Naujoks, Frank

CEO and General Counsel (RA) of Decker Verfahrenstechnik GmbH – specialist engineering firm for critical industrial water infrastructure (semiconductor, pharma, surface technology). Certified Planner under AwSV (German regulation on water-hazardous substances). Lecturer in Media and Data Law at Nuremberg Institute of Technology.

• 2000–2007: Law degree, FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg (Diplom-Jurist, equiv. J.D.)
• 2007–2009: Legal clerkship, Higher Regional Court Nuremberg (focus: Private International Law)
• 2009: Admitted Attorney at Law (Bar Association Nuremberg)
• 2012: General Counsel / Chief Risk Officer (in-house)
• 2014: CEO, Decker Verfahrenstechnik GmbH (industrial water infrastructure)
• 2022: Lecturer, Nuremberg Institute of Technology
• 2023: Committee Speaker, DWA Working Group IG 2.36 (DWA-M 765)
• 2024: Appointed Member, DWA Steering Committee FA IG-2 (Industrial Wastewater)
• 2025: Certified Planner under AwSV (DWA)

No prior appointment as arbitrator. Extensive forensic-technical experience at the intersection of process engineering, environmental law, and contractual liability – documented in peer-reviewed case studies (ResearchGate, 2026). Regular contract drafting and claims management in plant engineering.

• Naujoks, F. (2026): THE SYMBIOTIC LIABILITY TRAP – The International Structural Logic of Cross-Domain Non-Cognisability in Criminal Law. ResearchGate. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.28484.28802
• Naujoks, F. (2026): The Symbiotic Liability Trap – Transition from the Age of Specialization to the Age of Synthesis. Strategic Whitepaper. ResearchGate. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.24108.94080
• Naujoks, F. (2026): The Hidden CAPEX Killer – Regulatory Drift. Whitepaper. ResearchGate. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.27818.68808
• Naujoks, F. (2026): Selective Ion Exchange in Complex Industrial Matrices. Technical Whitepaper. ResearchGate. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.34570.12482
• Naujoks, F. (2026): Forensic Analysis of UPW System Failure – SEMI F63. Case Study. ResearchGate. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.27913.71529
• Naujoks, F. (2026): Brownfield Asset Renovation – Regulatory Drift. Case Study. ResearchGate. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.30322.16324
• Dietrich, G./Naujoks, F. et al. (2017): Hartinger – Handbook of Wastewater and Recycling Technology, 3rd ed., Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich. ISBN 978-3-446-43170-6 (Chapter: Legal Foundations of Wastewater Treatment)
• Naujoks, F. et al. (2026): E-DWA-M 765 – Emissions from the Metalworking Industry (Draft, DWA Working Group IG 2.36, Yellow Print pending publication)
• Naujoks, F. et al. (2018): Recovery of Lanthanum from Residues of Refinery Catalyst Production for the Petrochemical Industry Using Polyelectrolyte-Equipped Textiles, in: Recycling und Rohstoffe, Vol. 11, pp. 203–216, Thomé-Kozmiensky Verlag

• DIS – German Arbitration Institute
• DWA – German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste (Speaker WG IG 2.36, Member Steering Committee IG-2)
• VDI – Association of German Engineers (Chemical Process Engineering Division)
• GWP – German Water Partnership (Industrial Water Working Circle)
• Nuremberg Bar Association

Hands-on experience in industrial wastewater treatment and process engineering. Operator of a centralised heavy metal treatment plant serving hundreds of industrial clients. Co-author of the industry standard reference "Hartinger – Handbuch der Abwasser- und Recyclingtechnik" (Hanser Verlag, 3rd ed. 2017). Available as arbitrator or technical expert in disputes involving plant engineering, environmental liability, and water infrastructure. https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-naujoks/