| March 16, 1963 | born in Heilbronn am Neckar, Germany |
Education |
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| 1982 | High school diploma |
| 1982 - 1985 | Studies at the universities of Heidelberg, Germany, and Lausanne and Geneva, Switzerland, and at Cornell Law School in Ithaca, New York |
Professional Experience |
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| 1989 - 1990 | Assistant, Institute for International Private Law (Institut für Internationales Privatrecht), Heidelberg, Germany |
| 1991 - 1992 | Associate, De Bandt, van Hecke & Lagae, Brussels, Belgium |
| since 1993 | Attorney in Dresden, Germany, specializing in commercial law, international contract law, corporate law |
| since 1996 | Member of the European Committee of the German Federal Bar Association (Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer) |
| since 1999 | Member of the Board of Directors of the Saxon Bar Association (Rechtsanwaltskammer Sachsen) |
| since 2003 | Member of the Supervisory Board of STADA Arzneimittel AG |
| since 2007 | President of the Saxon Bar Association (Rechtsanwaltskammer Sachsen) |
| since 24.08.2009 | Supervisory Board Chairman of STADA Arzneimittel AG |