MY JOURNEY

10/2014 – 09/2019   Freie Universität Berlin and Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Berlin and Paris

·  Comparative European and International Law, specialisation on Constitutional Economic Law.

·  Ph. D./Cotutelle in EU-Law with Professor Calliess/Capitant (predicted 06/2023).

·  J. D. and LL. B./First State Examination GPA 15.02/10.82 (U.S. GPA 3.7, Dean’s List).
09/2016 – 06/2017   Université de Genève/Lausanne and Graduate Institute of Development and

International Studies, Geneva, Lausanne and Strasbourg

·  European Private and International Economic Law.

·  Thèse de master: „La protection de la vie privée – l’impact de l’CEDH“ GPA 14.50 (U.S. GPA 3.9).

·  Certificate de Droit Transnational, GPA 15.02 (U.S. GPA 4.0, Dean’s List).
08/2015 – 09/2015   University of Cambridge, Magdalene College, Cambridge

·  General Management and International Economic Law Studies.

·  Certificate of the Centre for International Business and Commercial Law, GPA 89 % (U.S. GPA > 4.0).
10/2012 – 04/2013   Ateneo de Manila University, Manila

·  Psychology Studies with a specialisation on Business Psychology and Statistics.

·  Honours thesis: The Conditions of Happiness, GPA, 1.0, (U.S. GPA > 4.0).

·  Bachelor of Science, GPA 1.3 (U. S. GPA 4.0).
10/2010 – 02/2014   Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Eichstätt and Ingolstadt

·  Psychology Studies with a specialisation on Positive and Organisational Psychology.

·  Bachelor of Science, Thesis GPA 1.0 (U.S. GPA 4.0)

AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, & HONORS

09/2020 – 11/2020   Freie Universität Berlin: PROMOS Scholarship for Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne/SciencesPo.
09/2016 – 06/2017   Genf-Gesellschaft e.V.: Scholarship awarded to only one student a year.
09/2016 – 06/2017   Université de Genève: Swiss-European Mobility Scholarschip (SEMP).
08/2016 – 10/2016   German Academic Exchange Service: Scholarship for a traineeship at an Internat. Organisation.
08/2015 – 09/2015   University of Cambridge: Scholarship of the Centre for International Business and Commercial Law.
04/2015 – Present   E-fellows.net: Admission to a selective scholarship and career network.
10/2013   Euro-Handelsinstitut: Scientific Award 2014 – first prize.
10/2012 – 06/2013   German Federal Parliament: Bundestags-Scholarship awarded by MP Cajus Caesar.
10/2012   Weser-Gymnasium Vlotho: Award for Volunteering Work and School for High Giftedness.

PUBLICATIONS

04/2020 Wegner, Commercial, Company and Labour Law, Lecturer at the Humboldt University Berlin.
04/2020 Wegner, COVID-19 – Digital communication is important, bundeswehr.de, 21.04.2020.
02/2020 Wegner, What has not happened so far (and why), F. A. Z., 25.02.2020.
06/2017 Wegner, A.P., La protection de la vie privée II – L’impact de la CEDH, 2017 Université de Genève.
03/2017 Université libre de Berlin Wegner – Being a Diplomat, Campus Magazin, 2017.
09/2016 Wegner, The Independence of the Deutsche Bundesbank and the ECB, GRIN-Press, 2016.
09/2015 Wegner, The Conditions of Happiness between the Philippines and Germany, GRIN-Press, 2015.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

11/2019 – Present   Linklaters LLP, Berlin and London

Research fellow in European Public Law and regulated industries.

·  Consulting support for federal ministries on funding strategies for digital technologies.

·  Trilingual legal opinions and processing of pleadings, legal coordination between 30 jurisdictions.

·  Market entry strategies in the automotive industry.
07/2017 – 08/2017   Federal Ministry of the Interior, Berlin

Legal Traineeship in the unit for Ethnic Minorities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

·  Written an expert evaluation on the Russian Legislation for Foreign Agents and on the Media Act.

·  Conceived a concept for the monetary funding of “ethno-cultural Identity“ in East Europe.

·  Prepared submissions for the Secretary of State concerning the political situation in Russia.
06/2017 – 07/2017   European Court of Justice, Luxemburg

Legal Traineeship in the Chamber of Advocate General Professor J. Kokott LL.M., S.J.D. (Harvard)

·  Prepared a report concerning pending proceedings about state aid and tax law.

·  Reported during Cabinet meetings about international investment arbitration cases.

·  Written a Rapport Prélabels in the field of insolvency law.
06/2017 – Present   Federal Armed Forces, Berlin

Lieutenant colonel (Assigned) in the reserve (10. medical brigade).

·  Led military training pursuant to Defence Policy Guidelines of the Federal Government.

·  Commanded Troops of 750 Soldiers.

·  Prepared Medical and Legal Training at the Corps Academy of the German Federal Armed Forces.
08/2016 – 10/2016   Permanent Mission of Germany at the United Nations, Geneva

Legal Traineeship at the World Intellectual Property Organization and World Trade Organisation.

·  Drafted General Assembly Resolutions, which resulted in an awarded Oversight-/Whistleblower Charter.

·  Hold speeches in three languages before 192 member states during the UN General Assembly at WIPO.

·  Reported to WTO-Ambassador and participated on behalf of the FRG at the Russian trade review.
11/ 2013 – 10/2017   National Parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany, Berlin

Policy Advisor and assistant to MP Cajus Caesar and MP Dr. iur. Tim Ostermann.

·  Written policy papers for the parliamentary investigation committee concerning the NSA.

·  Policy advising to a Member of the Budget Committee concerning issues of the Federal Chancellery.

·  Leading and Organising the election campaign in Lippe reaching the best result for 30 years.

RELEVANT SERVICE

Since 2009   Public Performance Experience

·  Hold the graduation speech at University of Eichstätt and at Ateneo de Manila University.

·  Solo dancer at vaudevilles and cabarets.

·  Actor in several plays about the November Pogroms in 1938.
Since 2003   Political Activity

·  Tutor and Mentor for Psychology students in the field of Industrial Psychology.

·  Elected Member of the Faculty Council of Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt.

·  Founder of the youth parliament in Herford.
Since 2001   Athletic activities

·  Participated in five sports in the Olympic Youth National Championship.

·  Soccer career at Junior National League and in the fourth division at VfB Eichstätt.

SKILLS

Statistical packages and programming: SPSS, JUMP, PYTHON, AMOS, JAVA, HTML.

Survey and experimental tools: Qualtrics, E-Prime, Amazon Mechanical Turk, CATI.

Languages: German (native), English (fluent, TOEFL 104), French (fluent, GLS-Certificate), Spanish (basic, University certificate), Tagalog (basic, Filipino Language Proficiency Certificate), Chinese (basic, University certificate), advanced Latin proficiency.

REFERENCES

Dr. Ulrich Seidenberger/ Pamela Wille
Ambassador and Counsellor – Intellectual Property and WIPO Issues
Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Office of the United Nations and other International Organisations Geneva
28c Chemin du Petit-Saconnex
1209 Geneva
Switzerland
Phone: +41-(0)22-7301 260
Email: pamela.wille@diplo.de

Professor Thomas Kadner Graziano, LL.M. (Harvard)
Professeur ordinaire au département de droit international privé
Directeur du Programme “Certificat de Droit Transnational (CDT)
University of Geneva
Boulevard du Pont-d’Arve 40
1205 Genève
Switzerland
Phone: +41 22 37 98028
Email: Thomas.Kadner@unige.ch