After studying mechanical engineering at the RWTH Aachen (diploma 1993), I studied law
at the University of Münster. In 1998 I passed the first state examination in law with
distinction. In 1999 and 2000 I completed my legal clerkship. I worked for three months
each in a patent law firm, in a large national law firm and in a law firm in Toronto, Canada.
At the beginning of 2001 I passed my second state examination in law. I have been
admitted to the bar since April 2001. In 2015 I completed my dissertation in law.