Main Areas of Research:

Private Law, Company and Commercial Law, Insolvency and Procedural Law

Academic Career:

Born 17.9.1975; University Studies in Law as well as in Economics at the Universities of Heidelberg (1997-2002), Ferrara (1999-2000), Cambridge (2002-2003) and Hagen (since 2000); French Law and Language Certificate (1999), First State Examination Heidelberg (2002), LL.M. Univ. of Cambridge (2003), Ph.D. Univ. of Heidelberg (2007); Legal Clerkship High Court Hamburg (2006-2008), Second State Examination (2008); Visiting Researcher Harvard Law School (2008).

Research Assistant and Fellow, Institute for German and European Company and Commercial Law, Univ. of Heidelberg, Prof. Peter Ulmer (1998-2002, 2004); Supervisor in Company Law, Univ. of Cambridge, Peterhouse College (2004-2005); Research Fellow, Centre for European Economic Law, Univ. of Bonn, Prof. Marcus Lutter (2005-2006); practical experience: Allen&Overy, London (2003); Shearman&Sterling, Mannheim (2002, 2004); Officer (Referent) at the Federal Ministry of Justice (part-time, since 2010); at the Institute since October 2006, Habilitand with Prof. Klaus J. Hopt.

Teaching positions: Univ. of Hamburg (since 2009), China-EU School of Law, Beijing (2009-2010), Univ. of Cambridge (since 2004), Univ. of Warsaw (since 2006); Expert assignments: Federal Ministry of Justice (2007-2008), German Parliament (Finance Committee, 2009, with Klaus J. Hopt et. al.), Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development/GTZ (2009), IRZ (2011).

Scholarships/Awards (selection): Otto Hahn Medal (2009), German-British Jurists' Association (2009), Hachenburg Prize (2008), Thyssen Foundation (2008), Study Group Law and Economy (2007), Cusanuswerk (1998-2006), Whytehead Scholar, St. John's College, Univ. of Cambridge (since 2003), Federal Prize Startsocial (2002), McKinsey College Fellow (since 1999); Memberships (selection): Education Committee Cusanuswerk (2001 - 2002), Winfield Society (since 2002), Scholarship Selection Committee Cusanuswerk (since 2011).