Main Areas of Research:

German and European Private Law (esp. service contracts), Private International Law, International Civil Procedure, Comparative Law (esp. England), International Arbitration, Intellectual Property

Academic Career:

Born 1975 in Wiesbaden - 1995-2001 Study of Law at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Scholarship Recipient of the German National Merit Foundation - 1997/98 Study Abroad at the University of Cambridge (Trinity Hall) - 1998/99 Martin Domke Award (2nd place) Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot - 2001 First State Examination (Hengeler Müller-Preis for exceptional performance) - 2002 Academic Assistant to Prof. Dr. Peter Huber LL.M. (London) - 2001-2003 Practical Legal Training at the OLG Koblenz - 2004-2007 Attorney with Allen & Overy LLP in Hamburg (Fields: Procedure, Intellectual Property and Competition Law) - 2004/2005 Mediation Program at the Fernuniversität Hagen - 2005/2006 Magister Juris (M.Jur.) with distinction at the University of Oxford (Pembroke College) - 2007 Doctorate conferred at the University of Mainz under Prof. Dr. Peter Huber LL.M. (London) - April 2007-June 2010 Senior Research Fellow at the Institute (editor in chief of the Handwörterbuch des Europäischen Privatrechts) - since July 2010 Research Group Leader (German and European law of service contracts)