Universities of Munich, Bonn and Geneva. International Association of Students in Economic and Commercial Sciences Traineeship Shell Company, Sierra Leone, West Africa (1962). Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva (1965-1968).
Spoken languages: German, English and French.
Worked at Lalive & Partners. Admitted to the bar, 1971, Munich, Germany (not admitted in Switzerland but authorized to practice as foreign Lawyer in Geneva). Teaching Assistant, Geneva University Law School, 1965-1967.
Service as Referendar in Germany, 1967-1970.
Associate and Counsel, Lalive Budin and Partners, 1970-1994. Collaborateur scientifique at the Graduate Institute of International Studies, International Contracts and Related Matters, Geneva (1972-1983).
Counsel, UNEFICO, Swiss Bank Corporation Consultants Group, 1978-1987. Director of Studies, Center for Studies and Research in International Law and International Relations at the Hague Academy of International Law, 1987 (Transnational Law and State Contracts).
General Counsel, European Community-Japan Initiative, 1992.
Member of Editorial Advisory Board and Correspondent for Switzerland, International Construction Law Review, 1983. Chairman, International Business Alliance Committee T 7 (Resolution of Construction Disputes, 1996). Member: Swiss Arbitration Association (Executive Board).
UNCITRAL Expert Groups (Guide for Industrial Works Contracts, 1983-1985 and Arbitral Practice, 1993).
Interstate Commerce Commission Commission on International Arbitration (Working Parties on Arbitration and Construction, 1980-1983 and Arbitral Referee Procedure, 1980-1989). Revision of the Interstate Commerce Commission Arbitration Rules (1995).
World Intellectual Property Organization Arbitration and Consultative Commission (1994). Scientific Council, Swiss and International Construction Law Institute (1996).
American Bar Association.
Member: Swiss Arbitration Association (Executive Board). UNCITRAL Expert Groups (Guide for Industrial Works Contracts, 1983-1985 and Arbitral Practice, 1993). Interstate Commerce Commission Commission on International Arbitration (Working Parties on Arbitration and Construction, 1980-1983 and Arbitral Referee Procedure, 1980-1989).
Revision of the Interstate Commerce Commission Arbitration Rules (1995).
World Intellectual Property Organization Arbitration and Consultative Commission (1994). Scientific Council, Swiss and International Construction Law Institute (1996).
American Bar Association.
