Director of the Institute of Law and Technology (Institut für Recht und Technik). Chair for Civil Law, Law of Information Technology, Law of Technology and Business at the Law School of Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany. Vice President of the German Sports Law Association. Co-Founder and now Honorary Vice-President of the International Association of Sports Law (IASL). Member of the German Court of Arbitration for Sports.

Dissertation and post-doctoral professorship qualification in the areas of civil law, commercial and company law, national and international business law, civil procedural law in Muenster, Germany. Main areas of research: National, European and international facets of Law of Associations and Federations, Sports Law, Tort Law, Property Law, Law of Technology and Business. Professional Qualifications besides Law: Class A instructor license in gymnastics (male).