Prof. Dr. Benedikt Buchner
Chair for Civil Law, Liability Law and Digital Law
Prof. Dr. Benedikt Buchner, LL.M. (UCLA)
Curriculum vitae, publications, lectures and third-party funded projects

Latest News
Successful participation in the 14th M-net company run
Two teams of four from the department took part in the 14th M-net company run on 20 May 2025. In glorious weather, the participants had to complete a 5.3-kilometre loop at the trade fair centre, where they gave it their all.

Data protection officers in modern competitive sports - duty to appoint without exception
In the latest issue of SpoPrax (2025, 40), Dr. Alexander Pollithy examines the duty without exception to appoint DPOs in modern competitive sports. (...)

New ideas for data disclosure: Project to strengthen digital self-determination
The law faculty of the 威尼斯赌博游戏_威尼斯赌博app-【官网】 of Augsburg has become partner of the research project EMPOWER-U with the aim of strengthening the right of informational self-determination, specifically where it concerns patients' health data. (...)

Third-Party Funded Projects
Prof. Dr. Buchner administers and oversees multiple third-party funded projects, including EARLY, EAsyAnon as well as Empower-U.

Editorships
Prof. Dr. Buchner is editor of the journal "Datenschutz und Datensicherheit" [Data Protection and Data Security] as well as the Augsburg publication series "Juridicum" dedicated to digital law.

Datenschutzbeauftragter
Prof. Dr. Buchner has been named the Data Protection Officer (DPO) for the 威尼斯赌博游戏_威尼斯赌博app-【官网】 of Augsburg. Together he and Dr. Daniel Schmid represent the first point of contact for all questions and topics related to data protection.

Contact information
- Phone: +49 (0) 821 598 4980
Secretary's Office:
Phone: +49 (0) 821 598 4715
E-Mail: sekretariat.buchner@jura.uni-augsburg.de
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Office hours:?
Tuesday | 9 am - 12 pm |
Wednesday | 1 pm -?4 pm |
Thursday | 9 am - 12 pm |
Outside regular hours by appointment only.?
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Building H - Room 1302
(Office tract, ground floor, first extension wing to the left)