Admitted
1986, Ohio; 1998, Brussels (Associated Member)
Law School
University of Leuven, Belgium, J.D., 1983; Washington College of Law of American University, LL.M.,
Law School Graduation Year
College
University of Antwerp, Belgium, B.A., 1980
Memberships
Cincinnati (Chair, International Business Law Committee, 1994-1995) and American (Chair, European Law Subcommittee of the Business Section's International Business Law Committee, 1991-2001) Bar Associations; Miami Valley International Trade Association (Board of Trustees, 2002—); Cincinnati Bar Foundation (Board of Trustees, 2003—); Northern Kentucky International Trade Association.
Biographical
Lecturer: Growing Your Business in China, Cincinnati, February 2003; Global Technology Symposium, Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, August 2002; EU Law and Business after the Euro: Perspectives from Brussels, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, March 2002; Data Privacy Regulations: The EU and Beyond, Cincinnati Bar Association, March 2002; Privacy and Data Protection Law: The Emerging Frontier, American Corporate Counsel Association, October 2001; Doing Business in the European Union, Kentucky World Trade Conference, November 2000; The Global Market Is Right Around The Corner, ABA Teleconference, April 2000; International Contract Negotiation Essentials, Miami Valley International Trade Association, September 1999; Legal Aspects of International Business, International Management Association, Akron-Canton Chapter, March 1999; Preparing Your Business for the Euro, Fifth Third International Seminar Series, November 1998; Recent Developments in EU Competition Law, ABA Section of Business Law, St. Louis, April 1998; Legal Aspects of Selling into Mexico, Cinergy Department of Regional Development, January 1998; Doing Business in Chile, Kentucky World Trade Conference, November 1997; Acquisitions of European Businesses: Employment and Quasi-Employment Related Pitfalls, ABA Section of Business Law, Boston, April 1997; International Strategic Alliances, Ohio Global Trade Conference, Columbus, December 1996. Legal Aspects of Doing Business in Belgium, Flanders Foreign Investment Office, San Diego and Chicago, May 1996. Author: Avoiding Global Conflicts, ABA Journal, April 2000; Welcome to Euroland: What U.S. Lawyers Should Know About the Euro, ABA Journal, March 1999; Cincinnati-Brussels Flight Means Export Growth, Cincinnati Business Courier, January 27, 1997; EU Member State Liability for Non-Implementation of Directives Clarified, EuroWatch, May 3, 1996; Sweeping Change Heralded by EU Contract Terms Directive, Corporate Counsel's International Advisor, April 1994. Honorary