Partner at the law firm Hengeler Mueller Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten
Current activity
Professional focus
- German and international arbitration and litigation regarding business law matters primarily related to technology, pharmaceutical and chemical industry, automotive industry, telecommunication, intellectual property rights, "new economy". Special focus on US-German litigation and arbitration.
Areas of law
My career
- 1986 First Bar Exam, University of Freiburg
- 1989 Second Bar Exam, Hesse
- 1990 Admission to the Frankfurt Bar Associate with law firm Danckelmann & Kerst, Frankfurt am Main
- 1991 Admission to the Paris Bar
- 1991-1992 Associate with the law firm Wenner & Cie, Paris, France
- 1992-1997 Associate with the law firm Hengeler Mueller Weitzel Wirtz
- 1993 J.D.; University of Frankfurt am Main
- 1994-1995 Foreign Associate with Fulbright & Jaworski LL.P., Houston/Texas, USA
- since 1997 Partner with the law firm Hengeler Mueller Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten, Frankfurt am Main
Arbitration experience
as arbitrator: Co-arbitrator under ICC, UNCTRAL, DIS, Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Rules and ad hoc; as counsel: ICC, UNCITRAL, DIS Rules and ad hoc. Subject matter of arbitral proceedings: Primarily intellectual property law (expropriation of trade secrets and patents, domain name disputes, license agreements), commercial matters in the software, telecommunication, pharmaceutical and chemical industries
Publications
Languages
- German
- English
- French
Memberships
- DIS
- IBA
- Deutsche Vereinigung für Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht