German Arbitration Institute (DIS): Member directory

Current activity

Professor of Law, University of Munich (Chair of Private Law, Commercial Law, Company Law, Private International Law, Comparative law)

Professional focus

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Company Law and M&A
Commercial Agency and Distributorship Agreements
Contract Law
Corporate Insolvency
Italian Business Law

Areas of law

My career

Study of Law and Second State Exam 1988, Munich
Doctoral thesis on agency contracts in Germany and Italy, 1987
Solicitor in Munich, 1988
Assistant Lecturer, University of Konstanz, 1991
Professor of Law at the Universities of Heidelberg (1996), Bochum (1996-2007), Augsburg (2007-2011), Munich (since 2011)
numerous guest lectureships in Italy and Australia

Arbitration experience

Since 2002 chairman, party-appointed and sole arbitrator in domestic and international arbitrations (ICC, DIS, LCIA,VIAC, Swiss Rules, German-Italian Chamber of Commerce/Milan, Ad Hoc). Since 1996 expert witness in domestic and international arbitration proceedings and before state courts (EWHC, SIAC et al.); Subject Matter of Arbitral Proceedings: Company Law/Post M&A; Contract Law (Distributorship Agreements, Plant Engeneering and Construction; Sale of Goods including CISG); Insolvency Law; Italian Business Law

Publications

Company Law: Private Int'l Law of Companies, in MünchKommBGB (2015)
Commentary on §§ 290 et seq. of the German Commercial Code (consolidated accounts), in "Großkommentar zum HGB" (Staub, 2010)
Commercial Agency: Private int'l Law of Commercial Agency Contracts, in "HGB-Kommentar von Ebenroth et al." (3rd ed., 2015)
Contract Law: Gesetzliche Zinsansprüche im Zivil- und Handelsrecht (Legal interest in civil and commercial law, 1996)
Einführung in das neue IPR des Wirtschaftsverkehrs, 2009 (on Rome I, CISG et al.)
Corporate Insolvency (private int'l law): in MünchKommBGB (2015)
Italian Business Law (2014)

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