Focus of Activity

• Commercial and Corporate Law; M&A; Foundation Law; Banking Law; Competition and Antitrust Law; Distribution Law; Contract Law

Education

• 1987/93 Studies in Law at the Universities of Vienna and Salzburg
• 1994/95 Studies in European Law at the University of Saarbrücken
• 1995/96 Master’s degree in European Law (LL.M.Eur.) at the University of Saarbrücken
• 1996/97 Doctoral studies at the University of Salzburg

Professional Experience

• 1993/94 Traineeship at the Favoriten District Court, Vienna Regional Court for Criminal Matters and Vienna Commercial Court
• 1996 Internship at the European Commission in Brussels, Directorate-General Internal Market and Financial Services
• 1997/98 Trainee Lawyer at Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten OEG, Vienna
• 1998/00 Trainee Lawyer at Raits Bleiziffer Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Salzburg
• Lawyer since 2000

Functions

• Member of executive bodies in corporations and private foundations