Mr. Maties studied (2000), received his doctorate (2003) and habilitation (2011) at the Ruhr University Bochum.

His main research areas are labor/employment law and civil law.

His extra-legal commitment includes, among other things, his work as an etiquette trainer, where he teaches young people skills in everyday professional life through lectures and seminars. He is a member of the standing commission for equal opportunities at the University of Augsburg and a member of the examination board of the LJPA Bavaria.

• In-game purchases: Why loot boxes are not surprise eggs (after all), guest article at: beck-aktuell, April 3, 2025
• Loot boxes - just a clever market concept or illegal gambling?, coming soon ZfWG 2025
• Fees in Esports - basics and enforcement, NJW 2025, 255-261, jointly with Martin Ahrens
• Esports - everything is relative?!, BABl 2024,      245 f. 
• Toxic Behavior in Esports - Definition and Overview, SpoPrax 2024, 14-19, with the collaboration of Max Wörner
• Keyword commentary on Esports law, Nomos, 1st ed. Munich, 2023
• Cheating and Exploiting in Esports (Part 2), SpoPrax 2022, 306-314 (with Simon Püschel)
• Cheating and Exploiting in Esports (Part 1), SpoPrax 2022, 222-227 (with Simon Püschel)
• The Admissibility of Online Betting related to Esports Events (with Nepomuk Nothelfer)
• "Labor Law in Esports", Festschrift for Ulrich Preis on the occasion of his 65th birthday, Munich 2021, pp. 851-866
• Lootboxes from a Civil Law Perspective,  NJW 2020, pp. 3685-3691
• "Definition of Terms in Esports Law" in eSport-Recht - Politik, Praxis und Wissenschaft im Dialog, pp. 19-86, Munich 2020
• Handbook IT and Data Protection Law, 3rd edition 2019, § 37 
• The Definition of an Employee in the World of Work 4.0, in: Company 4.0, pp. 39-61 (Nomos)
• beck-online.GROSSKOMMENTAR on Civil Law, § 611, 611a, 612, 613 and 614 BGB (as at March 1, 2022)
• The Distribution of Risk after Signing a Contract (habilitation Bochum)

• March 06, 2025, 10:00 to 12:00, panel discussion “Lootboxes - gambling or harmless recreational fun?”, registration for free online participation: here
• December 05, 2024, 15:00-16:00, lecture at the 36th annual conference of the Fachverband Glücksspielsucht e.V., conference hotel Aquino in Berlin, topic: “Lootboxes as gambling”; long version of the contribution on YouTube
• July 19, 2024, Topic: “Microtransactions: Lootboxes”, lecture at the 6th Annual Conference of FeSR, University of Augsburg and live on Twitch
• July 19, 2024, moderation of the 6th annual conference of the FeSR, topic: “Revenue Streams in eSport”, University of Augsburg, Faculty of Law, Room 2001 and live on Twitch
• July 09, 2024, Topic: “Lootboxes - Lecture on the actual appearance and legal assessment”, in cooperation with the University of Vienna and Schönherr Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Vienna, Austria
• June 27, 2024, panel discussion at the German Gambling Congress, on the topic: “Loot boxes - child and youth protection in digital media”, The Westin Grand Berlin, Berlin
• February 28, 2024, Topic: “Lootboxes - Lecture on the actual appearance and legal assessment”, Working Group Lootboxes of the Joint Gambling Authority of the Federal States (GGL), Halle (Saale)
• November 28, 2023, 6 p.m., topic: “Cheating as a breach of duty under an employment contract!”, in cooperation with the University of Vienna and Stadler Völkel Attorneys at Law, Vienna
• September 15, 2023, moderation of the 5th conference of the FeSR from the TH Cologne in the Cologne Game Lab and streamed worldwide via Twitch and webstream, general topic: “The integrity of eSports”
• July 31, 2023, Topic: “Underage Esports -professionals”, Symposium on the protection of minors in eSport, University of Vienna
• June 29, 2023, Topic: “Cheating as a breach of duty under an employment contract!”, Bucerius Law School, Hamburg
• August 04, 2022, Presentation at the 14th annual event of the Kölner Forum Medienrecht e.V., in the City Hall of Cologne (Spanischer Bau), Council Chamber, Topic: "Esports - From Niche to Big Business"
• June 03, 2022, Topic: "Lootboxen 2.0 - A Civil and Gambling Law Review", University of Vienna, Alte Kapelle, as part of the symposium "Esport, Sports Betting and Gambling"
• May 12, 2022, Presentation at the conference: Virtual Items in Computer Games, Topic: "Virtual Items - An Evaluation from the Perspective of Civil Law" at the eSport-Factory in Osnabrück and streamed globally via Twitch
• October 07, 2021, Presentation at 3rd FeSR conference at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences together with Philipp Schlotthauer on the topic: "Compliance in Esports Law" and streamed globally via Twitch, Youtube
• October 7, 2021, Moderation of the 3rd meeting of the FeSR at the University of Applied Sciences Mittweida and streamed globally via Twitch, Youtube and Webstream
• February 04, 2021, Topic: "The Phenomenon of Esports in a Legal Perspective", as part of the Legal Policy Colloquium of the Institute for Legal Policy at the University of Trier (digital via Zoom)
• September 03, 2020, Topic: "Working Time in Esports", Presentation in the context of the 2nd FeSR conference at the Mittweida University of Applied Sciences and streamed globally via Twitch, Youtube and Webstream
• September 03, 2020, Moderation of the 2nd conference of the FeSR at the University of Applied Sciences Mittweida and streamed globally via Twitch, Youtube and Webstream incl. own presentation on working time in Esports
• December 5, 2019, Topic: "Civil Law Problems of Lootboxes" in the context of the conference "Let's play:eSport, Economy and Law" at the University of Vienna
• November 12, 2019, Topic: "Basics of Esports Law", Rotary eClub Bodensee International, via webcast
• October 22, 2019, 09.30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sports Law Congress of the University of Applied Management, Topic: "Employment Law in Esports", Bankhaus Donner & Reuschel, Munich
• July 17, 2019, Topic: "Esports Law - New Legal Territory?", University of Augsburg
• May 17, 2019, Topic: "Definition of terms in Esports Law", Kick-off conference of the Research Center for Esports Law - Policy, Practice and Science in Dialogue, University of Augsburg
• April 24, 2019 "Legal Problems of Esports Law", University of Bielefeld

Mr. Kubiciel studied law in Bonn, Freiburg i. Br. and Granada/Spain, received his doctorate at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law in Freiburg (2002) and his habilitation at the Universität Regensburg (2012). 

His main research areas are commercial, corporate and sports criminal law.

For more than ten years, Mr. Kubiciel has advised international organizations (Council of Europe, UN, OECD) as well as the European Commission in the areas of anti-corruption policy, commercial criminal law and compliance. He regularly works as an expert for the Legal Committee of the German Bundestag and various state parliaments and advises or defends associations and companies or their employees.

• Integrity Risks in Eports and Applicable Criminal Law, Conference proceedings: eSport-Recht – Politik, Praxis und Wissenschaft im Dialog, pp. 87-100
• Development of Esports and Protection of its Integrity, ZRP 2019, pp. 200-203
• Unknown Risks of Criminal Liability in Professional Sports due to the New Version of § 299 StGB, with Dalinger, SpuRt 2019, pp. 17-21 
• Dimensions of Responsibility in sports, SpuRt 2019, pp. 23f. 
• Book: Corruption in Sports, with E. Hoven, Nomos 2018
• The Criminal Offences of Sports Betting Fraud and Manipulation of Professional Sports Competitions, in: Kubiciel/Hoven (Eds.) Corruption in Sports, 2018, pp. 61-86
• Integrity of Sports - Specification of a Concept, KriPoZ 2018, pp. 28-31 
• The Prohibition of Online Casinos from a Constitutional and Union Law Perspective, NVwZ 2018, pp. 841-846 
• Union Law Requirements for the Prohibition of Online Casinos, EuZW 2017, pp. 494-501 
• New Liability Risks for Associations: Criminal Offences against Sports Betting Fraud and Game Manipulation, SpuRt 2017, pp. 188-193 
• Legitimation, Scope and Interpretation of Criminal Offences against Sports Betting Fraud and Manipulation of Professional Sports Competitions, WiJ 2016, pp. 256-266 
• The End of the Summer's Fairy Tale - Criminality of Corrupt Influence on the Awarding of Major Sporting Events, with E. Hoven and M. Wassmer, NZWiSt 2016, pp. 121-127 
• Fight against Corruption in Sports: The Criminal Offences of Sports Betting Fraud and Manipulation of Professional Sports Competitions, jurisPR-StrafR 3/2016
• Betting and Fraud - On Implied Deception, HRRS 2007, pp. 68-71 

In addition to his work at the university, Dr. Schlotthauer is a lecturer at the Volkshochschule Augsburg and the University of Applied Management. He is also co-founder of the Research Center for Esports Law.

• Arbeitnehmer im Mannschafts-eSport - Die Bestimmung des Phänomens eSport und die Einordnung neuer Tätigkeiten des eSports in das deutsche Arbeitsrecht unter Berücksichtigung der vielzähligen im eSport auftretenden Akteure (Employees in team Esports - The definition of the phenomenon of Esports and the classification of new activities of Esports in the German labor law, taking into account the multiple actors appearing in Esports) (Doctoral Thesis)
• Besonderheiten bei der Gestaltung des eSport-Sponsoringvertrags (Specifics of Drafting an Esports Sponsorship Agreement), Conference proceedings: eSport-Recht – Politik, Praxis und Wissenschaft im Dialog, pp. 179 - 208 (Esports Law – Politics, Practice and Science in Dialogue)
• (e)Sport im rechtlichen Sinne und privatrechtliche Beziehung zwischen Clan und eSportler ((e)Sports in the Legal Sense and the Relationship between Clan and eAthlete under Civil Law), with Nothelfer, Handbook: eSport – Status quo und Entwicklungspotenziale, pp. 49-78
• Der Arbeitnehmer im professionellen eSport (The Employee in Professional Esports), with Francken/Nothelfer, NZA 2019, pp. 865-870
• Die Mehrarbeitsanordnung als Arbeitskampfmittel (The Overtime Order as a Tool of Job Action), with Nothelfer, SAE 2019, pp. 63-70

Simon Püschel is involved in a wide range of voluntary work in sport, church and society and is active on various committees. In particular, he was involved in the founding of several Esports teams and worked for many years as a coordinator and tournament organizer for local Esports organizations. He is also a lecturer and voluntary consultant in tenancy law at the Law Clinc Augsburg.

Selected Publications

1. Cheating und Exploiting im eSport (Teil 1), SpoPrax 2022, S. 222-227 (with Prof. Dr. Martin Maties)
2. Cheating und Exploiting im eSport (Teil 2), SpoPrax 2022, S. 306-313 (with Prof. Dr. Martin Maties)
3. Maties (Hrsg.), Stichwortkommentar eSport-Recht (Nomos, 2023): 23. Bug; 25. Cheating, allgemein; 26. Cheating, Begriff; 28. Cheating, Zivilrecht AT (with Prof. Dr. Martin Maties); 29. Cheating, Zivilrecht BT (with Prof. Dr. Martin Maties); 40. Duping; 49. Exploiting, allgemein und Zivilrecht; 63. Leaving; 70. Matchfixing, Zivilrecht; 85. Skin (with Prof. Dr. Martin Maties); 102. Teaming
4. Die Bedeutung der USK-Einstufung für den eSport (The significance of the USK rating [age rating] for Esports), SpoPrax 2023, S. 382-387
5. E-Sport-Recht? – Das Verhältnis von E-Sport und Recht sowie die klassische Frage nach der Gemeinnützigkeit des E-Sports (Esports law? - The relationship between Esports and the law and the classic question of the non-profit status of e-sports under german law), BJR Sonderausgabe 01/2024, S. 24-30

Selected Lectures

1. „Die Bedeutung der USK-Einstufung für den eSport“ (The significance of the USK rating [age rating] for Esports), Symposium Jugendschutz im eSport, 2023, Wien
2. „Boosting – unfair, unerwünscht, illegal?“ (Boosting - unfair, undesired, illegal?), 5. Jahrestagung der Forschungsstelle für eSport-Recht (FeSR), 2023, Köln
3. „Bugs auf großer Bühne“ (Bugs on the big stage), Symposium zu neuen Tendenzen im eSport-Recht, 2023, Wien
4. „Virtueller ‚Besitzschutz‘ im BGB?“ (Virtual 'protection of posession' in the BGB), Symposium zu Recht virtuellen Gegenständen und Lootboxen, 2024, Wien
5. „Gemeinnützigkeit des eSports: Analyse einer endlosen Debatte“ (Non-profit status of eSports: analysis of an endless debate), 6. Jahrestagung der Forschungsstelle für eSport-Recht (FeSR), 2024, Augsburg

Dr. Nothelfer is a lecturer at the International University of Monaco, the Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economia in Madrid and Barcelona, the Verwaltungs- und Wirtschafts-Akademie Ostbayern/Schwaben as well as guest lecturer at various leading (inter)national academic institutions like the University of Vienna. From 2017 to 2020, he served as a member of the 25th and 26th faculty council and as the institute coordinator for civil law mid-level teaching of the Faculty of Law of the University of Augsburg as well as a member of the academic council of the University.

Dr. Nothelfer works, researches and lectures i.a. in the areas of civil, labor/employment and gambling law with a focus on esports and gaming as well as (traditional) sports. He is co-founder of the FeSR, the Esports Research Networks as well as the scientific advisory board of the German Esports Federation. Furthermore, he was an editorial board member of the International Journal of Esports and an editorial board member as well as editor of the German legal journal for Sports and Esports Law in Practice. In addition to his work for SKW Schwarz, he advises various (inter-)national stakeholders in esports, gaming, sports and politics (e.g. the European Parliament or European Lotteries).

• „Defining and Spelling Esports”, Routledge Handbook of Esports, 2024, p. 6-18 with Dr. Seth E. Jenny und Dr. Nicolas Besombes
• „Eine Einführung ins E-Sport-Recht - Kennzeichen der Branche und rechtliche Implikationen“ (An Introduction to Esports Law - Industry Characteristics and Legal Consequences), E-Sports-Management Handbook, 2024, p. 41-72 with Dr. Philipp Schlotthauer
• „Die Inkorporation des eSports in das deutsche Rechtssystem – Definition, rechtlicher Status Quo und Regelungsansätze” (The Incorporation of Esports into the German Legal System - Definition, Legal Status Quo and Regulatory Approaches) (Doctoral Thesis)
• „Background Analysis on Esports“ for the European Parliament, 2022, with Dr. Tobias M. Scholz
• „Policy Recommendation on Esports“ for the European Parliament, 2022, with Dr. Tobias M. Scholz
• „Die Verletzung der Wettkampfintegrität im eSport durch Umgehen spielinterner Ranking-Systeme“ (= The Violation of Competitive Integrity in Esports Through Circumventing In-Game Ranking Systems), SpoPrax 2022, pp. 341-347, with Daniel Trunk
• „Virtuelle Sportsimulationen in verbands- und rechtspolitischer Hinsicht” (= Virtual Sports Simulations in the Context of Association and Legislative Policies), SpoPrax 2022, pp. 66-72, with Daniel Trunk 
• „(e)Sport im rechtlichen Sinne und privatrechtliche Beziehung zwischen Clan und eSportler“ (= (E)Sports in the Legal Sense and the Relationship between Clan and Player under Civil Law; already in 2nd edition), in: E-Sport – Status quo und Entwicklungspotenziale, 2. Ed. 2022, pp. 49-80, with Philipp Schlotthauer
• „Wetten auf eSport-Ereignisse in Deutschland und Österreich“ (= Betting on Esports Events in Germany and Austria), SpoPrax 2022, pp. 20-25, with Patrick Petschinka
• „Der sozialversicherungsrechtliche Status von E-Sportlern“ (= The Status of Esports Players under Social Security Law), NZS 2021, pp. 918-922, with Christian Koops
• „eSport im Fadenkreuz der Sportwettensteuer – Eine Analyse des § 15 RennwLottDV-E“ (= Esports in the Crosshairs of Sports Betting Tax Regulation - An Analysis of § 15 RennwLottDV-E), SpoPrax 2021, pp. 116-123, with Dr. Lennart Brüggemann
• „Die Bundesregierung zur Förderung des eSports in Deutschland – Antwort auf BT-Drs. 19/28730” (= The Federal Government on the Promotion of Esports in Germany - Response to BT-Drs. 19/28730), SpoPrax 2021, pp. 124-127
• „Zulässigkeit von Wetten auf eSport-Ereignisse nach deutschem Glücksspielrecht“ (= Admissibility of Bets on Esports Events Under German Gambling Law), ZfWG 2021, pp. 128-137, with Prof. Dr. Martin Maties
• „Das Versäumnis des Gesetzgebers in der Causa eSport und dessen Auswirkungen auf die Praxis“ (= The Legislator's Shortcoming Regarding Esports and its Impact on Practice), SpoPrax 2021, pp. 26-31, with Patrick Petschinka
• „Das deutsche eSport-Visum (Teil II) - Eine kritische Analyse des § 22 Nr. 5 BeschV“ (= The German Esports Visa (Part II) - A Critical Analysis of § 22 No. 5 BeschV), LR 2020, pp. 276-283 
• „Das deutsche eSport-Visum (Teil I) - Eine kritische Analyse des § 22 Nr. 5 BeschV“ (= The German Esports Visa (Part I) - A Critical Analysis of § 22 No. 5 BeschV), LR 2020, pp. 266-275
• „Die Anwendbarkeit des technischen Arbeitsschutzrechts bei spielbezogenen eSport-Tätigkeiten“ (= The Applicability of Technical Occupational Safety to Game-Related Esports Activities), RdA 2020, pp. 211-220, with Dr. Simge Kurt
• „Grenzen der Vertragsgestaltung im eSport am Beispiel Tfue vs. FaZe Clan“ (= Limits of Contract Drafting in Esports Based on the Example of Tfue vs. FaZe Clan), in: eSport-Recht – Politik, Praxis und Wissenschaft im Dialog“, 2020, pp. 209-247, with Max Wörner
• „Der Arbeitnehmer im professionellen eSport (= The Employee in Professional Esports), NZA 2019, pp. 865-870, with Prof. Dr. Johannes Peter Francken and Philipp Schlotthauer