EDUCATION
1993 First State Examination in Law, University of Konstanz
1993/1994 M.S.J. at Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP),
with focus on the law and economics of international trade
1994-1997 Assistant professor at the Max-Planck-Institute for Foreign and International Civil Law and Comparative Law in Hamburg
1998 Second State Examination in Law, Regional Court of Appeals Hamburg
1998 Dissertation (Dr. jur.) in corporate law/comparative law

Fellowship recipient of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes e.V.


PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
Held various positions abroad in law firms (France), corporations (United States, Spain) and public institutions (General Consulate in South Africa)
Since 1998 Attorney at Unverzagt von Have


AREAS OF PRACTICE
National and international film industry, representation of clients with respect to the development, financing, structuring, production and exploitation of film projects; IT and new media; video games; financing and equity investment models.


FOREIGN LANGUAGES
English, French


EXPERTISE IN FOREIGN LAW
United States, United Kingdom, France


TEACHING POSITIONS
Institut fuer Kultur- und Medienmanagement, Hamburg
Hamburg Media School
Erich Pommer Institut, Potsdam-Babelsberg


PUBLICATIONS
"The Agency Agreement." Legal Handbook E-Business (eds. Kaminski, Henssler, Kolaschnik, Papathoma-Baetge) 2001.

"The Concept of the Film Producer under § 94 of the German Copyright Act." Zeitschrift für Urheber- und Medienrecht (ZUM) 1999.

"Film Funds - Law and Practice." Zeitschrift für Urheber- und Medienrecht (ZUM) 1998.

The Closely Held European Corporation as a Tool for Corporate Cooperation in the European Union. Peter Lang, 1997.

"French Stock Exchange and Capital Market Law." Stock Exchange Reform, A Comparative Analysis of Economics and Legislative Policy (eds. Hopt, Rudolph, Baum) Stuttgart 1997.


OTHERS
Member of the IFTA panel of arbitrators