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Areas of Expertise
- General legal advice on cross-border transactions in the fields of life sciences, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical technology, energy and mobility
- Contractual structuring of spin-offs, cooperations and business models for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical technology companies, e.g.
- Research and development contracts
- License and cooperation agreements
- Clinical study agreements, CRO agreements
- Contract manufacturing agreemets, distribution agreeents, marketing agreements
- University cooperation agreements
- Industrial property law, in particular patent, trademark and copyright law
- General legal advice in matters concerning IT law
- Representation in court and arbitration proceedings
- Activity as an arbitrator
Teaching activities
- Transnational contract law (University of Potsdam)
- National and International Arbitration (University of Potsdam)
Languages
- German
- English
- French
- Portuguese
References
- Regular contract law advice to life science, pharmaceutical and medtech companies on (mostly cross-border) research and development agreements, master service agreements, contract manufacturing and distribution agreements, in particular relating to IP apects;
- Negotiation and contractual drafting of multi-stage licensing and cooperation agreements in the life sciences sector between universities, start-ups and established pharmaceutical manufacturers in the course of spin-offs;
- Regular contract law advice on the implementation of platform-based/token-based business models in the fields of mobility and energy;
- Regular representation of parties in cross-border patent infringement proceedings in the areas of software and mobility;
- Regular representation in cross-border arbitration proceedings concerning international supply and service contracts in the energy and mobility sectors.
Professional Background and Education
Publications (Selection)
- § 23 Internationales Privatrecht, in: Heidel/Pauly (Hrsg.), AnwaltFormulare, 10. Aufl. 2021, 1319 (Fortführung des Beitrags v. Prof. Dr. Götz Schulze, Potsdam)
- F & E Vertrag (Konsortialvertrag) – Research and Development Agreement, in: Weitnauer/Mueller-Stöfen (Hrsg.) Beck’sches Formularbuch IT-Recht, 5. Aufl. 2020, 364
- Schiedsverfahrensabrede in IT-Projektverträgen – Arbitration Clause, in: Weitnauer/Mueller-Stöfen (Hrsg.) Beck’sches Formularbuch IT-Recht, 5. Aufl. 2020, 389
- Römische IPR-Verordnungen – kein Korsett für internationale Schiedsgerichte, RIW 2013, 678
- Allgemeine Vertragsgrundregeln als Vertragsstatut, Tübingen 2005
Memberships
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft Internationales Wirtschaftsrecht des Deutschen Anwaltvereins e.V. (DAV)
- Commission on Arbitration and ADR, International Chamber of Commerce
- Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit e.V. (DIS)
- Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht e.V.
- Förderverein des Ägyptischen Museums Berlin e.V.