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Born at Wilrijk (Antwerp), Belgium on April 7, 1956
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September 11, 1974: graduated at the College of Sint-Jan Berchmans (section Latin & sciences)
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June 16, 1976: graduated as Bachelor of Law at University of Antwerp (UFSIA)
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July 10, 1979: graduated with Master’s degree in Law at the University of Antwerp (UIA)
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December 3, 1979: registered as a lawyer at the Bar Association of Antwerp
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October 1993 - May 1994: participation of an intensive training, organised by the “Deutsche Anwaltakademie” (German Lawyer’s academy), as a preparation for the exam “Rechtsanwalt” in Germany
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August 4 and 5 and October 13, 1994: participation in the exam organised by the “Prüfungsamt Düsseldorf”, with a view to be admitted to the Bar in Germany; exams succesful
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March 3, 1995: admitted as “Rechtsanwalt” at the “Landgericht and Ambtsgericht” in Köln
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March 14, 1996: admitted as “Rechtsanwalt” at the court at Hamburg (replacing the former admittance for Köln)
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Membership of the “Hanseatische Rechtsanwaltkammer”
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October - November 1998: training as mediator
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April 8, 1999: acknowledgement as lawyer-mediator at the Bar Association of Antwerp
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July 25-27, 2005: participation in a course organised by the New York County Lawyer’s Association, resulting in a certificate of the NYCLA American Law Academy
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September 2005: member of the New York County Lawyer’s Association
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March 5, 2007: Member of the "Arbeitsgemeinschaft Verkehrsrecht des Deutschen Anwaltvereins"
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Languages: Dutch, German, English and French
