Prof. Dr. Rupprecht Podszun holds the Chair for Civil Law, German and European Competition Law at the Law Faculty of Heinrich Heine University. He is the director of the Institute for Competition Law and a substitute member of the official commission on concentration in the media.

In his research, his focus is on questions of the legal framework for the transformation of the economy through digitalisation and sustainability goals. Professor Podszun is vice-chairman of the non-partisan Theodor Heuss Foundation, which promotes democracy and civil rights.