Nils Wassiljew

Research Unit Environment and Society 
Department of Environmental and Planning Law


Helmholtz Centre
for Environmental Research − UFZ
Permoserstr. 15
04318 Leipzig, Germany

Phone: +49 341 - 6025 4723
nils.wassiljew@ufz.de

Portraitfoto von Nils Wassiljew

Research area

The transition from wastewater disposal to water cycle management from a legal perspective


Curriculum vitae

since 04/2026

Doctoral researcher with Prof. Dr. Moritz Reese at the Department of Environmental and Planning Law, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research − UFZ

12/2025 to
03/2026

Research assistant at the international law firm Luther in the public law team lead by Dr. Sabrina Desens

11/2023 to
11/2025

Legal clerkship (Rechtsreferendariat) with Saxony's Higher Regional Court Dresden (OLG Dresden), Regional Court Leipzig (LG Leipzig), graduation with the Second State Examination in Law

10/2016 to
07/2023 

Law studies at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, the Charles University Prague and the Leipzig University, graduation with the First State Examination in Law 


Current projects

Clean-Tech Law – Legal frameworks for transformative innovation and sustainable technology development