Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht (GRUR) [German Association for Intellectual Property and Copyright Law]; The Association of European Trade Mark Owners (MARQUES) - Chair of the Unfair Competition Team; German-American Lawyers' Assocation (DAJV); International Trademark Association (INTA); American Society of International Law (ASIL); Vereinigung von Fachleuten des gewerblichen Rechtsschutzes (VPP) [Association of Intellectual Property Experts] Gesellschaft Hamburger Juristen (GHJ) [Society of Hamburg Lawyers].

Partner; German and International Trademark Law, Unfair Competition Law, Copyright and Design Law, Food Law, Pharmaceutical and Medical Products Law.

University of Tübingen; Speyer University for Politics and Administration; Admitted 1992, Germany.