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

International Association of Independent Corporate Monitors (IAICM)
Secretary of the Anti-Corruption Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA)
German Institute for Compliance (DICO)
Clausewitz Society

Awards

Recommended lawyer in the field of “Compliance” (Chambers and Partners 2021)
Recommended lawyer in the field of “Compliance” (The Legal 500 2021)

Publications

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

GSK Updates
23 June 2021

The new German law on corporate due diligence in supply chains

German Bundestag passes controversial Supply Chain Due Dilligence Act before parliamentary summer recess in "Super Election Year 2021".
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GSK Updates
29 January 2021

The Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2020 – is there a correlation between effective corruption prevention and successful COVID-19 containment?

The Non-Governmental Organization Transparency International (TI) published on January 28, 2021 the latest version of the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). The TI CPI 2020 appea...
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GSK Updates
25 September 2020

The Federal Assembly approves government draft bill on Law to strengthen Integrity in Business

The German Federal Assembly approved the government draft bill on the Law to strengthen Integrity in Business on 18 September 2020.
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