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Lawyer specialized in international and cross border dispute resolution and business transactions with knowledge of German, EU and international business law as well as of the fundamentals of Chinese law. His main focus lies in the European and Chinese market. His main areas of practice include general contract law, agency and distribution, sales, joint ventures as well as other kinds
Apr. 2015 – Oct. 2015 Darmstadt, Germany. Darmstadt University, training as mediator.
May 2006 – Jan. 2009 Hamburg, Germany. Hamburg University, Institute of Economic Law. PhD, dissertation on the new Law of Chinese Business Associations: A Comparative legal study on the situation of enterprise organization and representation in Germany and the PR China.
February – July 2002 Kunming, PR China. Studies of Traditional Chinese Medicine at the Southern Minority Health Institute.
Sept. 1998 – Dec. 2000 Kunming, PR China. University of Chinese Minorities, Kunming (1999), Yunnan Art Institute, Kunming (2000), and Kunming University (2001). Major in Language and Cultural Studies.
Oct. 1993 – Aug. 1998 Berlin, Germany. Berlin University „Freie Universität Berlin“.Major in Law Studies; specialization in International and EU Law.
Sept. 1983 – May 1992 Freiburg, Germany. Secondary education at Friedrichs-Gymnasium, Abitur (equivalent to a-leves). Languages: Latin, English, French. Special subjects English and history.
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