Eric Mayer

Lawyer, Local Partner*

+49 89 288174-73

eric.mayer@gsk.de

Location Munich

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Competencies

Compliance

Anti-Money Laundering (AML)

Sectors

Mobility

Healthcare

Practice Areas

Corporate Compliance
Corporate Governance

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Education and Professional Experience

Lawyer at GSK Stockmann since 2017
Admitted to practise law in Germany (1996)
Expert witness for international law enforcement authorities
Worked in two international consultancy firms and a boutique law firm specialising in corporate governance & compliance
First Chief Compliance Officer at a Dax 30 company
Over 15 years of management experience in the aerospace and defence, automotive, telecommunications & semiconductor industries
Executive Education in Strategy at the Harvard Business School
Executive in-house MBA from Babson College (USA)
Trainee lawyer with Gilt Chambers, Hong Kong
Studies at the University of Mannheim, the University of Lausanne, King’s College Cambridge (UK) and Heidelberg University

Languages

English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portugese

Memberships

Co-Chair Compliance Subcommittee of the International Bar Association’s Anti-Corruption Committee (IBA)
International Association of Independent Corporate Monitors (IAICM)
German Institute for Compliance (DICO)
Clausewitz Society

Awards

Recommended lawyer in the field of “Compliance” (Chambers and Partners 2023)
Recommended lawyer in the field of “Compliance” (Juve Handbuch 2022/2023)
Ranking “Germany’s Best Lawyers 2022” in the area of “Technology Law” (Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers in Germany)
Recommended lawyer in the field of “Compliance” (Chambers and Partners 2022)
Recommended lawyer in the field of “Compliance” (The Legal 500 2022)
Recommended lawyer in the field of “Compliance” (Juve Handbuch 2021/2022)
Recommended lawyer in the field of “Compliance” (Chambers and Partners 2021)
Recommended lawyer in the field of “Compliance” (The Legal 500 2021)

Publications

Bauer, Andreas / Blach, Joshua / Mayer, Eric / Morschhäuser, Nikolaus: Organpflichten und –haftung im Lichte des Vorschlags einer Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, in: ZIP 2022, 1740 (Heft 35), S. 1-4
Mayer, Eric: Nachhaltigkeitspflichten für Unternehmen: Was im Richtlinien-Entwurf der EU-Kommission steht, in: Das Investment, 04.03.2022.
Mayer, Eric: Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtgesetz: Was Unternehmen künftig beachten müssen, in: Industrieanzeiger, 14.02.2022.
Mayer, Eric / Feiler, Harald / Gündel, Gerhard / Mangal, Wajma: Anti-Corruption 2022 (Germany): Law & Practice, Trends & Developments, in: Chambers Global Practice Guide 2022, S.16 ff.
Mayer, Eric: Wie schneidet das neue deutsche Sorgfaltspflichtengesetz im internationalen Vergleich ab?, in: Scheinwerfer – Das Magazin gegen Korruption, Ausgabe 90, September 2021, S. 16.
Mayer, Eric: Neue gesetzliche Regelungen zum Schutz von Whistleblowern, in: Deutscher AnwaltSpiegel, Ausgabe 9, 28.04.2021, S.3 – 5.
Mayer, Eric: Compliance im M&A Transaktionsgeschäft, in: Mergers & Acquisitions: Erfolgsfaktoren für mittelständische Unternehmen, hg. T. Feix; J.-P. Büchler; T. Straub, Haufe 2017
Mayer, Eric: Kampf gegen Korruption. Die wichtigsten Strafen für Unternehmen und Lösungsansätze für Compliance, in: ChinaContact 7/2016
Mayer, Eric: Zur Implementierung des UK Modern Slavery Act 2015, in: Compliance Berater 4/2016
Mayer, Eric: Compliance im M&A-Transaktionsgeschäft, in: IWRZ 04/2016
Mayer, Eric: Länderreport Brasilien. Ordnung und Fortschritt in der Korruptionsbekämpfung?, in: Compliance Berater 7/2015
Mayer, Eric: Wer muss eine Compliance-Prüfung neuer Geschäftspartner freigeben?, in: Compliance Berater 6/2015
Mayer, Eric: Compliance Due Diligence. Pflicht bei M&A-Deals, in: FINANCE 9/2014
Mayer, Eric: Von Compliance 1.0 zu 2.0 – Ein Plädoyer gegen Bürokratie und für mehr Geschäftsnähe, in: RISIKO MANAGER 05/2013
Mayer, Eric: Der Pyramideneffekt. Compliance in ausländischen Tochtergesellschaften, in: FINANCE 2/2013
Mayer, Eric: Integriertes Compliance Management – Weltweit auf der sicheren Seite stehen, in: WSM – Wirtschaftsverband Stahl- und Metallverarbeitung e.V. – WSM Nachrichten 1/2012
Mayer, Eric: Controlling von R&D-Aktivitäten im Innovationswettbewerb. Erfahrungen des Technologieunternehmens Infineon, in: ZfCM – Zeitschrift für Controlling & Management, Sonderheft 3/2007

Media review
17 May 2023

CSDD, protection of human rights and the environment in the supply chain

Eric Mayer and Jens-Uwe Rügenhagen of GSK Stockmann look at the recent draft of CSDD (Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive) and the new obligations for companies in the...
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GSK Updates
02 February 2023

The new Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2022

Same procedure as every year: On 31 January 2023 the German NGO Transparency International published the latest Corruption Perceptions Index for the year 2022, once again covering ...
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GSK Updates
26 August 2022

How to do Compliance Risk Analysis

The German Federal Office of Economy and Export Control (BAFA) published on August 17, 2022 a manual for conducting risk analyses according to of the new German Act on Corporate Du...
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