Since 1990 Lawyer with Baker & McKenzie, from 1990 until 1990 in Frankfurt, since 1999 in Düsseldorf; Partner Baker & McKenzie
Current activity
Professional focus
- Litigation
- German and International Arbitration
- Product Liability Law
- IP
- Commercial and Company Law
- Distribution Law
Areas of law
My career
- 1979 - 1984 Study of Law at the University of Münster
- 1984 First State Exam in Hamm
- 1985 - 1990 Assistant to the Chair at the Institute for International Commercial Law, University of Münster
- 1987 Master of Laws (LL.M.), McGill University, Montreal/Canada
- 1990 Second State Exam in Düsseldorf
- 1996 Dr. iur., University of Münster
Arbitration experience
As arbitrator: 5 proceedings; one proceeding as sole arbitrator (DIS), four proceedings as co-arbitrator (DIS, ICC); As counsel: 17 proceedings, i.a. ad hoc, ICC, AAA, DIS; Subject-matter of arbitral proceedings: Construction; valuation of enterprises and shares; mergers & acquisitions; distribution
Publications
- Der Gerichtsstand des Vermögens im Spannungsfeld zwischen Völkerrecht und deutschem internationalen Privatrecht, NJW 1992, S. 3062 (together with H. Ziegenhain)
- Note on Federal Supreme Court's Judgment of September 20, 1993 (II ZR 104/92), JZ 1994, page 1125
- Rechtsanwälte und Wirtschaftsprüfer, Freundesgabe für Wulf H. Döser, Baden-Baden 1999, page 337 (together with S. Spehl)
- Note on Federal Supreme Court's Order of February 9, 2009 (II ZR 77/08), NJW 2009, 2137, 2138 (together with P. Schütt)
Languages
- German
- English
Memberships
- DIS
- LCIA
- Swiss Arbitration Association
- IBA
- German Association for Intellectual Property and Trademark Law (GRUR)
- German Lawyers' Association
- Practice Group Mediation of the German Lawyers' Association
- German-American Lawyers' Association
- Canadian-German Lawyers' Association