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Professor for International Business Law, University of Applied Sciences Mainz Attorney at Law, New York, Illinois and District of Columbia / USA

Professional focus

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  • International Arbitration
  • Contracts
  • Licensing
  • Distributorships incl. CISG, M&A, Corporate and Securities law
  • BITs and ICSID
  • Mediation
  • U.S. Litigation

Areas of law

My career

  • 2000-2009 Shearman & Sterling LLP, Frankfurt
  • 1995-2000 Jones Day Reavis & Pogue, Frankfurt
  • 1992-1995 Wilson & McIlvaine, Chicago
  • Education: 2009 Advocate and Master Advocate, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Northwestern Univ. (J.D.), Heine-Univ. (Dr. phil. Philosophy), Princeton Univ. (A.B. Philosophy)

Arbitration experience

As arbitrator: Chairman of German-Language DIS Proceedings, Co-arbitrator of English-Language and German-Language DIS Proceedings As counsel: 4 x International Chamber of Commerce, 2 x Netherlands Arbitration Institute, 1 x American Arbitration Association, 1 x DIS, 1 x Swiss Rules, 1 x UNCITRAL ad hoc; 30+ UNCC Claims; Arbitration-related litigation in US, German and Swiss courts; Subject-matter of the arbitral proceedings: Post M&A, Joint Venture, Guarantee, Distributorship, Drug Development, Construction, Sale of Goods (CISG); Award Set Aside Proceedings (Art. 192 Swiss PILA); Enforcement of Arbitral Award; Enforcement of Arbitration Agreement; International Law Claims

Publications

  • 20+ articles

Languages

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  • English
  • German

Memberships

  • ABA
  • DAJV

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