Bar exam in the OLG district of Vienna with very good results (2009)
Studies of law and business administration at the University of Innsbruck (Dr. iur. (2008), Mag.rer.soc.oec. (2006), Mag. iur. (2005))
Studies abroad in Strasbourg ((2003/04) Université Robert Schuman) and Paris ((2008) Université Paris I - Sorbonne)
Tyrolean Bar Association
Lions Club-Schwaz-Tyrol
Association of Austrian Criminal Defense Lawyers
Austrian Bankers' Association (BWG)
Walther Kastner Prize (2009) for the dissertation on "The branch office in banking supervisory law" (together with other prize winners)