Education
- 1997 Dissertation at Cologne University with Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel with the topic: Ergänzung und Anpassung von Verträgen durch Schiedsgerichte (Gap filling and Contract Adaptation by Arbitral Tribunals) (Summa cum laude)
- 1994-1996 Clerkship in Cologne
- 1992-1993 Master of Laws (London, LSE)
- 1986-1991 Studies of Law in at the Universities in Marburg, Geneva, Cologne
Professional Activity
- Since 2019 Professor for International Dispute Resolution at Bucerius Law School
- Since 2017 Director of the Center for International Dispute Resolution at Bucerius Law School
- 2014-2015 Visiting Fellow Lauterpacht Centre, University of Cambridge
- 2012 – 2019 Honorary professor at Bucerius Law School, Hamburg
- Since 2012 Director of the Willem C. Vis Arbitration Moot in Vienna
- Since 2005 National Correspondent for Germany to UNCITRAL
- Since 1999 Rechtsanwalt (Lawyer) in Cologne with specialization in arbitration and international transactions
- Since 1997 Extensive publication, teaching and lecturing activities in the fields of international business law and arbitration
- 1997-2005 Senior Research Fellow at RIZ (Law Centre for European and International Cooperation) at Cologne University
Fields of Specialization
- Arbitration
- International contract law (trade, construction industry, energy industry, financial sector)
- Post-M&A disputes
Languages
- German
- English
- French
Memberships
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of the German Institution of Arbitration
- International Board of Finland Arbitration Institute
- Advisory Board of the August Maria Berges Stiftung für Arbitrales Recht
- Board of Editors/Academic Advisory Board of several national and international reviews on arbitration and international business law