Born on 8 July 1969 in Zürich, Switzerland

• Master of Law, University of Fribourg, Switzerland, 1992
• Research and teaching Assistant, Law Faculty, University of Fribourg, 1992-1995
• Member of the Appeals Commission, University of Fribourg, 1994-1995
• Law Clerk – Rapporteur, Administrative Court of the Canton, Fribourg, 1995-1999
• PhD in Law, University of Fribourg, 1996
• Legal Officer, Federal Office of Justice, Bern, Switzerland, 1996-1998
• Law Clerk, Sports Tribunal of the Swiss Football League, 1999-2004
• Legal Officer, Secretariat of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (1999-2005), Legal Officer at the Venice Commission (2005-2007), Acting Head of the Secretariat of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (2007-2009), Directorate General of Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Council of Europe
• Guest Lecturer in the Diplôme d’études approfondi (D.E.A.) of Comparative Human Rights Law, Institute of Advanced European Studies, Robert Schuman University, Strasbourg, 2003-2005
• Co-Secretary, Advisory Committee on Disputes, Council of Europe, 2005-2009
• Judge, Federal Administrative Court, St Gallen, Switzerland, 2009-2012
• Professor (Administrative Law Chair), Law Faculty, Neuchâtel University, Switzerland, 2012-2013
• Deputy Head, Task Force Asset Recovery, Directorate of International Law, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Bern, 2013-2018
• Agent of the Government of Switzerland before the European Court of Human Rights, Federal Office of Justice, Bern, 2018-2024
• Swiss Delegate (2018-2024), Bureau Member (2020-2023) then Vice-President (2024) of the Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH), Council of Europe
• Member (2018-2022) then President (2023-2024) of the Committee of Experts on the System of the ECHR (DH-SYSC), Council of Europe
• Judge of the European Court of Human Rights since 1 September 2024.