Academic Qualification
Postdoctoral Fellow (2016–2017)
Goethe-University of Frankfurt (GER)
Visiting Fellow (2015–2016)
Department of Law, European University Institute, Florence (I)
Max Weber Postdoctoral Fellow (2013–2015)
Department of Law, European University Institute, Florence (I)
Ph.D. in Law (2010–2014)
Humboldt–University of Berlin (GER)
Master of Laws (LL.M), Business Law (2006–2009)
German Graduate School of Management and Law, Heilbronn (GER)
Master of International and European Business Studies (2001–2006) Otto–Friedrich University, Bamberg (GER)
Bachelor of Banking Services and Operations (1999–2001)
Bankakademie, Braunschweig (GER)
Academic Experience
Reserach Collaborator (04/2016–03/2018)
Principal Investigator: Prof. Lorenzo Stanghellini
JUST/2014/JCOO/AG: The Contractualised distress resolution in the shadow of the law: Effective judicial review and oversight of insolvency and pre-insolvency proceedings, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence (I)
Visiting Fellow (09/2015-08/2016)
Department of Law, European University Insttitue, Florence (I)
International Visiting Scholar (03/2015–04/2015)
Host: Hon. Samuel Bufford
The Pennsylvania State University, PennState Law, State College (USA)
Research Associate (9/2014–02/2015)
Center for Corporate Governance
Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Leipzig (GER)
Project Collaborator (09/2013–09/2015)
Principal Investigator: Prof. Hans–W. Micklitz
European Research Council – Advanced Grant: European Regulatory Private Law: the Transformation of European Private Law from Autonomy to Functionalism in Competition and Regulation (ERC-ERPL), European University Institute, Florence (I)
Professional Experience
Commerzbank AG
Intensive Care Officer for Structured Finance (04/2011–06/2013)
London (UK)/Frankfurt (GER)
Executive Assistant Chief Risk Officer (03/2009–03/2011)
Frankfurt (GER)
Senior Portfolio Manager Distressed Debt (11/2008–03/2009)
Frankfurt (GER)
Relationship Manager Multinational Corporations/Financial Structuring and Consulting (06/2007–11/2008)
Frankfurt (GER)/London (UK)
Junior Credit Officer (02/2002–06/2007)
Frankfurt (GER)
09/2006–06/2007 Frankfurt (GER)
08/2006–09/2006 Prague (CZ)
03/2006–07/2006 New York (USA)
06/2004–09/2004 Milan (Italy)
03/2003–06/2003 Johannesburg (SA)
02/2002–03/2002 Nuremberg (GER)
Trainee – Program Corporate Credit Analyst (1999–2001)
Hannover (GER)
General Banking Training (1997–1999)
Braunschweig (GER)