Born 1951 in Heusenstamm/Kreis Offenbach (Hessen/Germany); married to Stefanie (born Guttenberger)

1969-1977 studies of law and social sciences, University of Frankfurt am Main

1974/1977 1. and 2. State Exam.

1980 Dr. iur., University of Frankfurt am Main, Faculty of Law

1981 LL.M., Center for Study of Financial Institutions, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia/USA

1985-1986 professor of law, University od Heidelberg Faculty od Law

Since 1986 professor of commercial and business law, comparativ law and jurisprudence, University of Tübingen Faculty of Law

1988-2007 managing direktor of the "Juristisches Seminar" of the University of Tübingen

Since 1993 editor in chief of the monthly law journal " Die Aktiengesellschaft"

1994, 1995 and 1997 visiting Professor at University of Tokyo, Tokyo (1994), Chuo University, Tokyo (1995), and University of Chicago Law School (Max Rheinstein Visiting Professor of Law, 1997)

Since 2002 chairman of the German-East Asian Forum of Sciences and Humanities, Tübingen

Since 2006 member of the advisory board ("Kuratorium") of the Global Ethic Foundation ("Stiftung Weltethos")

Since 2008 interdisciplinary project "Wertewelten" ("Words of Values") at the University of Tübingen, supported by the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts of Baden-Württemberg, in cooperation with Prof. Jürgen Wertheimer (Tübingen) and Prof. Baasner (Deutsch-Französisches Institut, Ludwigsburg)

Since 2009 Vice President (Prorektor) for International Affairs of the University of Tübingen

Legal obligations, especially tort law and law on damages

Company law (law and theory)

Securities regulation, especially law on capital market information (insider law, disclosure regulation and liability for incorrect prospectuses)

International economic law, especially financial markets and their regulation

Law and other systems of norms and values, especially law and ethos