Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2012 
Born in 1966
Legal studies at the Universities of Bielefeld and Cologne
First Exam ("1. Staatsexamen") in 1991
Legal clerkship ("Referendariat") at the Bielefeld District Court
Second (Bar) Exam ("2. Staatsexamen") in 1994
Bar admission in 1994
Lawyer with the firm of Bruckhaus Westrick Stegemann (now: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer), Hamburg and Düsseldorf from 1994 to 1996
Self-employed lawyer in Detmold from 1996 to 1999
Certified Specialized Attorney in Labor and Employment Law since 1998
Doctor of Laws (Dr. jur.) 1999
Lawyer with the firm of Neef & Tschöpe (now: Tschöpe Schipp Clemenz), Gütersloh from 1999 to 2005
With our firm since 2006
