Practice Experience

Bars and Courts
Certified Tax Lawyer, 2003
Rechtsanwalt, 1998

Education
Dr. jur., Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, magna cum laude, 1999
Second State Exam, Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main, 1996
First State Exam, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, 1992

Professional Associations and Memberships
Association for Corporate Law and Company Law
International Fiscal Association
Legal Association Frankfurt
Lawyers Association Frankfurt
American Chamber of Commerce in Germany

Publications
"Activist Shareholders (Aktivistische Aktionäre)", Finanzplatz, Pages 10-12, March 2, 2009
"Invalidity of the Shareholders’ Meeting as a Result of Incorrect Information on Written Proxies Contained in the Invitation to the Shareholders’ Meeting (Nichtigkeit der HV wegen unzutreffender Angaben zu Stimmrechtsvollmachten in der HV-Einladung)", HV-Magazin, Vol. 4, Pages 36-38, 2008 
"Safe Procedure for Shareholders’ Meetings (Rechtssicherer Ablauf der HV)", Studien des Deutschen Aktieninstituts. Ed. Rüdiger von Rosen. Pages 37-65, December 2008 
" ‘Safe harbor’ for Supervisory Board Members. Strategies to Prevent Liability and to Reduce Risks („Safe harbor" für Aufsichtsräte. Strategien der Haftungsvermeidung und Risikoverringerung)", Der Aufsichtsrat, special edition 2, Pages 4-5, 2008 
"Commentary on Sec. 291 (Domination, P&L Transfer Agreement), 292 (Other Intercompany Agreements) and 293 (Approval for Shareholders’ Meeting) of the German Stock Corporation Act (§§ 291 (Beherrschungsvertrag, Gewinnabführungsvertrag), 292 (Andere Unternehmensverträge) und 293 AktG (Zustimmung der Hauptversammlung))". Ed. Karlheinz Küting and Claus-Peter Weber. Handbuch der Rechnungslegung, 5th ed., 3rd delivery complement August 2008 
Co-author, "Permanent Guest in the Supervisory Board? (Ständiger Gast im Aufsichtsrat?)", Der Aufsichtsrat, Pages 34-35, March 2008 (with Marcel Polte) 
Co-author, "Stumbling Blocks for Shareholders’ Meetings (Stolpersteine für die Hauptversammlung)", Der Aufsichtsrat, Pages 18-19, February 2008 (with Marcel Polte) 
Co-author, "Limitation of claims for cash compensation and interest relating to squeeze-outs (Verjährung des Barabfindungs- und des Zinsanspruchs beim Squeeze-out)", Die Aktiengesellschaft, Pages 690-695, October 2007 (with Marcel Polte and Heido Kaisershot)
Co-author, "Principles for Preparing Fairness Opinions (Grundsätze für die Erstellung von Fairness Opinions)", Finanz Betrieb, Pages 674-681, 2007 (DVFA Expert Group "Fairness Opinions")
Co-author, "Squeeze-out, Sell-out, De-listing – Companies versus Investors (Squeeze-out, Sell-out, Delisting – Unternehmen versus Anleger)", Going Public Magazin, Pages 100-101, May 2007 (with Marcel Polte) 
Co-author, "REIT-specific aspects for German law regarding stock corporations (Aktienrechtliche Aspekte – REIT-spezifische Besonderheiten)", Going Public Sonderheft "G-REITS 2007", Pages 50-51, February 2007 (with Marcel Polte) 
"No prohibited repayment of contributions pursuant to § 30 of the German Law on Limited Liability Companies and no interference by the parent company destroying the existence of the subsidiary in a restructuring attempt (Kommentierung Urteil OLG München v. 6. Juli 2005, „Keine verbotene Einlagenrückgewähr nach § 30 GmbHG und kein existenzvernichtender Eingriff bei Sanierungsversuch")", WuB, March 2006 
"Invalidity of a provision in the Articles of Association: Commencement of period to file an action to set aside the relevant resolution linked to the date of mailing the minutes (Kommentierung Urteil OLG Düsseldorf v. 8. Juli 2005, „Unwirksamkeit der Satzungsbestimmung: Anknüpfung des Beginns der Anfechtungsfrist an die Absendung des Beschlussprotokolls")", WuB, February 2006 
"Single shareholder GmbH; Ability to sue the sole managing director/shareholder for claims he has assigned to himself; specification and burden of proof (Kommentierung Urteil BGH v. 8. März 2004, „Einmann-GmbH; Aktivlegitimation des geschäftsführenden Alleingesellschafters für an sich selbst abtretene Forderung; Darlegungs- und Beweislast")", WuB, October 2004 
Co-author, "Liability of the Management in a Company Crisis: Insolvency, Maintenance of Capital and Existence-Destructing Interventions (Die Haftung des Managements in der Unternehmenskrise: Insolvenz, Kapitalerhaltung und existenzvernichtender Eingriff)", DB, Pages 1923-1928, September 2004 (with Florian Brügel) 
"Strategies for Avoiding the Liability of Board Members (Haftungsvermeidungsstrategien für Aufsichtsräte)", Der Aufsichtsrat, Pages 5-6, July/August 2004 
Co-author, "Commentary on Sec. 93 of the German Stock Corporation Act (Sorgfaltspflicht und Verantwortlichkeit der Vorstandsmitglieder)", Handbuch der Rechnungslegung. Ed. Karlheinz Küting and Claus-Peter Weber. 5th ed., March 2003 (with Gerhard Laule) 
"Stock Corporation – Authorized Capital with Exclusion of Subscription Rights on New Shares – Cancellation of the Registration of the Implementation of the Capital Increase (Kommentierung Beschluss OLG Frankfurt am Main v. 29. Oktober 2001, „Aktiengesellschaft; genehmigtes Kapital mit Bezugsrechtsausschluss; Löschung der Eintragung der Durchführung einer Kapitalerhöhung")", WuB, October 2002 
"Conference Proceedings Regarding the Common Workshop of the Dutch and the German Country Group of the International Fiscal Association on 20-22 June 2002 in Münster (Tagungsbericht über die gemeinsame Arbeitstagung der Niederländischen und der Deutschen Landesgruppe der International Fiscal Association vom 20. - 22. Juni 2002 in Münster)", IStR, Pages III-IV, September 2002 
"Liability for Profit Entitlements – Setting off Company Liabilities against Private Claims of Individual Shareholders (Kommentierung Urteil OLG Celle v. 17. Juli 2001, „Haftung für Gewinnansprüche; Aufrechnung gegen Gesellschaftsverbindlichkeiten mit Privatforderungen einzelner Gesellschafter")", WuB, April 2002 
"Substituted Service – Curing of Defects in Service (Kommentierung Urteil BGH v. 21. März 2001, "Ersatzzustellung bei Wohngemeinschaften; Heilung von Zustellungsmängeln")", WuB, September 2001 
Laule, Gerhard and Robert Weber: Harmonization of Tax Systems in Europe – Judgments of the European Court of Justice (Harmonisierung der Steuersysteme in Europa: Die Rechtsprechung des EuGH – Kommentierung der Entscheidungen). Nordkirchen, 2000 
Weber, Robert: The Development of the Supplementary Penal Provisions Outside the German Penal Code 1871-1914 (Die Entwicklung des Nebenstrafrechts 1871-1914). Dissertation, Baden-Baden, 1999

Speaking Engagements
"Corporate Law I and Corporate Law II (Gesellschaftsrecht I und II)", Lectures to Hbs Heilbronn Business School, Heilbronn, March/April, 2009
"Risks for Transactions evoked by shareholders" White & Case Client Seminar "Assistance Services for Transactions rendered by Banks in 2009", March 3, 2009
"Update Shareholders' Meeting 2009", White & Case Round Table, Frankfurt am Main, February 5, 2009; Hamburg, February 10, 2009 
"Liability Risks and Strategies how to avoid them in the Audit Committee", Lecture and Presentation held at the seminar "The modern Audit Committee", organized by Handelsblatt/Euroforum Deutschland GmbH, Munich, December 10, 2008; Cologne, January 13, 2009 
"Safe Procedure of Shareholders' Meetings", Presentation at DAI Deutsches Aktieninstitut, September 25, 2008 
"Critical Shareholders' Meeting expected – what to do?", Common Seminar of White & Case and Haubrok Corporate Events; Two lectures: "Current Case Law related to Shareholders' Meetings" and "New German Federal Jurisdiction to be expected",September 19, 2008 (with Alexander Kiefner) 
"Shareholder Activism – Potential Influence, Options for Action and Limitations", Deutsche Börse AG – Stocks & standards Workshop: Shareholders' meeting 2009, Presentation, September 3, 2008 
"Shareholder Activism", Lecture at the Deutsche Bank M&A Lunch, June 9, 2008 
"Corporate Law I and Corporate Law II", Hbs Heilbronn Business School: Two lectures, March/April, 2008 
"Shareholders' Meeting 2008", White & Case Round Table for clients, February 21, 2008 (with Lutz Krämer) 
"European and International Company Law", Master Studies of International Business and Tax Law", Lecture at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, December 2007 (with Michael Müller) 
"Shareholders' meeting and squeeze-out – professional handling of special company events", Deutsche Börse AG – Stocks & standards Workshop, September 5, 2007 
"Squeeze-out or waiting for the first mistake – a report of our experience", Presentation at HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG, June 1, 2007 (with Markus Hauptmann and Kerstin Schnabel) 
"Management salaries under discussion", hbs Heilbronn Business School Faculty Day, May 19, 2007 
"Corporate Law I" and "Corporate Law II", Lectures, hbs Heilbronn Business School, April/May, 2007 
"Shareholders' Meeting 2007", White & Case Round Table for clients, March 1, 2007 
"Reporting duties of capital markets companies – new requirements as a result of amended laws; oath confirming the accuracy of the financial statements under the Transparency Directive Implementation Act (TUG)", Client seminar, January 2007 
"Management Liability and Fairness Opinions", Lecture at the Expert Group Meeting of the German Association for Financial Analysis and Asset Management (DVFA), January 9, 2007 
"Preparing medium-sized companies for sale, investors and IPO", Lecture at the Mittelstandsforum Hessen, May 23, 2006 (with Oliver Habighorst) 
"Liability of the managing director of a German limited liability company in the event of delayed insolvency and a crisis of the company", Lecture at the German Tax Advisors' Association (Steuerberaterverband), October 4, 2005 
"Cross-border mergers – available structures", White & Case Friday, September 30, 2005 (with Matthias Kasch, Oliver Habighorst and Josef Große Honebrink) 
"The European Stock Corporation: What International Investors Need to Know from a Legal and Tax Perspective", Lecture, New York, October 8, 2004 (with Josef Große Honebrink) 
"The European stock corporation. Strategic options", White & Case Friday, October 22, 2004 (with Michael Müller and Josef Große Honebrink)
"Liability of executives and legal strategies to avoid exposure to liability", White & Case Friday, January 30, 2004 (with Florian Brügel)

Languages
English
German

Citizenship
Germany