EDUCATION
1991-1995 Student at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg i. Br., Germany
1993-1994 Student at Universtà Degli Studi di Padova, Italy, Erasmus scholarship holder
1995-1997 Student at Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany, First state examination
1996-1997 Project studies at the Freie Universität of Berlin, Gemany, Institute for communication history and applied cultural science - Tagesspiegel – focus on new media
1998 Guest student and doctorate research at New York University School of Law
2003-2005 Traineeship in Baden-Württemberg and Brussels, Second state examination
2009 Certified Attorney (Fachanwalt) for Intellectual Property Law, Hamburg Bar Association


PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
1998 Collaboration with Rosensteel & Beckmann, New York
1999 Collaboration with the central advanced training institute (ZfP) for membersof German State TV and Radio (ARD and ZDF) – Film and TV-Section, Wiesbaden
2000-2002 Producer and developer at „Filmvergnügen“ Productions GmbH, Ludwigsburg and Berlin
2003-2005 Traineeship at Graf von Westphalen (attorneys), Freiburg I Br., focus on IP law, unfair trade law, copyright and media law; Traineeship at ARD Verbindungsbüro (German State Television), Brussels with focus on European media law and IP
2005-2008 Attorney-at-law at MILLER attorneys, Freiburg i. Br. with focus on IP, media law, copyright law – DAV-specialist solicitor training (Fachanwaltslehrgang)IP and unfair trade law
since 2008 Attorney at Unverzagt von Have


AREAS OF PRACTICE
Trademark law, unfair competition law, copyright law, media law

FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Englisch