Matthias  

LEHMANN

Dr Matthias Lehmann is a Professor at the University of Vienna, where he holds the Chair for Private Law, International Private Law and Comparative Law at the Department for European, International and Comparative Law. His expertise spans cross-border financial law, international litigation, and comparative business law, with a strong focus on international and transnational legal issues.

Dr Lehmann studied law in Jena, Paris, and New York, earning doctorates from both the University of Jena and Columbia University, and completed his habilitation at the University of Bayreuth.

Before joining the University of Vienna in 2020, he was a Professor at the University of Bonn and Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. Dr Lehmann has also taught at leading institutions such as Sorbonne University and the University of Fribourg, and has been a visiting academic at the London School of Economics and Oxford University. He is widely published and active in several international legal organizations, with research interests that include crypto-assets and decentralized ledger technologies.