Practice Areas

  • Corporate Compliance
  • Corporate Governance
  • M&A
Show moreShow less
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
  • 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” (The Legal 500 2021-2024)
  • Recommended lawyer in the field of “Compliance” (Juve Handbuch 2021-2024)
  • Recommended lawyer in the field of “Compliance” (Chambers and Partners 2021-2024)
  • Ranking “Germany’s Best Lawyers” in the area of “Technology Law” (Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers in Germany 2022-2023)
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
GSK Updates
22 March 2024

Muscles from Brussels: Compromise reached on EU “Supply Chain Act”

The planned EU Supply Chain Directive has now cleared what is likely to be a decisive hurdle before the European Parliament elections on 9 May 2024.

Read more
Law firm
18 March 2024

GSK Stockmann recognized by Chambers Europe 2024 and Chambers Global 2024

Chambers and Partners have published their 2024 rankings based on its annual research and recognize GSK Stockmann with practice and individual mentions.

Read more
GSK Updates
02 February 2024

The new Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2023

As in previous years, the NGO Transparency International marked the start of the new year with the publication of the latest edition of their Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) on ...

Read more
GSK Updates
21 December 2023

Overview and practical advice on the German Whistleblower Protection Act

From 17 December 2023, the Whistleblower Protection Act will now also require companies with 50 or more employees to set up an internal reporting office and comply with the provisi...

Read more
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 th...

Read more
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 ...

Read more
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...

Read more
Law firm
24 June 2022

Germany’s Best Lawyers 2022: Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers recommend 53 lawyers from GSK Stockmann

The renowned US publication Best Lawyers has once again published its list of “Germany’s Best Lawyers” of the year in cooperation with Handelsblatt. A total of 53 GSK lawyers...

Read more
06 May 2022

Whistleblowing 2.0: What will the second draft of the Whistleblower Protection Act bring along?

In a renewed attempt, the German Ministry of Justice proposes a draft Whistleblower Protection Act. Our new GSK Compliance Update summarizes the ley developments in this long-runni...

Read more

Past Events