Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum vitae

PERSONAL INFORMATION Leonard Feld

Via Bolognese 156, 50139 Florence (Italy) [email protected]

Nationality German

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

09/2016–Present PhD researcher European University Institute, Florence (Italy) ▪ PhD project on the prospects and limitations of legislation promoting human rights due diligence in the European Union ▪ Supervised by Prof. Stefan Grundmann

03/2019–08/2019 Research visit Raoul Wallenberg Institute, Lund (Sweden) ▪ PhD research under the supervision of Prof. Radu Mares ▪ Participation in an international round table on human rights and global supply chains

12/2018 PhD course 'Natural resources and human rights: impacts, conflicts, benefits, stakeholders and governance' Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Copenhagen (Denmark)

01/2018 Winter academy 'Doing Business Right - Corporate Social Responsibility in Transnational Law and Practice' T.M.C. Asser Instituut - Centre for International & European Law, The Hague (Netherlands)

07/2017 Summer school 'Business and Human Rights: Interdisciplinary Challenges and Opportunities (BHRICO)' Centre for Human Rights Studies, University of Zurich (Switzerland)

09/2016–08/2017 Master in Comparative, European and International Laws (LL.M.) European University Institute, Florence (Italy)

10/2009–03/2016 First State Examination in Law (overall grade: 12,09) University of Bonn, Bonn (Germany) ▪ State part of the First State Examination in Law - grade: 11,70 (weighted 70 % of the final grade) ▪ University part of the First State Examination in Law - grade: 13,00 (weighted 30 % of the final grade)

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04/2015–03/2016 Specialisation: International and European Law of Economic Relations University of Bonn (Germany) ▪ Seminar thesis on the Outright Monetary Transactions (OMT) programme of the European Central Bank (Grade: 13,00)

09/2011–09/2012 Erasmus Programme - The Czech Legal System in the EU Context Charles University, Prague (Czechia)

08/2000–03/2009 Abitur / German University Entrance Diploma (Grade: 2,2) Gymnasium Nonnenwerth, Remagen (Germany)

WORK EXPERIENCE

05/2017–Present Research assistant Prof. Stefan Grundmann, European University Institute, Florence (Italy) ▪ Research on EU company law ▪ Translations of academic papers

04/2016–06/2016 Research assistant Luther Lawfirm, Cologne (Germany) ▪ Service line: arbitration and litigation ▪ Drafting publications and legal opinions

10/2015 Teaching assistant Dr. Zlatko Bodrožić, Bonn (Germany) ▪ Assistance in four intercultural training seminars at the University of Bonn for international master students and post-graduates

06/2015–03/2016 Corrector of First State Examination sample tests University of Bonn, Department of Law, Bonn (Germany) ▪ Correction of State Examination sample tests in civil law and criminal law

01/2015–12/2015 Volunteer Refugee Law Clinic Cologne e.V., Cologne (Germany) ▪ Voluntary work at a point of contact for asylum seekers ▪ Legal research

12/2014–02/2016 Student assistant Aßmann Law Firm, Bonn (Germany) ▪ Legal research tasks ▪ Drafting statement of claim in contract law, labour law and physician liability law

08/2012–10/2012 Internship Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Developement, Bonn (Germany)

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▪ Preparation of supervisory board meetings of the KfW and DEG ▪ Creating drafts for the management of the Ministry

07/2011–09/2011 Internship Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek - Lawyers and Tax Advisors, Cologne (Germany) ▪ Legal research tasks ▪ Drafting declarations and client letters

07/2010–06/2011 Student assistant Institute for Labour Law and Social Security Law, Prof. Raimund Waltermann, University of Bonn, Bonn (Germany) ▪ Legal research tasks ▪ Clerical work

04/2009–07/2009 Mail carrier and sorting clerk Deutsche Post AG, Bad Honnef (Germany) ▪ Sorting and delivering mail and parcels ▪ Disbursement of pensions and handling formal delivery orders

PERSONAL SKILLS

Mother tongue(s) German

Foreign language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING

Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production English C2 C2 C2 C2 C2 Italian A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 Levels: A1 and A2: Basic user - B1 and B2: Independent user - C1 and C2: Proficient user Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Communication skills ▪ Intercultural competences gained as a contact partner for foreign law students at the Faculty of Law, University of Bonn ▪ Teamwork and communication skills acquired as an editor of the student newspaper 'akut'

Job-related skills ▪ General teaching experiences gained as a tutor for intercultural seminars at the University of Bonn ▪ Academic teaching skills acquired through the course 'Introduction to Teaching in Higher Education' held at the European University Institute (EUI) in January 2019 ▪ Academic teaching experiences: ▫ Guest lecture at the Copenhagen Business School on the EU policy and legislation on (so- called) conflict minerals (April 2019)

▫ Instructor of three lectures at the 2019 Business and Human Rights Summer School hosted by the Raoul Wallenberg Institute (July 2019)

Digital skills ▪ Legal research skills in the databases such as Beck-Online, Juris, Westlaw, EUR-Lex etc. ▪ Proficient user of MS Office-Applications

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Conferences ▪ Research presentation at the PhD course on natural resources and human rights: impacts, conflicts, benefits, stakeholders and governance organised by the Copenhagen Business School in December 2018

▪ Presentation of my PhD Research at the Business and Human Rights Young Researchers Summit hosted by the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, in April 2019

Scholarship ▪ Doctoral stipendiary of the German Academic Exchange Service (September 2016 - present) ▪ Fellow of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation scholarship programme (April 2010 - March 2015)

Avocations ▪ Outdoor sports ▪ Literature