In Conversation
A leader in the legal team at Bombardier Transportation, Steinbrecher talks GC through the legal and business challenges of the rail industry in Europe.
GC: Could you tell us a little bit about how you came to your position at Bombardier?
Alexander Steinbrecher (AS): When I did my LLM programme in the US after finishing my legal studies in Germany, I got into conflict management systems. At that time it was a topic that was hot but unknown to many people, and the idea is: how can large companies go about dealing with conflict and disputes in an efficient and interest-based fashion? My thesis at the law school in the US transferred into a doctoral thesis in Germany, and the professor who sponsored my thesis knew companies that were involved in dispute resolution, who wanted to raise the game.
