| Personal Details | Born 1968, married, 2 children |
| Education |
1990 – 1995 Bachelor of Law at University of Tübingen, Germany 1995 – 1996 Doctorate at University of Tübingen, Germany |
| Qualifications and Past Experience |
Legal clerkship at the Regional Court in Stuttgart Registered European lawyer in Vienna – Munich Chamber of Lawyers 2001: Founded Breyer Rechtsanwälte specialising in German and International Construction Law |
| Current Occupation |
Solicitor, Arbitrator, Adjudicator and Mediator Founding partner, Breyer Rechtsanwälte |
| Expertise | International and German construction contracts (in particular FIDIC, NEC, VOB); International construction arbitration and litigation (ICC, DIS, LCIA, UNCITRAL and all other arbitration rules); International adjudication and disputes resolution board under FIDIC contracts; and Construction risk management advice |
| Current Matters |
Stuttgart 21, Stuttgart Central Railway project (€750million) Doha Metro Green Line Railway, Qatar (€1.6billion) Ernst & Young’s new German headquarters (€120million) South Germany Pumped storage power plant (€1.2billion) |
| Selected Publications |
Supplementary to “Delay and Disruption in Construction Contracts”, contributor, Sweet & Maxwell 2015 (English publication) “International construction contract law – FIDIC”, Handbook in Construction Contract Law and Construction Liability Law, MANZsche Verlags- und Universitätsbuchhandlung, 2012 (German publication) Authored numerous publication in English and German journals on International Construction Law and FIDIC |
| Academic Activities |
Practice Director for Masters Program, “International Construction: Law and Practice” (MBE), University of Stuttgart (Germany) Practice Director (and visiting Professor) for Masters Program “International Construction Law“ (MLS/LL.M.), University of Vienna (Austria) Lecturer for Construction Law program, King´s College, London (United Kingdom) Founding member and Chairman of Anglo-German Construction Law Platform (AGCLP) |
| My ICLA-Philosophy | We must bridge the gap, first between the Common and Civil law in Construction, then all the different families of law. The mandatory law of each family will determine how a Construction Contract will operate, this is where all the music is played |