Dr. Kersten v. Schenck, Bad Homburg
(As of: January 21, 2010)
Attorney and notary public
Personal data
Year of birth:
1951
Place of birth:
Hamburg
Education
Studied law at the universities of Freiburg and Münster as well as at the New York University School of Law.
- 1st and 2nd legal and public service examinations
- Master of Comparative Jurisprudence (M.C.J.)
- Doctorate (Dr. jur.)
Career
1979 - 1981
Foreign Associate at a law firm in Washington D.C.
1981 - 1985
Assistant notary ("Notarassessor") in Hamburg
1985 - 1987
Attorney at the law firm Pünder, Volhard & Weber
1987 - 2009
Attorney and partner at the law firm Clifford Chance (formerly Pünder, Volhard, Weber & Axster)
Since July 2009
Of Counsel to the law firm Clifford Chance
Membership of statutory supervisory boards in Germany
- Praktiker Bau- und Heimwerkermärkte Holding AG (Chairman)
- Praktiker Deutschland GmbH (Chairman)
- ThyssenKrupp AG (since 2004)
Membership of comparable control bodies
