Main Areas of Research:

German and European Private Law, Comparative Law, Civil Procedure.

Academic Career:

Born 1975. - 1993-1999 Law studies at the Universities of Cologne, Geneva and Freiburg (Scholarships from the German National Academic Foundation and the German Academic Exchange Service). - 1997-1999 Student Assistant at the Institute for Comparative and International Private Law at the University of Freiburg (Prof. Dr. Rainer Frank). - 2000 LL.M., University of California at Berkeley, School of Law (Scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service). - 2000-2002 Research Associate, Chair of Private Law, Roman Law and Comparative Legal History at the University of Regensburg (Prof. Dr. Reinhard Zimmermann). - 2002-2004 Practical legal training (Referendariat) in Hamburg. - 2003 Doctor iuris, University of Regensburg (Doctoral Fellowship from the German National Academic Foundation). - 2003 Otto Hahn Medal for scientific achievements of the Max Planck Society. - 2005-2007 Editorial Assistant for the Zeitschrift für Europäisches Privatrecht (ZEuP). - Since 2005 Part-time Lecturer in Comparative Law at Bucerius Law School, Hamburg. - Since 2008 Fellowship from the German Research Foundation (DFG). - At the Institute since July 2002.