Current activity

Founder and owner of DRUDE.

Professional focus

Chemistry
M&A
Investment Disputes
Joint Ventures/Consortia/Shareholder Agreements
Telecommunications

Areas of law

Civil law
Corporate law
Commercial law
International investment law
Private international law
International economic law
Contract law
Competition and antitrust law

My career

  • Law studies in Munich and Naples (Italy)
  • 1985 First State Exam, University of Munich
  • 1988 Second State Exam, Munich Court of Appeals
  • 1989 Dr. iur., University of Munich
  • from 1989 to April 2015 lawyer with various major law firms (including over 12 years as partner with Baker & McKenzie as from October 2002)
  • since May 2015: founder and owner of DRUDE.

Arbitration experience

Party nominated arbitrator in several arbitration proceedings (DIS); subject-matter of the proceedings: Post-M&A disputes, joint venture matters. Counsel in various international arbitration proceedings (LCIA, Swiss Chambers); subject-matter of the proceedings: Post-M&A disputes, EPC contracts, claims for breach of investment agreement (club deal), investor-state dispute.

Publications

Languages

German
English
Italian

Memberships

  • DIS
  • ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR
  • ASA
  • LCIA
  • IBA

Further informations

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