Profil
Dr. Stephan Schäfer is a partner at ZENK and a specialist attorney in commercial and corporate law (listed as “frequently recommended” by JUVE). His practice focuses on the food, FMCG, and medical technology sectors. He leads the ZENK Food Deal Team, which brings together ZENK’s expertise in regulatory matters, M&A transactions, and strategy for the food industry. Dr. Schäfer is also a sought-after expert on issues related to supply chain law and environmental and social compliance (e.g., LkSG, CSDDD, CSRD, Deforestation Regulation).
Dr. Schäfer has particular expertise in the contractual and procedural modeling and implementation of innovative business models. Dr. Schäfer is a lecturer at the University of Bayreuth and the author of numerous articles. He is also the managing director of Aktuelles Recht für die Praxis GmbH (AfP GmbH) and the executive director of the Association for the Promotion of the Research Center for German and European Food Law at the University of Bayreuth e.V.
Skills
Corporate Law & M&A in particular M&A Food & FMCG Industry,
Commercial, Goods & Services,
IT & E-commerce,
Compliance and Delegation,
Liability & Recourse,
Supply Chain Law,
Sustainability
About
Dr Schäfer studied law in Bayreuth and Parma, Italy. From 2010 to 2013, he was a research assistant and managing director of the Research Centre for German and European Food Law at the University of Bayreuth. He completed his doctorate there on European private law. His legal clerkship took him to the Federal Foreign Office, a major international law firm and the German Embassy in Lisbon before finally leading him to ZENK in Berlin.
Languages
German, English, Italian, Portuguese
Events
15. Food Safety Kongress 2023 | Vortrag „Die Umsetzung des LkSG in Unternehmen – Trends der Beratungspraxis“
Berlin | 25. Mai 2023
16. Marburger Symposium zum Lebensmittelrecht | Vortrag „Sorgfaltspflichten der Unternehmen nach dem Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz“
Marburg | 24. November 2022
ortrag „Das holistische Verständnis der Lieferkette“ | Florin Gesellschaft für Lebensmitteltechnologie und BOGK
Willich | 8. November 2022
Workshop zum Lieferkettenrecht – LKSG | Kulinaria Deutschland e.V.,
online | 4. November 2022 | In Kooperation mit der AFC Consulting Group
Workshop zum Lieferkettenrecht – LkSG | Fachverband der Gewürzindustrie e.V.,
online | 21. Oktober 2022 | In Kooperation mit der AFC Consulting Group
„Lieferkettensorgfaltsgesetz:Inhalt/Management/Digitale Lösungen“
online | 23.März 2022, 13.00 – 15.00 Uhr | In Kooperation mit der AFC Consulting Group
LMR Uni Bayreuth Symposium 2021
online | 14./15. Oktober 2021
dti digital | „Neue Sorgfaltspflichten in der Lieferkette“
online | 24. September 2021
Food Safety Kongress 2022 | Vortrag „Das Lieferkettengesetz und die Lebensmittelwirtschaft – Praktische Perspektiven zur Umsetzung“
Berlin | 18.-19. Mai 2022