Career

Legal studies at the Universities of Jena, Kiel and Leiden, the Netherlands, 1996‐2003. 2003 first State examination, 2008 second State examination. Research assistant with the institute for public law/​international law of Helmut Schmidt University, Hamburg, 2003‐2006. Research assistant with the firm in 2008. 2011 doctoral degree with Prof Dr Andreas Zimmermann, Kiel/​Potsdam.

Joined the firm in 2009.

Practice

Constitutional law (in particular fundamental rights, state organization law, financial constitutional law), European and international law, public commercial law and ESG, state aid law, litigation, legislative practice.

Recognized with the Legal 500 Award as “Public Law Team of the Year 2026”.

Consulting and Representation of companies, state and federal authorities as well as constitutional organs in numerous proceedings before the German Federal Constitutional Court, the State constitutional courts (in particular constitutional complaints, dispute resolution proceedings between constitutional bodies, judicial review proceedings) and the administrative and civil courts, including Vattenfall in constitutional complaint proceedings against the 13th and 16th amendments to the Atomic Energy Act, Federal Ministry of Economics concerning Rosneft trusteeship under the German Energy Security Act; Senate of the Freie Hansestadt Bremen concerning the Vocational Training Support Fund Act, City of Munich and others challenging the ban on the introduction of a lodging tax.

Publications

Publications on international law, constitutional law, state aid law and state liability law, among others. Co‑​editor Johann/​Sangi, Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz (LkSG), commentary, Nomos 2023. Editor DRK Gesetz, Handkommentar, Nomos 2018, co‑​author in Karpenstein/​Mayer, EMRK; Bungenberg/​Heinrich, Europäisches Beihilfenrecht and Walter, Beck'scher Online‑​Kommentar BVerfGG; Eckart/​Winkelmüller, Beck'scher Online‑​Kommentar Infektionsschutzrecht.

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Languages

German, English

¹ not a member of the partnership with limited professional liability