059-1227-3 .
• Sections 1297-1302, 1629a BGB, in: Soergel, Commentary on the BGB, ISBN 978-3-17-015808-5
• Commercial law . 2nd Edition. CF Müller, Heidelberg 2019, ISBN 978-3-8114-9419-0 .
• Labor law . CF Müller, Heidelberg 2018, ISBN 978-3-8114-4633-5 .

Fischinger has published numerous scientific publications and articles in the specialist press on sports law. Selection:

• "The labor law of professional sports", Beck-Verlag, Munich ISBN 978-3-406-72557-9 (together with Heiko Reiter, will appear soon)
• "The effects of the corona crisis on employment relationships in professional sports", SpuRt 2020, 112 and 158
• "Football club insolvency under 'Corona' influence", CaS 2020, 168 (together with Sven Knauer)
• "Extension clauses in employment contracts for professional team sports", in: Festschrift für Wilhelm Moll, 2019, pp. 117 ff., ISBN 978-3-406-74461-7
• "Use bans for loan players", SpuRt 2019, 202 (together with Stefan Unger)
• "Limitation of employment contracts in the Bundesliga", in: Württembergischer Fußballverband (Hrsg.): 40 years of wfv sports law seminars: An overview of national and international sports law, 2016, p. 61 ff., ISBN 978-3-8487-3582-2
• “Fixed-term employment contracts for sports directors?”, NZA 2020, 218
• "Contracts do not end on June 30th, if ...", Interview with Kicker, available at: https://www.kicker.de/772718/artikel
• "In the case of Rashica, the exit clause length applies", interview with Kicker, available at: https://www.kicker.de/776883/artikel
• "Player contracts extend automatically", in: FAZ from April 4, 2020, p. 35, available at https://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/fussball/rechtslage-bei-verspaetetem-saisonende-spielervertraege-verlaengern- itself-automatically-16711072.html .
• “Streitfall Augustin” - short comment, in: Kicker from July 20, 2020, p. 24 and on Kicker-Online, available at https://www.kicker.de/780002/artikel/streitfall_augustin_leipzig_und_leeds_sehen_die_dinge_anders

Individual evidence

1. ↑ CV at the University of Mannheim, accessed on November 25, 2017.
2. ↑ Justice Minister Merk honors the best participants in the legal exams in Bavaria, the career exams in the judiciary and long-time examiners on justiz.bayern.de, accessed on November 25, 2017.

Web links

• Fischinger at his chair at the University of Mannheim