Born 1971 in London, England. Lived in England and Egypt until 1987, visited German Schools in both countries.

Final High School Examination 1990 in Garching near Munich, Germany.

Afterwards Studies of Law at the legal faculty of the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich, Germany.

1996 First Legal State Examination.

During internship work at District and Criminal Court of Munich, Cultural and Planning Department of the City of Munich and Administrative Court of Bavaria.

Work for 3 months at Philippsohn Crawfords Berwald, Solicitors of Lawson House, in London, England.

1998 Final Legal Qualifying Examination with specialization in European Law and Private International Law.

Since 1998 admitted as Attorney at Law and work as self-employed Attorney at Law.

1998 - 2001 salary partner at Law Firm Sydow & Colleagues in Munich, Germany.

Since 2000 consultation on Law of Asylum at the Munich International Airport.

Since 2002 founding partner of Law Firm Zangenfeind & Kohlfürst.

Additional qualifications: Legal English course for 2 years at Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany and Goulden´s Legal English Course at British Council, Munich, Germany.

Member of the International Bar Association (IBA).

Participation at the following international conferences:

1999 - Conference on International Arbitration in Beirut, Lebanon.

2003 - IBA Conference on Plotting Litigation Strategy in the Global Context in Chicago, USA.

2005 - IBA Conference on Cross Border Litigation in Madrid, Spain.

2005 - IBA Conference on Immigration Law in London, England.

2007 - IBA Conference on Immigration Law in London, England.

Private interests are Egyptology, Jogging, Trekking and Travelling.