Univ. Ass. (prae doc) Stephan Franz Schmid, LL.M. (WU), B. Sc. (WU)

Member of Centre for Comparative Corporate Finance Law C³FL

 

Schottenbastei 10-16
1010 Wien
T: +43 1 4277-35274

E-Mail: stephan.franz.schmid@univie.ac.at
Social Media: LinkedIn

Publications: see below and U:Cris / orcid.org 

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Curriculum vitae

Work experience

  • Since 2022: University Assistant (prae-doc) at the Department of Commercial and Business Law (University of Vienna)
  • Legal Trainee at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • Legal Trainee at Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwälte LLP & Co KG
  • Student Assistent at the Department of Commercial and Business Law (University of Vienna)
  • Junior Researcher at WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
  • Internships and Traineeships in law firms and courts

Education

  • Since 2022: Doctoral Program in Law (University of Vienna)
  • 2022: Master of Business Law tith Distinction  (WU Vienna)
  • 2022: Bachelor of Business Administration with Distinction (WU Vienna)
  • 2020: Bachelor of Business Law with Distinction (WU Vienna)
  • Exchange semester- and summer schools at:
    • Univsersity of Oxford, Said Business School (Oxford, UK)
    • Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi (Mailand IT)
    • Berkeley Executive Institute (Berkeley, California USA)
    • Cass Business School (London UK)

 

Publications

Publications in languages other than English are listed in English translation followed by the original language in square brackets.

Articles in Journals 

  • The Anatomy of Corporate Sustainability Enforcement: A Regulatory Taxonomy and Economic Critique of Corporate Sustainability Enforcement through SFDR, CSRD and CS3D [Die Anatomie der unternehmerischen Nachhaltigkeitsdurchsetzung: Eine Regulierungstaxonomie und rechtsökonomische Kritik zur unternehmerischen Nachhaltigkeitsdurchsetzung durch SFDR, CSRD und CS3D], in preparation
  • Liability of the supervisory board in economic turbulence [Zur Haftung des Aufsichtsrats in wirtschaftlicher Turbulenz: Bemerkungen anlässlich 6 Ob 142/23k und 6 Ob 58/20b], upcoming in ZFR (Journal for Financial Market Law) 2025
  • The final version of the EU Supply Chain Directive (CS3D): Overview and suggestions for Member State implementation with a focus on private enforcement [Die finale Fassung der EU-Lieferkettenrichtlinie (CS3D): Überblick und Anregungen für die mitgliedstaatliche Umsetzung mit Fokus auf die privatrechtliche Durchsetzung], upcoming in Juristische Blätter (JBl) 2025
  • The ‘Private Enforcement’ of the EU Supply Chain Directive - a comparative law and legal-economic assessment [Das „Private Enforcement“ der EU-Lieferkettenrichtlinie – eine rechtsvergleichende und rechtsökonomische Einordnung], RabelsZ 88 (2024) (with Thomale)
  • The New Cross-Border Reorganisation Act - An Introduction (Part I) [Das neue Recht der grenzüberschreitenden Umwandlung – Eine Einführung (Teil I)], NotBZ 2023, 91 -106 (with Thomale) 
  • The New Cross-Border Reorganisation Act - An Introduction (Part II) [Das neue Recht der grenzüberschreitenden Umwandlung – Eine Einführung (Teil II)], NotBZ 2023, 125- 137  (with Thomale)

Contributions to books (Sammelbänden)

Commentary 

  • § 1 EU UmgrG (purpose & excursus on the development of cross-border reorganisation law including international private law ) in Schörghofer/Simonishvili/Thomale/Zollner; 35 paragraphs (with Thomale, to be published in 2025)
  • § 2 EU UmgrG (definitions) in Schörghofer/Simonishvili/Thomale/Zollner; 27 paragraphs (with Thomale, to be published in 2025)
  • § 3 EU UmgrG (Excluded companies & excursus on reorganisations in insolvency) in Schörghofer/Simonishvili/Thomale/Zollner; 70 paragraphs  (with Thomale, to be published in 2025)
  • § 4 EU UmgrG (competent court) in Schörghofer/Simonishvili/Thomale/Zollner; 25 paragraphs  (with Thomale, to be published in 2025)
  • § 36 EU UmgrG (review of the exchange ratio) in Schörghofer/Simonishvili/Thomale/Zollner; 96 paragraphs  (with Thomale, to be published in 2025)
  • § 60 EU UmgrG (review of the division of shares) in Schörghofer/Simonishvili/Thomale/Zollner; 64 paragraphs  (with Thomale, to be published in 2025)

Comments on Decisions

  • ECJ 25.4.2024 - C-276/22 Edil Work 2, Unlawfulness of general linking the company statute to the domestic centre of activity in immigration cases, ZIP 2024, 1949-1950 (with Soldo) [Unzulässigkeit der allgemeinen Anknüpfung des Gesellschaftsstatuts am inländischen Tätigkeitsschwerpunkt in Zuzugsfällen]

Editorships 

  • Sustainability Law in Conflict, Contributions to the 3rd Annual Conference of Young Sustainability Lawyers [Nachhaltigkeitsrecht im Konflikt, Beiträge zur 3. Jahrestagung des Jungen Nachhaltigkeitsrechts], (with Nitsch et al, forthcoming)

Miscellanea

  • Private Enforcement in the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive — A critical comparative law and economic analysis of the Final Compromise, Oxford Business Law Blog of 22.5.2024 (with Thomale) 
  • EU Supply Chain Directive: Proper aim, questionable approach [EU-Lieferkettenrichtlinie: Richtiges Ziel, fraglicher Weg], Der Standard 24.04.2024 (with Thomale)
  • Donation of property with reservation of a usufructuary right in return for compensation for the substance  [Grundstücksschenkung mit Vorbehalt eines Fruchtgenussrechtes gegen Substanzabgeltung], LexisNexis Rechtsnews 29959 of19.11.2020, with Loibl

 

Awards

  • Scholarship from the Heinrich Graf Hardegg Foundation for the dissertation project
  • Winner of the national finals of the Civil Law Moot Court (Franz von Zeiler Moot Court)
  • Merit scholarships for the academic years 2017/2018 - 2018/2019 - 2019/2020
  • Multiple mentions on the WU Recotor´s List (Dean List)
  • Fellow Advanced Research School in Law and Jurisprudende (Ars Iuris)
  • Member of Center of Excellence (51st class)
  • Member of WU Top League (13th class)

 

Doctoral Thesis

Corporate Mobility and Legal Arbitrage through Demergers

International private law, substantive shareholder protection and procedural enforcement in cross-border demergers 

Expose

Courses in Winter Term 2024/25

030178  KU International Reorganisations and M&A

Courses offered in previous terms

Summer Term 2024

030630 KU Mergers & Acquisitions Contract Competition Moot Court

Winter term 2023/2024

030127  VO In-depth preparation in corporate and company law
030178  KU International Reorganisations and M&A
030180  KU Mergers & Acquisitions Contract Competition Moot Court

Summer term 2023

030178  KU International Reorganisations and M&A
030180  KU Mergers & Acquisitions Contract Competition Moot Court

Working Language, Scientific Interest

  • German, English
  • Austrian, German, European and International Corporate Law
  • International Private Law
  • Civil Law, Law of Torts, Causality
  • Corporate Social Responsibility, Supply-Chain-Litigation, ESG, Sustainable Finance
  • Law & Economics