He received his law degree in 2003 from Freie Universität Berlin. After his Ph.D. research in Athens, Greece, he joined Freie Universität Berlin where he teaches International Private Law and Comparative Law. He is admitted to practice as both a German Rechtsanwalt and Spanish Abogado, giving him full rights of audience in the higher courts both in Germany and Spain. He is also one of a limited number of lawyers with the requisite experience to obtain the German title of Fachanwalt für Erbrecht (Specialist in estate planning and succession law).