Born on 21 March 1956 in Vienna, Austria

• Doctor in law (1981) and Doctor in business administration (1985)
• Member of the Bar; 1987
• Private legal practice in Vienna since 1988
• Member of the expert committee on labour law of the Vienna Chamber of Attorneys and of various international lawyers’ associations
• Vice-President of Section on 6 November 2012
• Judge of the European Court of Human Rights from 1 November 2001 to 31 October 2015