Born in 1971. Practices as counsel and attorney in courts and arbitration courts with particular emphasis on contract law, corporate law, labour law and commercial law. Special know-how in the field of transport and logistics, as well as in aspects of aviation law. Extensive experience in ship financing.
 
 
Education: Legal studies at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland.
 
 
Languages: German, English, French.
 
 
Professional Experience: Attorney-at-law with KPMG Legal Basel (2000-2002); Attorney-at-law with McGrigors, London (2002-2003); Head of KPMG Legal Basel (2003-2004); since 2004 independent attorney-at-law in Basel; Lecturer in Transport and Logistics Law at a technical college in Baden, Switzerland.
 
 
Memberships:
Basel Bar Association, Swiss Bar Association, International Bar Association, German Association of Transport Law, Legal Committee of the Association for European Inland Navigation and Waterways (VBW), Transport Commission of the Basel Chamber of Commerce, Member of the Executive Committee of the Basel Chapter of the British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce
 
 
Publications: Swiss Merger Act, in: SteuerRevue l2/2003 (with Thomas Jaussi and Ralph Theiler); The multi-modal contract in Swiss law (with Philipp Schlienger), in: TranspR 11-12 2005; Liability for deficient tie-downs, in: strassenTransport 11/2008; The carrier as the principal’s encashment aid, in strassen Transport 1-2/2010; Comments on the Swiss Supreme Court’ decision 4A/218.2009, in: TranspR 4/2010