Maximilian Steinbeis is the founder and executive director of Verfassungsblog. (Photo: Maurice Weiß/Ostkreuz)

Verena Vortisch is executive director of Verfassungsblog. (Photo: Damian Gorczany)

Evin Dalkilic is the head of publishing at Verfassungsblog. (Photo: Hannah Katinka Beck)

Maxim Bönnemann is the chief editor at Verfassungsblog. Maxim is qualified for the German bar and holds a PhD from Humboldt University of Berlin.

Eva Maria Bredler is deputy chief editor at Verfassungsblog covering German constitutional law and comparative constitutional law. Eva is a PhD candidate at the University of Münster. She studied law in Hamburg and Paris and did research at the University of Oxford.

Jakob Gašperin Wischhoff is deputy chief editor at Verfassungsblog covering European Union law. Jakob is a researcher at the Project FOCUS – promoting fundamentals of the EU Charter in Society, funded by the EU. He holds a PhD from Humboldt University of Berlin.

Charlotte Herbert is an editor at Verfassungsblog covering digitalization, artificial intelligence, and data protection law. She studied law and history in Munich and Lyon.

Till Stadtbäumer is a publishing editor at Verfassungsblog. He studied European Law in Utrecht and International Administration in Potsdam and Bordeaux.

Jana Trapp is an editor at Verfassungsblog covering security law and criminal law. Jana is qualified for the German bar and holds a Master of Law from Universiteit of Amsterdam and Columbia University. She is a PhD candidate at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.

Jasper Nebel is an editor at Verfassungsblog. After studying European Studies and European Law in Maastricht, he studied law in Bonn and Berlin.

Keanu Dölle is an open source software developer and part of our publishing team.

The Judicial Resilience Project

Friedrich Zillessen is a senior editor at Verfassungsblog and the project lead for the Judicial Resilience Project. He studied law and political science at Leipzig University.

Juliana Talg is a researcher for the Judicial Resilience Project at Verfassungsblog. She studied law in Munich and Paris.

Anna-Mira Brandau is a researcher for the Judicial Resilience Project at Verfassungsblog and a PhD candidate at the University of Erfurt.

Emma Bruhn is a communications manager and researcher for the Judicial Resilience Project at Verfassungsblog. She studied law at Humboldt University of Berlin.

Etienne Hanelt is a researcher for the Judicial Resilience Project, a Senior Fellow of the Judicial Studies Institute at Masaryk University, and a re:constitution fellow 2024/25. He studied political science in Jena and holds a DPhil from the University of Oxford.

Marie Müller-Elmau is a researcher at Verfassungsblog, covering U.S. Constitutional Law and EU Law. She studied Law and Philosophy and holds an LL.M. in Legal Theory from New York University (NYU).

Lennart Laude is an attorney and a researcher for the Judicial Resilience Project at Verfassungsblog.

Janos Richter is a a researcher for the Judicial Resilience Project at Verfassungsblog.

Annika Perlebach is a volunteer researcher for the Judicial Resilience Project at Verfassungsblog. She studied law at the University of Hamburg.

Jonathan Schramm is a volunteer researcher for the Judicial Resilience Project at Verfassungsblog.

Sophie Sendrowski is a research assistant for the Judicial Resilience Project at Verfassungsblog. Having completed her Bachelors in International Relations at TU Dresden and Science Po Strasbourg, she currently studies law at Leipzig University.

Student Assistants

Jakob Weickert is an assistant editor at Verfassungsblog and works for the Judicial Resilience Project. He studies law at Humboldt University of Berlin and Paris 1 – Sorbonne.

Ianthe Scheelhaase is an assistant editor at Verfassungsblog and studies law at Humboldt University of Berlin and the University of Geneva.

Management

Margarita Iov is a team assistant at Verfassungsblog. She studied literature in Leipzig and Berlin.

Sonja Kaufmann is project manager at Verfassungsblog. She holds an M.A. in political science and has worked in academic publishing and program management at think tanks and civil society organizations.

Mathias Rodatz is responsible for communications and fundraising. Previously, he was head of communications at the German Centre for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM) and the Research Institute Social Cohesion (FGZ).

Derya Kizilkaya supports the IT team and is responsible for website maintenance. She studied communication sciences in Lisbon.