Private Law, esp. Contracts
International Sales Law
International Private Law
Comparative Law
Arbitration Law
Art Law
Contract Law
International Private and Civil Procedure Law
International Sales law
Art law
Comparative Law
2000
Admission
to the Swiss Bar
1999
Appointment
as Senior Lecturer for private law, commercial law, international procedural
law and comparative law (University of Basel)
1995 - 1999 Habilitation: Folgen der Vertragsverletzung (Remedies
for Breach of Contract)
1991 – 1993 Dissertation: Die internationale Zuständigkeit bei grenzüberschreitenden Umweltbeeinträchtigungen (International
Jurisdiction in cross-border pollution cases)
1986 – 1991
Law
studies (School of Law, University of Basel)
Since April July 2009: Attorney-at-Law (private practice)
Since 1. October 2002: Tenured Professor for Private Law, International Private and Commercial Law as well as Comparative Law (University of St. Gallen)
June 2000 - June 2009: Attorney, Wenger Plattner, Attorneys-at-Law, Basel
August - December 1999: Clerk for the Civil Court, Basel
April 1999 – September 2002: Senior Lecturer for private, commercial, procedural and comparative law (University of Basel)
November 1996 - May 1997: Clerk for the Civil Court, Basel
August - October 1995: Lecturer for private law and international business law (University of Basel)
August 1991 - June 1995: Research and Teaching Assistant of Professor Dr. iur. Ingeborg Schwenzer
Introduction to Private Law
Law of Obligations General and Special Part
International Private Law
Exercises in Private Law
Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot
Swiss Moot
Experiential course court internship
Comparative Law
Experiential law course: Judicial Internship
Great Legal Traditions and Cultures of the World
Co-Editor and Author of the 3d Edition of the Zurich Commentary on the Swiss Private International Law Statute
Member of:
Swiss Lawyers' Association;
Swiss Association for International Law
Society for Comparative law;
German Society of Private Law Professors;
Basel and St. Gallen Lawyers' Associations
Alumni of the University of St. Gallen
Scientific Award of the City of Basel (2000)
St. Galler Schriften zur Rechtswissenschaft