Leon Francis
Research assistant
- Telephone
- +49 561 804-6007
- l.francis[at]uni-kassel[dot]de
- Location
- Pfannkuchstraße
34121 Kassel
- Room
- 2180
- Consultation Hours
by appointment
Curriculum Vitae
- Since April 2026: Research Assistant at the Chair of Public Law, IT Law and Environmental Law of Prof. Dr. Gerrit Hornung, LL.M., at the University of Kassel and in the research project Protecting citizens‘ privacy and other rights from abuse by Deepfakes (DEEP-PRISMA), project leader: Priv.-Doz. Dr. Christian Geminn.
- August 2024 - March 2026: Insolvency specialist for standard and consumer insolvency proceedings at Westhelle und Partner, Kassel.
- November 2023 - July 2024: Working student in the legal department of Strecker Berger + Partner mbB in Kassel with a focus on Corporate and Tax law as well as Mergers & Acquisitions.
- April 2023 - August 2025: Master’s programme in Business Law at the University of Kassel with a focus on „European and International Corporate Law“, Degree: Master of Laws (LL.M.).
- July 2022 - November 2023: Intern and working student in the department Legal Contract Management EMEA & Insurance at SMA Solar Technology AG, Kassel.
- July 2021 - June 2022: Student Assistant at the Chair Public Law, particularly Environmental and Technical Law of Prof. Dr. Alexander Roßnagel at the University of Kassel, primarily within the project „The implications of conversing with intelligent machines in everyday life for people’s beliefs about algorithms, their communication behavior and their relationship building“ (IMPACT), project leader: Prof. Dr. Alexander Roßnagel.
- October 2018 - April 2023: Bachelor’s programme in Business Law at the University of Kassel, Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.).
Publications
- Jahreskonferenz des Forschungsverbunds Forum Privatheit 2021, ZD-Aktuell 2022, 01038.
- Die Informationspräsentation im Datenschutzrecht – Auf der Suche nach Lösungen, ZD-Aktuell 2021, 05335 (zusammen mit Geminn, C. / Herder, K.-R.).