Specialist lawyer for commercial and corporate law
Master of Laws in International and Comparative Law (George Washington University, Washington D.C.)
Private lecturer at the University of Bayreuth in the following subjects: civil law, German and foreign trade, economic and civil proceedings law and comparative law
Membership in associations and committees:
New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)
Emphasis of legal practice:
Commercial and corporate law
Capital market law
Forming closed-end funds
Acquisition of businesses and financing of businesses
Venture Capital / Private Equity
US-american law
Arbitration law
Professional Background:1991 - 1992Legal advisor in the privatizations department of the BvS Berlin, NL Potsdam (privatization agency) 1992 - 1993 / 1995 - 2000Assistant lecturer to Professor Dr. Lutz Michalski for civil law and trade, society and commercial law at the University of Bayreuth. Represented US-american inheritance communities in matters of restitution 2000 - 2003Practicing attorney in the law firm Rödl & Partner, Bayreuth Managing director of the venture capital investment GmbH (VCH Equity Group AG), Bayreuth (today: Frankfurt/M.)