• Since 2025: Associate at ROCAN
• Legal traineeship (Referendariat) at the Regional Court of Cologne, Germany
• Law studies at the University of Cologne and Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest

• »DICO – Deutsches Institut für Compliance e.V.«

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• Since 2024: Associate at ROCAN
• Master's program in Business Law at the University of Cologne (LL.M.)
• Legal traineeship (Referendariat) at the Regional Court of Cologne, Germany
• Dr.iur., University of Cologne, Prof. Dr. Körber, LL.M.
• University of Cologne (law studies)

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• »Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht«
• »DICO – Deutsches Institut für Compliance e.V.«

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• thyssenkrupp on the cooperation with the NVL Group regarding the joint development and production of a new frigate for Deutsche Marine
• Orgadata on the entry of Forterro (part of Partners Group)
• Medium-sized company in ongoing antitrust proceedings of the German Federal Cartel Office
• German industrial company in the context of internal antitrust investigations (incl. advice on follow-up measures and trainings)
• Katjes Greenfood on the acquisition of a majority shareholding in mymuesli
• Central Association of Opticians and Optometrists on antitrust guidelines and on conducting antitrust trainings
• Scandinavian industrial company on the acquisition of a competitor and on the investment control procedure at the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK)
• Various companies on all antitrust related questions in their day-to-day business, including the creation of guidelines and training materials

• Since 2023: Associate at ROCAN
• Legal traineeship (Referendariat) at the Regional Court of Duisburg, Germany
• University of Glasgow (LL.M. International Commercial Law)
• Universities of Muenster and A Coruña (law studies)

• »Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht«
• »DICO – Deutsches Institut für Compliance e.V.«

• Google i.a. on the German Federal Cartel Office´s investigation regarding Google Maps Automotive Services und Google Maps Platform
• thyssenkrupp nucera on antitrust compliance
• Asker Group on the acquisition of meetB
• Peek & Cloppenburg B.V. & Co. KG, Düsseldorf, on the planned acquisition of SiNN GmbH
• Lindab on the acquisition of Airmaster A/S
• German industrial company in the context of internal antitrust investigations (incl. advice on follow-up measures and trainings)
• Medium-sized company in ongoing antitrust proceedings of the German Federal Cartel Office
• Private equity investor on merger and investment control on the acquisition of portfolio companies through new fonds
• Senger on the acquisition of Autohaus Nord Hermann Schwarz through a joint venture with Neils & Kraft GmbH

• Since 2023: Senior Associate at ROCAN
• 2018–2023: Lawyer at Hengeler Mueller in Düsseldorf (practice group antitrust)
• Legal traineeship (Referendariat) at the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court Hamburg
• Dr. iur., Bucerius Law School Hamburg, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Karsten Schmidt
• Bucerius Law School, Hamburg; Boston College Law School, Boston (law studies)

• »Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht«
• »DICO - Deutsches Institut für Compliance e.V.«

• Nippon Paint on the takeover of AOC
• Novelis and thyssenkrupp on the “Automotive Circularity Platform”
• Family business and »hidden champion« as addressee of a complaint in front of the European Commission because of alleged abuse of dominance
• German industrial company in the context of internal antitrust investigations (incl. advice on follow-up measures and trainings)
• Fresenius on the sale of its Health Tech Engineering department to Worldwide Hospitals Group
• Leading personal care company on merger control proceeding (phase 2) on its envisaged transaction with a company from the personal care sector*
• Leading company from the waste and disposal industry in various merger control projects and in its appeal against non-admission to the German Federal Court of Justice with regard to questions of interpretation concerning German antitrust law*
• Leading bank in antitrust proceedings of the European Commission and representation before the Court of Justice of the European Union*
• Leading wholesaler of electrical goods in antitrust proceedings of the German Federal Cartel Office*
• MAN SE / TRATON SE in Europe-wide defense against antitrust damages claims in connection with the truck case pursued by the European Commission*

(* mandates at previous law firm)

• Since 2021: Founding Partner at ROCAN
• 2014-2021: Lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Duesseldorf and Washington, D.C. (practice group antitrust, competition and trade)
• King’s College London (LL.M.)
• Dr. iur., University of Bonn, Prof. Dr. Zimmer, LL.M.
• Legal traineeship (Referendariat) at the Regional Court of Wuppertal, Germany 
• University of Bonn (law studies)

• »Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht«
• »American Bar Association«
• »Deutsches Institut für Compliance e.V. (DICO - German Institute for Compliance)«
• »Forum Investitionsprüfung e.V.«

• Google inter alia on the German Federal Cartel Office’s investigation regarding Google’s data processing conditions, including on Google’s commitments to the German Federal Cartel Office
• Peek & Cloppenburg B.V. & Co. KG, Düsseldorf, on the planned acquisition of SiNN GmbH
• Nippon Paint on the takeover of AOC
• Investcorp Technology Partners on the acquisition of a majority shareholding in VEDA GmbH
• Medium-sized company in ongoing antitrust proceedings of the German Federal Cartel Office
• Lonestar in connection with the restructuring of GTT Communications
• Dermapharm inter alia on the acquisition of Arkopharma
• German automotive OEM continuously on antitrust matters, inter alia on R&D cooperations
• Volkswagen in the European Commission’s antitrust proceedings concerning car emissions and on its cooperation with Ford regarding autonomous driving*
• Various national and international clients in the context of internal antitrust compliance investigations at national and international level as well as on the establishment and design of worldwide antitrust compliance structures, including the implementation of tailor-made compliance trainings

(* mandates at previous law firm)

• Since 2021: Founding Partner at ROCAN
• 2014-2021: Lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Duesseldorf (practice group antitrust, competition and trade).
• Legal traineeship (Referendariat) at the Regional Court of Cologne, Germany 
• University of Bonn (law studies) 

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• »Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht«
• »American Bar Association«
• »Deutsches Institut für Compliance e.V. (DICO - German Institute for Compliance)«
• »Forum Investitionsprüfung e.V.«

• German manufacturing company on the first »post-Covid« dawn raid and cartel proceedings of the German Federal Cartel Office
• Peek & Cloppenburg B.V. & Co. KG, Düsseldorf, on the planned acquisition of SiNN GmbH
• Various private equity investors in the context of M&A projects, recently inter alia Maxburg on the sale of Maltego and Starface, One Equity Partner i.a. on the acquisition of Ethos Energy Group and Lonestar in connection with the restructuring of GTT Communications
• Lindab i.a. on the acquisition of Felderer AG and of Airmaster A/S
• Deutsche Bahn on the European Commission's antitrust proceedings on cross-border rail-cargo traffics*
• gategroup on the acquisition of LSG EU, the European catering business of Lufthansa AG, including negotiating commitments to achieve a phase 1 clearance*
• DAZN inter alia in relation to the administrative proceedings of the German Federal Cartel Office concerning allegedly anti-competitive agreements with Sky in connection with the award of the broadcasting rights of the UEFA Champions League, which were terminated without any fine or commitments*
• Various clients in the context of internal antitrust compliance investigations as well as on the establishment and implementation of worldwide antitrust compliance structures, most recently concerning, inter alia, tech, consumer goods, seeds and construction materials
• Trioworld on the takeover of Wentus
• Suez on the acquisition of shares in “The Future is Neutral”, a subsidiary of Renault Group

(* mandates at previous law firm)