Member Profile

With more than 30 years of experience in three internationally operating groups of companies, thereof 13 years as General Counsel (with additional commercial and management responsibilities) and 2 years as President of a German local company plus numerous mandates as Member of the Board of Directors, Member of a Supervisory Board and Trustee, but as well with activities as Attorney-at-Law since 1991, Prof. Dr. Sick ran as owner his law firm in Dorsten since 01.07.2006 as regular occupation. After a merger of this law firm into the Professor Dr. Sick Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH effective 01.06.2009 this company is now operated by Prof. Dr. Sick as managing shareholder.

In this connection intensive experience in commercial law and entrepreneurial issues on the level of an internationally operating major law firm is associated with a low priced cost structure of a medium-sized law firm in order to be able to offer to clients an outstanding price-performance ratio. This is of special interest for smaller and mid-sized companies.

The law firm Professor Dr. Sick Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH with its domicile at Dorsten is specialized in

Business consulting mandates

Contract law, drafting and negotiation of contracts

Consulting for major national and international projects

Corporate law

Labour law

Real estate law

Law related to capital investments

General trade and business law

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR, i.e. mediation and arbitration)

Interim management

Activity as member of a supervisory board or an advisory board

Job trainings and workshops (externally as well as for the specific needs of an enterprise).

Working in all industry sectors, special experience in the sectors

- Plant and System Business

- Plant Construction and Engineering

- Foundries

- Plastics Industry

- Automotive Industry

- Consulting Business

- Energy Sector

- Telecommunication Industry

- Trade Sector

- IT-Sector

- Building Industry

- Hotel and Restaurant Sector

Due to professional German law publication not allowed

Clients in any dimension are served:

• Start-ups

• Small and Medium Enterprises (SME)

• National and international multicorporate enterprises

Since 13.02.2009 Shareholder and Managing Director of Professor Dr. Sick Rechtsanwalts GmbH.

01.07.2006- 30.05.2009 Owner of the Law Firm Prof. Dr. Sick, Dorsten (full time)

01.07.2004 – 30.06.2006 President of Ericsson GmbH, Düsseldorf

01.09.2001 – 30.06.2004 Vice President and General Counsel of Ericsson GmbH, Düsseldorf (Prokurist) - responsible for the areas Legal Affairs / Safety and Security in the countries Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein

since 01.01.2004 with additional direct reporting line for the area Legal Affairs as Head of the Hub Germany (1 of 12 worldwide competence centers) to the Member of the Board of Directors responsible for Legal Affairs in Sweden

01.01.1994 – 31.08.2001 Vice President and General Counsel of Ericsson GmbH, Düsseldorf (Prokurist) - responsible for the areas Legal Affairs, Procurement, General Administration, Insurances, Real Estate Management, Safety and Security

17.10.1991 Admission to the Bar as Attorney-at-Law at the District Court of Essen - in advisory capacity for business related mandates

01.10.1991 – 31.12.1993 Head of the General Directorate Legal Affairs / Patents / Insurances of Krupp Industrietechnik GmbH (later: Krupp Fördertechnik GmbH), Duisburg - as Head of the General Directorate / General Counsel Member of the Management (Prokurist)

01.02.1986 – 30.09.1991 In-house counsel in the Legal Department of Ferrostaal AG, Essen ;Power to Act for Ferrostaal AG, Essen: 01.01.1989

01. – 31.01.1986 Freelancer in the Lawfirm Bansemir & Brüstle, Ulm / Donau

1983 - 1985 Rechtsreferendar at the District Court (LG) of Ulm / Donau - with an educational section abroad at the German-Tunesian Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Tunis

1982 - 1984 Graduation at the University of Tübingen as Dr. iur.

1976 - 1981 Studies in law at the University of Tübingen

2011 GbR im Grundbuch

2010 Wirtschaftsmediation und Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit, publishing house VPRM, Birmingham / Troisdorf 2010

2009 4 contributions to the subject "Contract in Business Law": -Die Gestaltung von Verträgen bei nationalen und internationalen Geschäften. Vertragliche Regelungen beim Auftreten von Mängeln. Im internationalen Geschäft kann zwischen direkten und indirekten Sicherungsinstrumenten (Bürgschaften oder Garantien) differenziert werden. Manche Kunden verlangen die Haftung des Lieferanten dafür, dass keine gewerblichen Schutzrechte, insbesondere Patente, verletzt werden.

2007 Kritische Überlegungen zur gerichts-integrierten Mediation (ZRP 2007, 203 f.)

2007 Business mediation (Wirtschaftsmediation)

2007 Book review of: Claus-Henrik Horn, Anwaltliche Werbung mit Mediator und Mediation, dissertation 2006, publishing house group Peter Lang (SchiedsVZ 2/2007, 99 f)

2006 Die Mediation in Deutschland: regelungsfreier Raum oder ist eine gesetzliche Regelung erforderlich?, in: Recht gestern und heute – Festschrift for Richard Haase’s 85. birthday (volume 13 of the series Philippika – Marburger Altertumskundliche Abhandlungen, publishing house Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden), p. 333 ff

2006 Recht gestern und heute – Festschrift for Richard Haase’s 85. birthday, published by Joachim Hengstl and Ulrich Sick as volume 13 of the series Philippika – Marburger Altertumskundliche Abhandlungen with the publishing house Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden

2005 Nationalitäts- und/oder Wohnsitzerfordernis – Ist die geforderte Zusammensetzung der Gesellschaftsorgane in der Schweiz völkerrechtswidrig? (with co-author) (RIW 2005, 216 ff)

2004 Die hohe Schule der Mediation – Ein Fall aus der Praxis (Journal of International Dispute Resolution 2004, 185 ff)

2003 Die richtige Mediationsklausel im Vertrag – Voraussetzung in der Praxis für die Nutzung der Vorteile in der Mediation (Journal of International Dispute Resolution 2003, 25 ff)

2003 Customer Financing – Absatzunterstützende Finanzierung in der ITK-Wirtschaft (published 2003 by BITKOM – Bundesverband der Informationswirtschaft, Telekommunikation und neue Medien e.V., Berlin) (with co-authors)

2001 Mediation in der unternehmerischen Praxis (ZKM 2001, 144 ff)

2000 Rechtsschutz im Zusammenhang mit Domain-Grabbing (K & R 2000, 339 ff) (with co-author) 1999 / 2004 /

2007 Leitfaden zur Arbeit an und mit Verträgen im Systemgeschäft in Deutschland (published as a volume in the series "Recht praktisch" of ZVEI, then re-published under the title "Verträge im Projekt- und Systemgeschäft" as volume 4 in the series "Kommunikation und Recht" of the publishing house Recht und Wirtschaft, Heidelberg / Frankfurt/Main; 3. extended edition July 2007)

1998 Auslandsbeurkundungen im Gesellschaftsrecht (NZG 1998, 540 ff) (with co-author)

1998 Die Einführung des Euro und ihre praktischen Auswirkungen auf Unternehmen der Telekommunikations- branche – Teil 1: Vertragsrecht (IstR 1998, 409 ff) (with co-authors)

1998 Die Einführung des Euro und ihre praktischen Auswirkungen auf Unternehmen der Telekommunikations- branche – Teil 2: Zahlungsverkehr, Aufrechnung, Preisgestaltung, GmbH-Recht, Bilanz- und Steuerrecht, Arbeitsrecht (IstR 1998, 440 ff) (with co-authors)

1986 Verjährung eines Pflichtteilergänzungsanspruchs (comments to the judgment of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH), JR 1986, 110 ff)

1984 Die Durchsetzung von Auskunftsansprüchen gegenüber Unterhaltspflichtigen durch den Sozialhilfeträger (DVBl 1984, 1207 ff)

1984 Korrektur nachträglicher Gesamtstrafenbildung (comments to the judgment of the District Court (LG) of Ulm / Donau, NStZ 1984, 361 f)

1984 Die Tötung eines Menschen und ihre Ahndung in den keilschriftlichen Rechtssammlungen (dissertation 1984)

27.01.2012 Lecture during the congress of entrepreneurs at Mönchengladbach (Kaiser-Friedrich-Halle) “Strategies for Negotiations – fair and secure to the aimed Goal”

approx. 25 participants

18.10.2011 Lecture during “Vestisches Unternehmerfrühstück” of BVMW at Recklinghausen “Mediation as a Way of Dispute Resolution outside the Court“

approx. 60 participants

17.05.2011 Intensive workshop “Characteristics of international Contracts” at Krefeld (Chamber of Industry and Commerce)

14.09.2010 Intensive workshop during “Technologiestammtisch” of Gesellschaft für Wirtschaftsförderung Duisburg „Aspects oft he Exploitation of international Markets“

approx. 10 participants

07.05.2010 Lecture during the GRIID/sbm-project „Aspects of the Exploitation of international Markets” (Gesellschaft für Wirtschaftsförderung Duisburg / University Duisburg – Essen)

approx. 60 participants

12.05.2009 Lecture "Business Mediation" at the regular's table for technology issues of Gesellschaft für Wirtschaftsförderung at Duisburg

approx. 30 participants

19.12.2008 Lecture during the inauguration as Honorary Professor "The Role of the Mediator – Moderator or Dedicated Facilitator?"

organized by the University of Applied Sciences Gelsenkirchen

28.11.2008 Lecture "Mediation – Legal Initiative in the Light of EU Law" during the academic graduation ceremony 2008 of the faculty of Business Law

organized by the University of Applied Sciences Gelsenkirchen

09.10.2008 Radio interview in the "My Technology Lawyer Radio Show" (Florida, USA)

mediation and arbitration

approx. 1 hour (in English language)

audiofile

24.09.2008 Lecture "Alternative Dispute Resolution" during the 2008 IACCM EMEA Annual Conference at London

organized by the International Association for Contract & Commercial Management (IACCM)

overview on the current status of alternative dispute resolution in Europe (especially in the area of mediation)

in English language

approx. 150 participants

10.07.2008 "Ask The Expert" telephone interview to the subjects

overview on the Civil Law in Germany

Alternative Dispute Resolution methods in Europe

organized by the International Association for Contract & Commercial Management (IACCM)

1 hour (in English language)

approx. 200 participants hooked up in Europe, North and South America

audiofile

25.04.2008 Lecture "Business Mediation" as well as

Moderation of the complete conference "mediation today"

organized by Rechtsanwaltskammer Düsseldorf, Düsseldorfer AnwaltService GmbH

Düsseldorf (approx. 50 participants)

06./07.02.2007 and 21./22.03.2007 Lecturer in the seminar "Law in the Practice of an Enterprise" (Euroforum Deutschland GmbH)

Hotel InterContinental, Köln (approx. 15 participants)

Hotel 25hours, Hamburg (approx. 15 participants)

19./20.10.2005

The special features of a GmbH in an enterprise group

- Die GmbH-Jahrestagung 2005 (Euroforum Deutschland GmbH)

- Grand Hotel Esplanade, Berlin (approx. 20 participants)

04./05.03.2005

Standardisation of Rules on ADR

- Petersberger Schiedstage 2005 (publishing house C.H. Beck)

- in: Gästehaus Petersberg, Bonn (approx. 130 participants)

- together with Prof. Dr. Eidenmüller and Dr. Duve, Attorney-at-Law

- Lecture and panel discussion (engl.)

01.03.2005

Mediation in the practical experience of an enterprise

- Frankfurt/Main

- AK Unternehmensführung im Mittelstand des BITKOM e.V.

17.02.2005

Mediation in the practical experience of an enterprise

- Unternehmensjuristentage 2005 (Euroforum Deutschland GmbH)

- Hotel Adlon, Berlin (approx. 250 participants)

10.05.1999

Mediation in the view of the economy

- organised by the Hamburger Institut für Mediation e.V. in cooperation with the Chamber of Industry and Commerce Hamburg as well as the Hanseatische Rechtsanwaltskammer Hamburg

- Hamburg (approx. 30 participants)

IBWF Institut für Betriebsberatung, Wirtschaftsförderung und –forschung e.V. (IBWF)

Union Mittelständischer Unternehmer (UMU)

1994 - 2004 Member of the Supervisory Board of Ericsson Eurolab Deutschland GmbH nominated by the shareholders - Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board

2001 - 2003 Member of the Supervisory Board of Ericsson GmbH (representative of the executive employees)

2001 – 2006 Member of the Board of Directors of Ericsson Unterstützungskasse e.V.

- since 2001 Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors

- since 2005 Chairman of the Board of Directors