As part of this year’s German Foundation Law Day, EBS University of Business and Law in Oestrich-Winkel hosted a doctoral seminar on non-profit law on 20 May 2025. Within this framework, eleven doctoral candidates presented their dissertation projects or current research questions related to non-profit law. The University of Liechtenstein was represented by Jeffrey Lee Brüstle, research associate at the Professorship for Company, Foundation and Trust Law, who gave a comparative presentation on charitable trusts in Liechtenstein.

The professorship team led by organiser Prof. Dr. Ulrich Segna welcomed a total of fifteen doctoral students as well as five faculty members from Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Liechtenstein. Jeffrey Lee Brüstle, LL.B. LL.M. LL.M., had the honour of opening the seminar with his presentation titled “The Charitable Trust in Liechtenstein: A Comparative Legal Perspective with Regard to Current Reforms”. Each presentation was followed by an in-depth discussion session, in which the speakers defended their academic methods and findings while also receiving valuable feedback from the audience for their ongoing research.

“Doctoral seminars provide a protected space for academic exchange and inter-university networking. Doctoral candidates are given a unique opportunity to present the results of their research in an academic setting and to engage in joint discussions of legal questions in plenary. The feedback and doctrinal input from the professors and students in attendance are of immense value for advancing one’s own research,” explained Jeffrey Lee Brüstle.