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Curriculum vitae
Personal Data
| 1966 | Born in Feldkirch (Austria) |
| Citizenship: Austria |
Education and Training
| 1984-1989 | Diploma (undergraduate) studies in law (University of Innsbruck, Austria) |
| 1989 | Magister iuris (University of Innsbruck, Austria) |
| 1989-1990 | Doctoral studies in law (University of Tübingen, Germany) |
| 1992 | Doctor juris (summa cum laude, University of Tübingen, Germany) |
| 1992-1993 | Post-graduate studies in law (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA) |
| 1993 | Master of Laws (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA) |
| 1998 | Habilitation, venia docendi for civil and comparative law (University of Innsbruck, Austria) |
Professional Experience
| 1985-1989 | Teaching assistant (Institute for Roman Law, University of Innsbruck, Austria) |
| 1990-1992 | Research assistant (Institute for Roman Law, University of Innsbruck, Austria) |
| 1990-1991 | Clerkship (District and Provincial Courts, Innsbruck, Austria) |
| 1993-1999 | University assistant (Institute for Roman Law, University of Innsbruck, Austria) |
| 1999-2003 | Associate professor with tenure (Institute for Roman Law, University of Innsbruck, Austria) |
| 2001-2002 | Researcher at the European Centre for Tort and Insurance Law (Vienna, Austria) |
| 2002-2003 | Researcher at the Research Unit for European Tort Law of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (Vienna, Austria) |
| 2004-2010 | Deputy Director of the Institute for European Tort Law of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (Vienna, Austria) |
| since 2003 | Full (tenured) professor (private law chair, succeding Prof. Heinrich Mayrhofer, Institute for Civil Law, University of Innsbruck, Austria) |
Teaching Experience
Lectures, practice courses and seminars on Austrian, German and comparative private law, conflicts of laws, and comparative law at the University of Innsbruck as well as at the Vienna University of Economics and Business
Current Research Interests
Austrian, German, and European private law, comparative law, conflicts of laws, with a particular focus on torts, family and real estate law.
Functions
| 2010-2013 | Visiting External Examiner, University of Malta Faculty of Laws |
| 2018-2020 | Member of the Expert Group on Liability and New Technologies (New Technologies Formation) of the EU Commission |
| 2020-2023 | Vice-President of the Institute for European Traffic Law |
| since 2008 | Consejo Asesor Internacional of the Revista de Derecho Privado |
| since 2010 | Deputy General Editor of the Journal of European Tort Law |
| since 2012 | Member of the Supervisory Board of the European Centre of Tort and Insurance Law (ECTIL) |
| since 2013 | Academic Director of the Medical Law Masters Degree Programme at the University of Innsbruck |
| since 2018 | Member of the Programme Board of Wiadomości Ubezpieczeniowe |
| since 2021 | Dean of Studies of the Law Faculty |
| since 2021 | Member of the Council of the European Law Institute |
| since 2022 | Visiting professor at the Faculté de Droit of the Université Lyon III Jean Moulin (Frankreich) |