1987 - 1992: Business Administration at the University of St. Gallen – Grade: "Lizentiaten der Wirtschaftswissenschaften" (lic. oec. HSG)
1992 - 1994: Law School of the University of Bern – Grade: "licentiatus iuris" (lic. iur.), "magna cum laude"
March 1995 - September 1996: Tax and Legal Assistant with Arthur Andersen SA, Lugano
September 1996 - January 1999: Barrister/Solicitor Trainee with the Law Firm Sganzini Bernasconi Peter & Gaggini, Lugano
September 1998: State Certificate for the admission to the Swiss (Canton of Ticino) bar
January 1999 - december 1999: Associate with the Law Firm Carter, Ledyard & Milburn, 2 Wall Street, New York
February 2000 - March 2004: Associate with the Law Firm Sganzini Bernasconi Peter & Gaggini, Lugano
March 2004 - June 2004: Partner of the Law Firm Bernasconi Peter Gaggini, Lugano
June 2004 - September 2009: General Counsel of Ferrari SpA, Maranello, Italy. Member of the Management Committee.
As from October 2009 Partner of the law firm PSMLaw SA, Lugano