1987 lic. iur. University of St.Gallen
1987 – 1989 Comparative law for the Swiss National Science Foundation at UNIDROIT in Rome
1990 Dr iur., University of St.Gallen
1991 Admitted to the bar, Canton of St.Gallen
1999 Introduction to US-Law at the University of New Orleans, Tulane
July / August 2000 Management Summer School MZSG
July / August 2002 University of California, Berkeley
May 2004 US and EU Product liability and Insurance, Barcelona
May 2006 Business and Liability risk management, Miami
November 2010 and December 2011 Insurance coverage and practice, New York
September 2013 Insurance today and tomorrow, Munich 2013