Vita, Research & Lecturing
Academic and Professional Career
- First State examination, 1974
- Second State examination, 1977
- Assistant Lecturer at the University of Cologne, 1977 - 1981
- PhD in Law, 1979
- Lecturer and Professor at the Federal College for Public Administration since 1981. Areas: Public Law and Aviation Law
- Acquisition of a PHPL (Private Helicopter Pilot´s License), 1984
- US Bar Examination, 1991
- Admission as Attorney at Law (New York), 1991
- Lecturer and Professor of Aviation Law at the Berlin University of Technology since 2005
- Certified Aviation Auditor since 2007
- Adjunct Professor of Aviation Law and Aviation Security Law at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University since 2008
- Admission to the bar (Berlin), 2014
Research
Focus on
- International Aviation Law and International Aviation Organisations
- Airport Cerification and Planning Law
- Certification and Licensing Law
- Aviation Liability Law
Lecturing
- Aviation Law at the Berlin University of Technology
- Aviation Law and Aviation Security Law at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Regular courses/seminars at:
– IUBH International University of Applied Sciences
– Danube University Krems/Austria
– Bildungszentrum der Bundeswehr (BiZBw) (Federal Academy of Defense Administration and Defense Technology)
– European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
Fields of practical Consulting
- Regular consultant on issues relating to Aviation Law and Aviation Security Law
- Consultant to numerous Governments on drafting up-to-date aviation and aviation security laws and on restructuring their Aviation Administrations
- Consultant of victims in different air crashes (e.g. Lockerbie, BirgenAir, Concorde, Lake Constance midair collision, Air France 447, MH 17 Ukraine and Germanwings 9525)