1981–1985 |
Studied for my law degree at Tübingen University, Germany |
1985 |
Passed my first State Examination in Law (Staatsexamen) in Tübingen |
1986–1988 |
Worked as an articled clerk at Heilbronn District Court, Germany |
1988 |
Pursued a more specialised study of corporate and business law at Heidelberg University |
1988 |
Gained practical experience of my elective subjects in the legal department at Hewlett Packard in Böblingen, Germany |
1988 |
Passed my final State Examination in Law in Stuttgart, Germany |
1989 |
Period of residence in the USA, during which I was employed at a law office in Concord, New Hampshire
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1989–1993 |
Employed as a legal assessor in the tax department of the accountancy and tax firm, Price Waterhouse, Stuttgart
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Okt. 1993 |
Having received my official certification as an attorney-in-law from Stuttgart District Court, Germany, I began to set up my own business as an independent consultant. |
Feb. 1994 |
Passed my tax accounting examination in Stuttgart |
1994 |
Employed in the tax department at Hewlett Packard in Böblingen, Germany, and began to establish my own law office |