Biography
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
Studies of Law at the legal faculty of the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich, Germany
1996 First Legal State Examination
During internship work for 3 months at Philippsohn Crawfords Berwald, Solicitors of Lawson House, in London, England
1998 Final Legal Qualifying Examination with specialization in Private International Law
1998 admitted as 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, now Law Firm Kohlfürst & Färber
Additional qualifications: Legal English course for 2 years at Ludwig Maximilians University, Goulden´s Legal English Course at British Council, Munich, Germany
Lecturer for law at the Specialized Vocational School for Nursing Care at the Hospital Agatharied, Hausham and at the Hospital Agatharied, Hausham
Member of the International Bar Association (IBA)
Participation at following international conferences:
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, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015 - IBA Conference on Global Immigration in London, England
Speaker on German immigration law at following international conferences:
2015 – Annual IBA Conference in Vienna, Austria
2015 – IBA Conference on Global Immigration in London, England
Specialized on:
Corporate/business Immigration to Germany (business visas, work permits, residence permits, family reunion), International Assignments, obtaining German citizenships
Since 2010:
Listed on Who´s Who Legal (www.whoswholegal.com) as one of the leading immigration lawyers in Germany.