Vita
| 1963 | born in Versmold |
| 1982 – 1987 | Law Studies in Saarbrücken and Münster |
| 1988 – 1989 | International School for Japanese Language, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1989 – 1990 | Kashiwagi International Law Office, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1992 | legal clerkship in Düsseldorf, Tokyo |
| 1992 | Doctorate in Private International Law with Prof. Dr. Heinrich Dörner, University of Münster |
| 1993 – 2005 | Haarmann Hemmelrath & Partner, Düsseldorf and Hamburg |
| Since 2006 | Attorneys at Law M&P Dr. Matzen & Partner |
| Stays abroad | |
| 1988 – 1990 | Scholarship of the German Academic Exchange Service “Language and Practice in Japan |
| Languages | English, Japanese |
| Activities | Lecturer for labour law topics
Lecturer at the Hochschule Fresenius |