Career

Studied law in Munich. first state examination in 1992, second state examination in 1994. 1993 to 1995 associate in a Munich business law firm. Since 1994 attorney‑​at‑​law. From 1994 to 1996 honorary city councilor in Munich. 1995 to 1999 trainee and subsequently credit officer at Bayerische Landesbank Girozentrale in Munich. From 1999 to 2001, account manager and team leader for structured financing and project financing at the real estate bank of the Dresdner Bank Group in Frankfurt am Main. From 2001 to 2009, various management positions at the Schörghuber Group in Munich, most recently as Chief Financial Officer. Member of advisory and supervisory boards. From 2010 to 2013 Chief Financial Officer of the non‑​profit Malteser association in Cologne.

Joined the firm in 2013.

Chairman of the firm's management committee.

Practice

Property Business Law, Corporate Law, Law of Associations and Foundations, Labor Law

Certified mediator according to §2 ZMediatAusbV.

Recommended by Handelsblatt/​Best Lawyers in the ranking “Germany's Best Lawyers” in Corporate Law (2024), in Project Finance and Development (since 2020), awarded “Lawyer of the Year 2022” in Project Finance and Development.

Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Jesuit University of Philosophy in Munich.

Advice on acquisition, use, and exploitation of real estate (incl. commercial tenancy law); legal project management for transactions and restructurings in the health and social sector; advice to companies, foundations, and associations (corporate governance, compliance restructuring, etc.); legal representation in directors' and officers' liability proceedings; extrajudicial conflict resolution (mediation) in corporate succession and shareholder disputes; advice to church institutions.

¹ member of the partnership with limited professional liability