1993 – 1995 Law studies at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

1995 – 1998 Law studies at the Ruprecht – Karls – University Heidelberg

1998: 1st State Examination in Law

1998 – 2000 Legal Internship at Düsseldorf Regional Court

2000/2001: 2nd State Examination in Law

From 2001: Admission to the bar

2009: Appointment as “Fachanwalt für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz” (Certified Lawyer for Industrial Property Rights)

2014-2017 Member of the INTA Enforcement Committee (Oppositions and Cancellations Subcommittee)

2018 – 2021 Member of the INTA Parallel Imports Committee (until 2019 Europe and Central Asia Subcommittee, since 2019 Online Commerce and Customs Subcommittee)

Since 2022 Member of the “INTA Public Information Committee”