2016: Admitted to the Paris Bar

2012: Trilingual Master’s degree French/German/English in International and European Law (University of Paris Nanterre, Paris X)

Master degree in Comparative Law (University of Ottawa, Canada)

2008: Zwischenprüfung, French Law – German Law (University of Potsdam, Allemagne)

Counsel to a yacht-owning company in the defence of a claim by French customs concerning a breach of the temporary admission regime and the claim for payment of VAT on the yacht’s hull value, customs duties on the tender and passport duty;

Counsel to a French company selling steel tubes in the defence against the French customs authorities together with the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) in a dispute over the origin of goods and the claim for antidumping duties on imports;

Advising a shipowner in connection with the construction, acquisition, financing and chartering arrangements for a pleasure vessel over 24 metres in length;

Advising shipowners, brokers and service providers on the consequences of Brexit with a view to maintaining the customs and tax status of vessels and anticipating issues relating to crew, flag and ownership structure.