Professor Dr. Emanuel V. Towfigh

Chair in Public Law, Empirical Legal Research and Law & Economics — EBS Law School
Distinguished Scholar in Residence — Peking University School of Transnational Law
Research Affiliate — Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods

Johannes Felsner M.A. – The state’s obligation to ensure the sustainability of public participation in companies

Johannes Felsner studied law and economics at the EBS University of Business and Law in Wiesbaden and at the University of Tilburg in the Netherlands. He completed his studies in 2023 with a specialization in corporate and restructuring law under Prof. Dr. Michael Nietsch.

Since November 2023, he has been supporting the chair of Prof. Dr. Emanuel V. Towfigh as a Junior Researcher and PhD Candidate.

He wrote his Master’s thesis in economics on the topic of »The economic and legal analysis of transfer fees in the German Football League«. In his dissertation, he examines a possible state duty to ensure sustainable governance in public shareholdings in private companies.