Focus of Activity

• Banking Law; Contract Law; General terms and conditions (GTC); Competition and Antitrust Law; Intellectual Property; Data Privacy Law & IT

Education

• 1975/80 Studies in Law and Political Science, University of Salzburg (Dr.iur.)
• 1980 Doctorate in Law in Salzburg under the auspices of the Federal President

Professional Experience

• 1980/81 Traineeship at the Salzburg District Court and Salzburg Regional Court
• 1980/82 University assistant at the Institute for Roman Law, Legal Dogma History and General Private Law Dogmatics
• 1980/83 Lecturer at the Faculty of Law at the University of Salzburg
• 1982/86 Trainee Lawyer at (now) Raits Bleiziffer Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Salzburg
• Lawyer since 1986

Functions

• Member of the Committee of the Salzburg Bar Association and Chairman of Departments 2 and 2a (supervision of lawyers and trainee lawyers) (1989-2009)
• Member of the Working Group for Young Professionals and Advanced Training of the Austrian Bar Association (1994-2009)
• Member of the Lawyers’ Association for Education and Advanced Training (1994-2009)

Decorations

• Ring of Honour ‘sub auspiciis praesidentis rei publicae’
• Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria