Background
Doctor Walter Kolvenbach, Professor was born on January 28, 1922 in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Doctor Walter Kolvenbach, Professor was born on January 28, 1922 in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Universities of Cologne and Frankfurt/Main (Referendar, 1948. Doctor of Law, 1949; Assessor, 1952).
Worked at Heuking Kuhn Luer Heussen Wojtek (Dusseldorf) specializing in Corporate Law, Employee Participation in Management, Works Councils in Europe. Admitted to the bar, 1952, Germany. General Counsel, Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien, 1972-1985.
Author: "Workers Participation in Europe," 1977.
"Employee Councils in European Companies," 1978. "Cooperation between Management and Labor," 1982 (Italian Translation, 1984).
"Handbook on European Employee Company-Management," 1987. "Private Law Protection for Foreign Investments," 1985 (Revised English Version, 1988).
Company-Publisher: "Frankfurt Commentary on German Antitrust Law," 1986.
Lecturer on Law, Universities of Bonn and Cologne, 1982-1988. Professor of Law, University of Cologne, 1988. Member: International Bar Association (Chairman, Section on General Practice, 1988-1990).
Treasurer, 1990-1994, German Chemical Association (Member, Legal Committee.
Chairman, 1977-1985). Düsseldorf Chamber of Commerce (Member, Legal Committee, 1974.
Chairman, 1987). European Company Lawyers Association (Past President, 1984-1987).
Member: International Bar Association (Chairman, Section on General Practice, 1988-1990). Treasurer, 1990-1994, German Chemical Association (Member, Legal Committee. Chairman, 1977-1985).
Düsseldorf Chamber of Commerce (Member, Legal Committee, 1974.
Chairman, 1987); European Company Lawyers Association (Past President, 1984-1987).