Philipp Schlüter is a J.S.D. candidate at Yale Law School, where he obtained his LL.M. degree in 2023. Before coming to Yale, he was a research associate at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg, Germany. Philipp holds a doctorate in law (Dr. iur.) from the University of Freiburg, Germany, and has passed both German state exams. Concurrently with his J.S.D. studies, Philipp is pursuing a post-doctoral degree (Habilitation) at the University of Freiburg, where he works as a lecturer (Akademischer Rat a.Z.). Additionally, Philipp is an Affiliated Fellow at the Information Society Project.
In his J.S.D. project, Philipp examines different contractual background orders (e.g., default rules, good faith, trade usages) and seeks to reconcile them with the concept of freedom of contract from a comparative law perspective. His further research interests include civil procedure, bankruptcy, and the intersections of contracts, torts, and property.
Doctoral Committee
Daniel Markovits (chair)
James Q. Whitman (reader)
Ketan Ramakrishnan (reader)
Additionally, Jan Felix Hoffmann (University of Freiburg, Germany) acts as an independent advisor.
Education
LL.M., Yale Law School, 2023
Second State Exam, Higher Regional Court, Hamburg, Germany, 2022
Dr. iur., University of Freiburg, Germany, 2020
First State Exam, University of Freiburg, Germany, 2017
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