Born 1957 in Donaueschingen/Germany
Law degree from the University of Basel (1983)
Academic assistant to Professor Frank Vischer at the University of Basel (1986 – 1989)
Doctoral thesis on International Joint Ventures (Dr. iur., 1989, University of Basel)
Admitted to the bar in 1986
Associate at Cooper, White & Cooper, Law firm in San Francisco
(1989 – 1990)
Practicing lawyer in Basel since 1990
With Lenz Caemmerer since 2010
Arbitrator in various Swiss and international arbitration procedures (ICC)
Member of the board of various companies; Member of investment committee of VSAO Pension Fund
Lecturer in Private Law at the University of Basel (since 2004)
Member of examination board for the bar exam in Basel (since 2002)
Various publications on cooperation agreements, corporate law, arbitration. Co-author (with Professor Frank Vischer and Dr. David Oser) of a book on “International Contract Law”, published in 1999
Languages: German, English, French