Languages  

German
English
Norwegian 

Professional Experience in International Commercial Arbitration (Experience as Chairman / Sole Arbitrator / Co-Arbitrator / Party Representative)

Sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator and party representative in various maritime arbitrations.

Vice chairman of the German Maritime Arbitration Association.

Member of the Board of Directors of the Hamburg Arbitration Circle e.V.

Co-author of "Arbitration in Germany".

Professional Experience in China related Matters

Regular advice in relation to shipbuilding agreements with Chinese and other Far Eastern shipyards.

Professional Experience in Certain Industries

Maritime industry, in particular shipbuilding, sale and purchase, charter parties. 

Education

Studies of law in Hamburg and Kiel, Germany, Surrey, England.

Trainee lawyer at Court of Appeals of Schleswig, District Court of Kiel, various law firms and German authorities.

First activities as lawyer in Bangkok and London 1988/1989.

Practicing lawyer in Hamburg since 1989.

Further Special Information  

N/A 

Publications

Maritime Arbitration in "Arbitration in Germany". 

Various publications in International Journal of Shipping Law. 

Various presentations before numerous maritime institutions and education centres and at congresses on arbitration 

Memberships

Hamburg Bar
German Maritime Arbitration Associaition
Hamburg Arbitration Circle e.V.
Transportrechtsgesellschaft
Deutscher Verein für Internationales Seerecht