Über mich
CURRICULUM VITAE
June 2019 - today
Salzgitter AG
Multinational German company with more than 24.000 employees worldwide.
Legal Counsel at the group legal department.
Providing legal advice to the Board of Management as well as to the international and national affiliates regarding contract and civil law.
Assignments including:
- Providing legal advice to managing directors of international and national affiliates on contract, affiliability, civil and data privacy law
- Counseling the Board of Management on third party liability in the field of nuclear energy
- Drafting and reviewing commercial agreements
2018 - 2019
Novacos Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB, Düsseldorf
Providing advice to multinational and German companies in the life sciences sector.
Assignments included:
- Counseling international and German companies on regulatory matters including civil, trade mark, intellectual property, advertising, data privacy, public procurement, medical device law as well as compliance - Drafting and reviewing commercial agreements
2015 - 2018
Stiftung Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf
Head of legal, public procurement and purchasing
The field of activity included:
- Providing advice to the executive board and department heads e.g. regarding contract, civil, public procurement, liability, data protection, temporary employment law
- Drafting and reviewing commercial agreements Preparing and operating tender procedures on the EU and national level Chairing the working group on procurement law of the Federal Association of German Museums (Deutscher Museumsbund e.V.) - Providing training in public procurement law to employees
2012 - 2015
Simmons & Simmons LLP, Düsseldorf
Providing regulatory advice on EU and German law to multinational companies regarding medical device and drug law as well as contract, competition and civil law Assignments including: - Advising the German Medical Technology Association (BVMed) regarding cooperation between industry and healthcare professionals - Advising German Medtech Association ZMT on regulatory matters - Advising the medical association Hartmannbund on the reform of the professional standard code - Appointment by the Federal Ministry of Justice as expert in legislative procedure on the penal code reform regarding cooperation between industry and healthcare professionals
- Participating in regulatory counseling on a production plant acquisition from a multinational pharmaceutical company in Germany Counseling international companies on regulatory matters including contract and civil law, competition, e-commerce, SOPs, quality agreements, labeling and advertisement
2011 - 2012
Crowell & Moring LLP, Brussels, Belgium.
Providing legal advice to multinational companies on EU, German and other Member States´ civil, pharmaceutical, food, competition and public procurement law. Assignments including: - Advising pharmaceutical companies regarding civil law, summary of product characteristics, package leaflets and advertising of medicinal products Analyzing national merger control provisions in 30 countries world-wide
- Counseling food associations and manufacturers on recent changes to the EU food law
2008 - 2010
Covington & Burling LLP, Brussels, Belgium. Associate of Peter Bogaert´s team. Providing regulatory advice on EU, German and other national laws to multinationals in the pharmaceutical, medical device, cosmetic, consumer product and food sector. Assignments including: - Assisting clients with outsourcing of customer services departments
- Reviewing compliance with labeling, advertising and notification requirements regarding cosmetic and food products Regulatory due diligence for a corporate transaction regarding the acquisition of the pharmaceutical branch of a multinational company Advising international companies on regulatory matters including contract law, labeling, advertising, classification e-commerce, data protection and patent legislation
2000 - 2008
Keller & Heckman LLP, Brussels, Belgium.
Providing legal advice to international companies on EU, German and other EU Member States’ law regarding food, food supplements, cosmetics, food-packaging and data privacy. Working as an independent lawyer since autumn 2001.
Assignments including:
- Analyzing the regulatory status of cosmetics and food regarding composition, labeling and claims
- Verifying the implementation of EU food-contact acquis in Eastern and Central European applicant countries (commissioned by the European Commission)
- Investigating regulatory implications of an IARC reclassification of ubiquitous substance under British and German legislation on food, food-contact, cosmetics and dangerous substances
1998 - 2000
KPMG, Brussels, Belgium. Audit Supervisor of the German desk
Providing legal advice to and auditing of international companies
EDUCATION
1996 - 1998
Düsseldorf Higher Court, Düsseldorf, Germany. Legal Trainee
Preparation of the Second State Examination (Specialization: European Law)
Written results: 9.8 (among the top 10% of the candidates in NRW)
Final results: 8.5 (among the top 18% of the candidates in NRW)
Work experience during this period:
- Mannesmann Dematic S.A., Madrid, Spain
Assistance in setting up commercial contracts with trading partners in the EU
- Federal Ministry of Economics, Bonn, Germany
Assistance in the preparation of dossiers for the section: “Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany before the European Court of Justice”
- Kunstmuseum, Bonn, Germany
Counseling the executive board on intellectual property and labour law
1989 - 1995
Studies in Law at the Albert-Ludwigs University, Freiburg, Germany
Qualification: Erstes Staatsexamen (Law degree)
Final results: 7.7 (with honours (kleines Prädikat))
1992 - 1993
Studies in Law at the University of Montpellier, France
Qualification: Maîtrise en droit (Law degree) (with honours)
1988 - 1989
Studies at the Institut d´Etudes Françaises of the University of Aix-en-Provence, France
Qualification: Diploma of the French Chamber of Commerce (Paris) (with honours)
Diploma in Studies of French History and Political Science (with honours)
1979 - 1988
Theodor Fliedner Gymnasium, Düsseldorf, Germany
Final grade: 1.1 (top of the class)
LANGUAGES
German: Mother tongue Spanish: Very Good (working language)
English: Fluent (working language) Dutch: Good knowledge of the written language
French: Fluent (working language) Italian: Basic knowledge
PRESENTATIONS
Nov. 2012 BVMed Annual Healthcare-Compliance Conference, Berlin: “Die Reform des Strafrechts”
Feb. 2013 Informa- Conference, Brussels: “Recast of the EU Rules on Clinical Evaluation of Medical Devices”
Sept. 2013 C5-Conference, London: “Recast of the EU Medical Device Directives”
Nov. 2013 Representation of BVmed in panel discussion with Medical Chamber of Hannover: “Die Reform des Ärzteberufsrechts”
Jan. 2014 Organisation of and Presentation at ZMT – Seminar, Düsseldorf: „Die Reform des Ärzteberufsrechts“
March 2014 ZMT Annual Conference, Fulda: „Die Reform des EU-Medizinprodukterechts“
Aug. 2014 Organisation of and Presentation at ZMT – Seminar, Düsseldorf: „AGB-Klauseln in Verträgen“
Oct. 2014 Organisation of and presentation at round table meeting of representatives of the Federal Ministry of Justice, medtech and pharma industry as well as their associations, Berlin:
“Transparenz und Fortbildungssponsoring durch die Industrie“
Nov. 2014 BVMed Annual Healthcare-Compliance Conference, Berlin: “Die Reform des Strafrechts”
Dec. 2014 GS1- Healthcare Conference, University of Bonn: „Einführung von UDI in den USA und der EU“
Jan. 2015 Forum-Institut, Bonn: „Einführung von UDI in den USA und der EU“