1964	Born in Klagenfurt
1983 – 1984	Military service in Klagenfurt
1985 – 1990	Studies and degree in law in Graz
	Studies in business administration (4 semesters)
1990 – 1991	Judicial year at the District Court and Provincial Court Klagenfurt
1991 – 1995	Candidate lawyer in Klagenfurt
1995 – 2010	Lawyer in diverse firms in Klagenfurt
2001	Certificate in European law (Danube University Krems)
2002	Award of the academic title “Master of Laws” (L.L.M. Krems)
	with the master thesis “The ban on spam in the light
	of European legal provisions”
since 2011	Attorney at law in Velden am Wörthersee
2012	Registered mediator according to the Austrian Mediation Act
	(ZivMediatG)
2014	court-approved expert for distribution law
	(§24 Commerical Agents Act)

Member of the Committee of the Carinthian Bar Association (since 2006)
Member of the working group for criminal law of the Austrian Bar Association (since 2006)
Member of the working group for international professional law of the Austrian Bar Association (since 2005)
Member of the working group for fundamental and human rights of the Austrian Bar Association (since 2012)
Member of the Association of Austrian Criminal Defence Lawyers (since 2004)
Examiner of the Carinthian Bar Association for bar and judges’ examinations (since 2000)
Member of the Disciplinary Board of the Carinthian Bar Association (2000-2006)
President of the Examination Board at the final qualifying examinations for law firm assistants (since 2007)
Regular lectures at the Institute for Economic Advancement (WIFI), the Economic Chamber, the Bar Association etc.
Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria (2012)

banking and lending
insolvency law, especially avoidance actions
business restructuring
corporate law, especially brokerage and commercial agency law
estate transaction und legal due diligence
distribution law, authorised dealer and franchise contracts
petrol station law
tort and warranty law
European law with focus on competition law and international procedural law
construction and property development contract law
general and special administrative law, especially construction law
criminal law, especially corporate and commercial criminal law
association and sports law
(business) mediation
expert opinion preparation

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1978	Born in Klagenfurt
1996 – 2003	Studies and degree in law in Graz/ Paris
2003	Semester abroad at the “Université de Sorbonne/Paris”
	with the thesis “The system of legal remedies in the French
	civil procedure”
2004	Judicial year the District Court Klagenfurt and St.Veit/Glan,
	Provincial Court Klagenfurt”
2005 – 2009	Candidate lawyer in St.Veit/Glan
since 2010	Attorney at law in Velden am Wörthersee

general contract law (sales, exchange, donation and loan contracts)

real estate sales and condominium agreements

inheritance law and probate proceedings

marriage and family law

traffic accident law

tort and warranty law

employment and social law

insolvency law, including debt settlement

tenant law and right of residence

consumer protection law

criminal law

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