| since March 2008 |
Professor of Civil Law, Department of Civil Law, University of Vienna (succeeding Professor Dr. Welser / Professor Dr. Wilhelm) |
| since October 2009 |
Coordinator for the area of specialisation “International Legal Practice and Language” within the diploma programme in law |
| since June 2009 |
Substitute Member, Senate of the University of Vienna |
| since May 2010 |
Associate Member of the International Academy of Comparative Law / Académie Internationale de Droit Comparé |
| since May 2009 |
Corresponding Member, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Section for the Humanities and the Social Sciences |
| since September 2009 |
Member of the Board of Trustees, Vienna Anniversary Fund for the Austrian Academy of Sciences |
| since March 2010 |
Member of the Board, Association for a European Law Institute (ELIA) |
| since September 2007 |
Member of the Council, German Association of Professors in Private Law (Zivilrechtslehrervereinigung) |
| since December 2006 |
Member of the Board European China Law Studies Association (ECLS), from 2006 to 2009 President, since 2009 Vice-President |
| since April 2005 |
Member of the Board, German-Chinese Jurists’ Association (DCJV) |
| since May 2010 |
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board, Research Centre for European Law of Services, University of Osnabrück |
| since October 2009 |
Member of the Scientific Council, Interdisciplinary Association of Comparative and Private International Law (IACPIL), Austria |
| since April 2009 |
Member of the Supervisory Board, European Centre of Tort and Insurance Law (ECTIL), Vienna |
| since October 2008 |
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board, Centre for European Legal Development and Private Law Reform, University of Vienna |
| since January 2010 |
Member of Trans Europe Experts (TEE) |
| since May 2009 |
Member, Research Group on the Existing EC Law (Acquis Group) |
| since May 2009 |
Member of the Editorial Board, Journal for European Tort Law (JETL) |
| since May 2009 |
Member of the Editorial Board, Journal for European Tort Law (JETL) |
| 2005 – 2009 |
Member of the Sino-German Dialogue Forum (an advisory body reporting directly to both governments) |
| 2000 – 2008 |
Managing Director, Sino-German Institute for Legal Studies (DCIR) |
| 1999 – 2008 |
Chair (C4) of Civil Law, Medical Law, Private International Law and Comparative Law, Faculty of Law, University of Göttingen (succeeding Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Erwin Deutsch) |
| 2007 – 2008 |
Managing Director, Institute of Legal History, Legal Philosophy and Comparative Law, University of Göttingen |
| 2005 – 2006 |
Member of the Board, Institute of Legal History, Legal Philosophy and Comparative Law |
| 1999 – 2005 |
Director, Department for Foreign and International Private Law |
| 2006 – 2008 |
Member of the Board, Centre for Medical Law, University of Göttingen |
| 1999 – 2005 |
Director, Department for Medical Law and Pharmaceutical Law |
| 2001 – 2008 |
Member, Ethics Committee, University Hospital Göttingen |
| 2007 – 2008 |
Dean of Studies, Faculty of Law, University of Göttingen |
| 2004 – 2008 |
Member of the Law Faculty Committee for Student Affairs and of the University Committee for Student Affairs, University of Göttingen |
| since 2002 |
Member of the General Assembly, German National Academic Foundation |
| 2002 – 2005 |
Tutor, German National Academic Foundation |
| 1999 – 2008 |
Chair of the board of examiners, First State Examination in Law, State of Lower Saxony |
| Winter 1998/99 |
Professor of Law, University of Greifswald |
| 1998 |
Offer of the Gerd Bucerius Chair (C4) for private law, comparative law and legal harmonisation in the Baltic Sea region, University of Greifswald |
| December 14, 1998 |
Appointment as Privatdozentin, Ludwig-Maximilian University (LMU), Munich |
| December 3, 1998 |
Venia legendi for civil law, commercial law, private international law, comparative law and legal methodology; Awarded the academic degree of Dr. jur. habil., LMU Munich |
| 1995 – 1998 |
Habilitation thesis “Anspruch und Ausgleich”, LMU Munich |
| 1995 |
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship of the State of Bavaria (Bayerischer Habilitationsförderpreis) |
| 1998 |
C. J. Hamson Prize for Comparative Law, University of Cambridge |
| 1998 |
Rosalind, Lady Carlisle Scholarship and Thomas & Elizabeth Walton Prize, Girton College, Cambridge |
| June 27, 1998 |
Master of Laws (First Class) |
| 1997 – 1998 |
Research and Master of Law programme, University of Cambridge Thesis: "Change of Position in English and German Law" (supervisors: Gareth Jones, TrinityCollege; Graham Virgo, Downing College) |
| 1997 – 1998 |
One-year scholarship, German Academic Exchange Service |
| June 6, 1995 |
Doctorate in law (summa cum laude), LMU Munich |
| 1994 |
Faculty Prize, Faculty of Law, LMU Munich |
| 1993 – 1994 |
Doctoral thesis on the status of refugees in the conflict of laws (supervisor: Andreas Heldrich) |
| 1993 – 1998 |
Research assistant, Institute for International Law (Comparative Law), LMU Munich |
| 1992 – 1997 |
Assistant to Professor Andreas Heldrich in the drafting of expert opinions on German and foreign law |