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Bernhard Alexander Koch
Univ.-Prof. Mag.
Dr., LL.M. (Michigan)
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Personal Data
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Born June 10, 1966 in Feldkirch (Austria) |
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Citizenship: Austria |
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Married to Dr. Andrea Entner-Koch, LL.M.,
since December 31, 1996 |
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Children: Maximilian (born
August 20, 2004) and
Katharina (born
April 3, 2009)
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Education and Training
| 1984-1989 |
Diploma (undergraduate) studies of law
(University of Innsbruck, Austria) |
| 1989 |
"Magister iuris (Mag. iur.)" degree
(University of Innsbruck, Austria) |
| 1989-1990 |
Doctoral studies of law (University of Tübingen,
Germany) |
| 1992 |
"Doctor juris (Dr. jur.)" degree (summa cum
laude, University of Tübingen,
Germany) |
| 1992-1993 |
Post-graduate studies of law (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
USA) |
| 1993 |
Master of Laws (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
USA) |
| 1998 |
Habilitation (venia docendi) for Civil and
Comparative Law (University of Innsbruck,
Austria) |
Professional Experience
| 1985-1989 |
Teaching assistant (Institute for Roman
Law, University of Innsbruck,
Austria) |
| 1990-1992 |
Research assistant (Institute for Roman
Law, University of Innsbruck,
Austria) |
| 1990-1991 |
Clerkship (District Court and Provincial
Court, Innsbruck, Austria) |
| 1993-1999 |
University assistant (Institute for Roman
Law, University of Innsbruck,
Austria) |
| 1999-2003 |
Associate professor with tenure (Institute
for Roman Law, University of Innsbruck,
Austria) |
| 2001-2002 |
European Centre of Tort and Insurance
Law (Vienna, Austria) |
| 2002-2003 |
Research Unit for European Tort Law of
the Austrian Academy of Sciences (Vienna,
Austria) |
| Since 2003 |
Private law chair (Institute for Private
Law, University of Innsbruck,
Austria) |
| Since 2004 |
Deputy director of the Institute for European Tort Law of
the Austrian Academy of Sciences (Vienna,
Austria) |
Teaching Experience
Lectures, practice courses and seminars on Austrian, German
and comparative private law, conflicts of laws, and comparative
law at the University of
Innsbruck and the Vienna
University of Economics and Business
Administration
Current Research Interests
Austrian, German, and European private law, comparative law,
conflicts of laws, with a particular focus on torts, family and
real estate law.
