(Justus) Henning von Boehmer (born 16 August 1943 in
Wriezen
Wriezen () is a town in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 11 km southeast of Bad Freienwalde.
Demography
File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Wriezen.pdf, Development of Population since 1875 within the Curr ...
, Germany) is a German author, publisher, lawyer and journalist in Germany, particularly
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian language, Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second- ...
.
Education
A native of
Brandenburg
Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an area of 29,480 sq ...
, Boehmer studied law at the universities of Kiel and Bonn in Germany, Geneva in Switzerland, Lyon and Toulouse in France and finally at the
New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then- Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
In 1832, th ...
in the US. He earned a ''Dr. jur.'' degree from
University of Bonn
The Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn (german: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn) is a public research university located in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in its present form as the ( en, Rhine ...
with his thesis on
French Law
The Law of France refers to the legal system in the French Republic, which is a civil law legal system primarily based on legal codes and statutes, with case law also playing an important role. The most influential of the French legal codes is t ...
and a LL.M. degree from New York University. He was admitted to the German bar as a ''Rechtsanwalt'' (attorney-at-law) and certified as a
tax law
Tax law or revenue law is an area of legal study in which public or sanctioned authorities, such as federal, state and municipal governments (as in the case of the US) use a body of rules and procedures (laws) to assess and collect taxes in a ...
specialist.
Career
Boehmer held the position of Director (Legal and Personnel) at several companies in the German and British construction industry from 1973 to 1980. Afterwards he was Executive Director at the ''Wirtschaftsrat der CDU e.V.'' (Economic Council of the
Christian Democratic Union) in Bonn and from 1982 to 1995 he served as Secretary General of the
International Chamber of Commerce
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC; French: ''Chambre de commerce internationale'') is the largest, most representative business organization in the world. Its over 45 million members in over 100 countries have interests spanning every sec ...
(ICC) in
Cologne
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 millio ...
. Since 1996, Boehmer has worked as a senior counsel for several international
law firms.
Boehmer was Chairman of the Board of ''DTB Stillhalter SICAV'', a Luxembourg Futures and Options Fund promoted by
Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. Banking Group. He is co-founder of the "Deutsch-Amerikanische Juristenvereinigung e.V." (US-German Association of Jurists), member of the "Deutsch-Französischer Kreis e.V." (French-German Society), member of the "Industrie Club Düsseldorf e.V", and was a member of the Advisory Committee at the "Zentrale zur Bekämpfung unlauteren Wettbewerbs e.V." (Center against Unfair Competition). He is also a lifetime member of the
General Society of Mayflower Descendants
The General Society of ''Mayflower'' Descendants — commonly called the Mayflower Society — is a hereditary organization of individuals who have documented their descent from at least one of the 102 passengers who arrived on the ''Mayflower'' ...
in the US and co-founder of the
Jerusalem Foundation
The Jerusalem Foundation ( he, הקרן לירושלים, ''HaKeren LiYerushalayim''; ar, مؤسسة صندوق القدس) is a nonprofit foundation that promotes the development of the city of Jerusalem, by raising funds for social, cultural a ...
Deutschland e.V.
Boehmer has published several books and written numerous articles in leading German newspapers (
Handelsblatt
The ''Handelsblatt'' (literally "commerce paper" in English) is a German-language business newspaper published in Düsseldorf by Handelsblatt Media Group, formerly known as Verlagsgruppe Handelsblatt.
History and profile
''Handelsblatt'' was es ...
,
Die Welt
''Die Welt'' ("The World") is a German national daily newspaper, published as a broadsheet by Axel Springer SE.
''Die Welt'' is the flagship newspaper of the Axel Springer publishing group. Its leading competitors are the ''Frankfurter All ...
,
Welt am Sonntag
Welt, welts or variants may refer to:
Media
* ''Die Welt'' (''The World''), a German national newspaper
** '' Welt am Sonntag'' (''World on Sunday''), the Sunday edition of ''Die Welt''
* ''Die Welt'', former weekly newspaper in Vienna, Austria
...
) on international economic policy and on various forms of national and international financial investment.
Family
Boehmer is descended from the Prussian Boehmer family, a long dynasty of law scholars and lawyers going back to the late 16th century, ennobled in the 18th century as "von Boehmer". Among his ancestors are
Justus Henning Boehmer (1674−1749), professor of law and director at the
University of Halle
Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg (german: Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg), also referred to as MLU, is a public, research-oriented university in the cities of Halle and Wittenberg and the largest and oldest university in ...
(Saale), and probably the most important expert on Protestant ecclesiastical law of the 17th/18th century, and Johann Samuel Friedrich von Boehmer (1704−1772), professor of law and director at the
University of Frankfurt-on-the-Oder and a leading criminal law expert of the 18th century. His uncle
Hasso von Boehmer
Hasso von Boehmer (9 August 1904 – 5 March 1945) was a German lieutenant colonel on the General Staff and one of the 20 July Plotters.
Hasso von Boehmer belonged to Infantry Regiment 9 (I.R. 9) from Potsdam, from which also came many of the o ...
(1904−1945) was a Lieutenant Colonel in the General Staff of the German Army and took part in the assassination attempt against Adolf Hitler by
Claus von Stauffenberg
Colonel Claus Philipp Maria Justinian Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (; 15 November 1907 – 21 July 1944) was a German army officer best known for his failed attempt on 20 July 1944 to assassinate Adolf Hitler at the Wolf's Lair.
Despite ...
on
20 July 1944. Hasso von Boehmer was executed by the Nazi regime in 1945 in Berlin following imprisonment at
Ploetzensee Prison.
Boehmer's father, Thilo von Boehmer (1911−1997), was inter alia Chairman of the Board of "Gebr. Poensgen AG" in Düsseldorf. He was married to Brigitte Poensgen (1922−1986), daughter of Düsseldorf entrepreneur Helmuth Poensgen (1887−1945), member of the board of "
Vereinigte Stahlwerke
The Vereinigte Stahlwerke AG (VSt or Vestag, ''United Steelworks'') was a German industrial conglomerate producing coal, iron, and steel in the interbellum and during World War II.
Founded in 1926, economic pressures (decreasing prices and exces ...
AG" and descendant of the Rhenish industrialist family Poensgen. His maternal great-grandfather, Bodo Borries von Ditfurth (1852−1915), was a soldier who was seconded by the German Emperor
Wilhelm II
, house = Hohenzollern
, father = Frederick III, German Emperor
, mother = Victoria, Princess Royal
, religion = Lutheranism (Prussian United)
, signature = Wilhelm II, German Emperor Signature-.svg
Wilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor ...
to the
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
and served for ten years in
Constantinople
la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه
, alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya ( Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis ( ...
under Sultan
Abdul Hamid II as an Ottoman General ("Pascha").
Bibliography
* The Retention of Title and other Means of Security for Debts under German and French Law (German), Dissertation (Dr. Jur.). Bonn University Library, 1970, DNB 482,032,693
* Discharge of Employees under German and US Law (English). Thesis (LL.M.). New York University Library, 1971
* West German anti-trust (Cartel) Law (English). Verlag Informationen für die Wirtschaft GmbH, Bonn, 1981,
* German companies doing business in the United States (German). Schäffer Poeschel Verlag, Stuttgart, 1988, , DNB 890 102 147
* German companies doing business in the Arab Gulf States (German). Schäffer Poeschel Verlag, Stuttgart, 1990, , DNB 901 335 304
* German companies doing business in France (German). Schäffer Poeschel Verlag, Stuttgart, 1991, , DNB 911 205 144
Deutsche Unternehmen in Frankreich
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* German companies doing business in Italy (German). Schäffer Poeschel Verlag, Stuttgart, 1993, , DNB 921 104 839
External links
* Justus Henning Boehmer in the German National Library
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* http://www.partner-newsletter.de/artikel/PR-Arbeit-in-Rechtsanwaltskanzleien.htm
* https://web.archive.org/web/20150216021815/http://www.mayland.de/de/team/henning-von-boehmer.html
References
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1943 births
Living people
People from Wriezen
People from the Province of Brandenburg
German untitled nobility
Jurists from Brandenburg
University of Bonn alumni
University of Kiel alumni
University of Geneva alumni
University of Toulouse alumni
University of Lyon alumni
New York University School of Law alumni