| Year and place of birth: 1971 in Hanover. |
| Marital status: married, three children. |
Foreign languages: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese.
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| Education: |
| 1991-1996 |
Law studies in Hamburg and Geneva as recipient of a grant of the foundation "Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes" and the "DAAD". |
| 1996-1999 |
Academic assistant at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign Private and Private International Law in Hamburg. |
| 1998-2000 |
Practical training in judicial work in Hamburg, Rio de Janeiro and Boston. |
| 1999 |
Doctorate in law (Dr. jur.) with a dissertation in private international law. "Otto-Hahn" medal of the "Max-Planck-Gesellschaft". |
| 2000-2001 |
Joseph Story Fellow at Harvard Law School in Cambridge/Mass., USA.
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Professional career: |
| 2001-2002 |
Lawyer with the law firm Hengeler Mueller, Brussels/Düsseldorf. |
| 2003-2006 |
Junior notary in Hamburg. |
| 2004-2005 |
General Manager (Geschäftsführer) of the Hamburg Chamber of Notaries. |
| Since 2006 |
Notary in Hamburg.
Lecturer of study groups for legal junior lawyers (contract law).
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| Since 2007 |
Member of the managing board of the chamber of the notaries in Hamburg.
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