Private practice as “Rechtsanwalt” (attorney admitted to German bar), arbitrator, neutral third party in ADR proceedings.
1991–2014
Legal department of Siemens AG;
1991–1993
Advising former division Verkehrstechnik (railway technology), Erlangen, mainly railway projects in Spain and Latin America;
Since 1994
Senior Counsel
1993–1996
Advising former Power Generation division, Erlangen, power projects in Latin America, project finance and M & A transactions in south east Asia;
1993–1996
General Counsel Siemens S. A., Spain, Madrid, compliance issues, M & A transactions;
1996–1997
General Counsel Siemens S. A., Spanien, Madrid, Compliance-Fragen, M & A-Transaktionen
1997–2008
Head of Offenbach office of former Power Generation group of legal department, bidding and implementation of power plant projects in U.K. and on Iberian and Arabian peninsula, including related disputes, in charge of model consortium agreement and model project transport agreement, involvement in setting-up of risk management system;
2004–2008
Coordinator of Arbitration/Litigation/ADR group, in charge of dispute settlement circular and model dispute settlement clauses;
2009–2013
Dispute settlement unit CL LIT, Erlangen, head of construction litigation sub-group, plant construction related arbitration and ADR proceedings, mainly in Europe and Latin America.
1989–1991
Rechtsanwalt with Rechtsanwälte Werner & Schneider, Berlin, mainly litigation work;
1989–1991
Involvement in European law project of Professor Grabitz and international investment law project of Professor Randelzhofer, Berlin.
Experience with dispute resolution procedures
25 arbitration proceedings in Europe and Latin America, mainly pursuant to ICC Rules of Arbitration, predominantly construction-related;
10 ADR proceedings in Europe, the U.S., Latin America in the form of mediation, conciliation, adjudication, Dispute Board; mainly construction-related;
10 international court proceedings in Europe, U.S. and Latin America, numerous court proceedings in Germany.