The Department conducts research at international level and cooperates with renowned partner universities and institutions following the over-all aim of research-led teaching. Among others, research projects are carried out with the American elite university Stanford. Leading companies and law firms are further partners. Furthermore, the department cooperates with the publishing house MANZ and the MANZ Academy of Law.
The Department sets the following research priorities:
- Commercial law, especially corporate, company and capital market law
- Intellectual property, media and innovation law
- International law and alternative dispute resolution
- Insurance Law