Languages:

• German
• English
• Italian

Education:

• University of Innsbruck Doctor of Laws in 1981
• Legal clerkship at Innsbruck Regional Court and Innsbruck District Court from 1981 to 1982
• Legal practice with the law firm Studio Legale Avvocato Dr. Angelo Pesce e Associati, Milan, Italy 1986
• Legal practice with the law firm Herbert Oppenheimer Nathan & Van Dyk, London, England 1987

Teaching and Lecturing:

• Lecturer at the Institute for Economic Promotion of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (Wifi) of Tyrol on Transport Law

Member of the following judicial professional organisations:

• Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA), www.galalaw.com
• Association for the Protection of Industrial Property and Copyright (GRUR)  www.grur.org
• Austrian Lawyers’ Association www.juristenverband.at

Distinctions:

• Award of the German Trade Journal (deutsche Handelsblatt) and Best Lawyers in the “Best Lawyers Ranking Austria” as Best Lawyer 2019
• Award of the German Trade Journal (deutsche Handelsblatt) and Best Lawyers in the “Best Lawyers Ranking Austria” as Best Lawyer 2020
• Award of the German Trade Journal (deutsche Handelsblatt) and Best Lawyers in the “Best Lawyers Ranking Austria” as Best Lawyer 2022
• Award of the German Trade Journal (deutsche Handelsblatt) and Best Lawyers in the “Best Lawyers Ranking Austria” as Best Lawyer 2023