Born in 1954
Legal studies at the University of Münster
First Exam ("1. Staatsexamen") in 1979
Legal clerkship ("Refrendariat") at the Paderborn District Court
Second (Bar) Exam ("2. Staatsexamen") in 1983
Research assistant at the Chair for Civil Law and Labor Law at the University of Münster, 1983 to 1985
Doctor of Laws (Dr. jur.) 1985
Employed at Bayerische Hypotheken- und Wechselbank, 1986 to 1987
Bar admission in 1987 and with the firm since then