Biography
Educational/ Current position / Professional Experience
Professional Experience
Since 02/2020: BF AVOCATS (Luxembourg): Partner ; Working Area: Dispute resolution: Civil and Commercial Litigation, Real Estate, Tort law
09/2014: JURIDEX, Avocats à la Cour (Luxembourg) : Partner ; Working Area : Civil and Commercial Litigation, Real Estate, Tort law 04/2009 – 08/2014: MOLITOR, Avocats à la Cour (Luxembourg): Associate: Litigation Department
07/2006 – 03/2009: CHAIR OF FRENCH PRIVATE LAW, Saarland University (Germany): Teaching Fellow under the supervision of Professor Claude WITZ: Management of the Database « CISG-France » relating to the Vienna Convention on Contracts for the International Sales of Goods
12/2006 – 05/2007: HOUSE OF LAW, District Court of Sarreguemines (France): Legal Advisor : Legal Information to the public
Educational Background
2014: Admission as Avoué (Luxembourg)
2011: Admission to the Luxembourg Bar Association (Luxembourg)
2004-2005: LL.M. IN EUROPEAN ECONOMIC LAW, Europa-Institut, Sarrebruck (Germany)
Mark: Good (Master Thesis: « Sekundäre Zwecke im Vergaberecht nach EG- und WTO/GPA-Recht », i.e. « Secondary Goals in Public Procurement in EC and WTO-Law »)
2003-2004: MAITRISE EN DROIT, Bayreuth Universität (Germany), Erasmus Program with the University of Lille 2; Mark: Very Good
1999-2003: LICENCE EN DROIT, Faculté des Sciences politiques, juridiques et sociales de l’Université Lille 2 (France)
1998-1999: BACCALAUREAT LITTERAIRE, European High School Montebello in Lille (France): Mark: quite good; European Mark : German
Arbitration Experience
Assistance in an arbitration proceeding in the field of energy, opposing two German companies and one public entity. The applicable law was the Luxembourgish one.
Acting as litigator in a summary proceeding in Luxembourg that was linked to a pending arbitration proceeding in Warsaw concerning a dispute relating to a Share Purchase Agreement. Polish applicable law.
Publications and Speaking Engagements
La répétibilité des honoraires d’avocats, observations sous Tribunal d’arrondissement de Luxembourg, 15e ch., 13 avril 2016, in Journal des tribunaux Luxembourg, n° 6/2017, p. 190
Abstract cases related to the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sales of Good (CISG), in Case Law on Uncitral Texts, drafted with Prof. Claude Witz:
• Case 835: CISG 71: French Court of Cassation – Commercial Division, Appeal No. D 04-17752;
• Case 836: CISG 4: French Court of Cassation – Commercial Division, Appeal No. U 05-13.538;
• Case 837: CISG 1 (1) (b); 6; 35; 36; 37; 38; 39; 40: Court of Cassation – First Civil Division, Appeal No. U 99-12879;
• Case 838: CISG 38; 39; 40: French Court of Cassation – First Civil Division, Appeal No. N 02-15.981;
• Case 839: CISG 2; 3; 7; 8; 30; 74; 77; 79: French Court of Cassation – First Civil Division, Appeal No. Y 01-15964;
• Case 840: CISG 74: French Court of Cassation – Commercial Division, Appeal No. 01-16736;
• Case 1030: CISG 93: French Court of Cassation, First Civil Division, 2 April 2008, Appeal No. 04-17726
https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/V09/802/32/PDF/V0980232.pdf?OpenElement
https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/V10/586/34/PDF/V1058634.pdf?OpenElement
