Born 1977 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Admitted to the German Bar in 2010

CAREER
» Founded own law firm in Bonn, Germany [December 2014]
» Practised as an independent German attorney-at-law (Rechtsanwalt) in Zurich, Switzerland [2014]
» Practised as an associate at Netzle Rechtsanwälte AG in Zurich, Switzerland [2010 – 2014]
» Worked as a legal trainee (Rechtsreferendar) in Hanover, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland [2007 – 2009]
» Employed as a research assistant at the Institute for Procedural Law and Law of Legal Professions, University of Hanover, Germany [2005 – 2006]
» Worked as Managing Director of Sportgericht.de GmbH in Bonn, Germany [2001 – 2005]

QUALIFICATIONS
» Admission to the German Bar by the Frankfurt Bar Council (Rechtsanwaltskammer Frankfurt am Main) [2010]
» Second state examination in law in Hanover/Celle, Germany [2009]
» Doctorate at the University of Bonn, Germany [2008]
» First state examination in law in Cologne, Germany [2003]
» Legal studies at the University of Bonn, Germany [1998 – 2003]

LANGUAGE SKILLS
» German (native speaker)
» English (business fluent)
» French (basics)

MEMBERSHIPS
» German Bar Association (Deutscher Anwaltverein, DAV)
» German-Swiss Lawyers Association (Deutsch-Schweizerische Juristenvereinigung, DSJV)
» German Arbitration Institute (Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit, DIS)
» Working group on sports law in the German Bar Association (ARGE Sportrecht im DAV)
» Swiss Association for Sports Law (Association Suisse de Droit du Sport, ASDS)
» Bonn Bar Association (BonnerAnwaltVerein)
» Alumni Association of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (Altstipendiaten der KAS e.V.)
» Alumni Association of Law Faculty of University of Bonn (Jura Bonn Alumni e.V.)

MISCELLANEOUS
» Senior Member of the Sports Commitee of YMCA Germany [since January 2017]
» Chairman of the FIVB Tribunal of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [since December 2016]
» Chairman of the sports dispute chamber of the CVJM-Westbund e.V. (regional YMCA association in Germany) [2011 – 2017]
» Sponsorship Award of the German Arbitration Institute (DIS) [2009/2010]
» Graduate scholarship for doctorate of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) [2005 – 2007]
» Football referee in the Westphalian football association (FLVW), Germany [1992 – 2003]