Dr. Elisabeth HOFFMANN was born in Trier, Germany.Education : Dr. HOFFMANN studied at the Universities of Freiburg (Breisgau), Saarbrücken, Paris (Sorbonne) (degree:licence es lettres) and Brussels (ULB), where she obtained the title of Doctor of Laws. She then worked during several years as research delegate at the Center of Private law ("Centre de Droit Privé") of the University of Brussels.Professional experience : Dr. HOFFMANN was called to the Brussels Bar in 1974.Thanks to her privileged relationship with the international legal profession, and to her fluency in several European languages, she has been able to develop a genuinely European practice, featuring a network of professional contacts extending to many major cities in and out of the E.U.Her clients include very important European and international names in various sectors, such as: banking, commercial and industrial, computer technology etc.Dr. HOFFMANN has also represented clients before the EC Court of Justice in Luxembourg and acts as an arbitrator in national and international arbitration cases.Memberships : Dr. HOFFMANN is active in numerous paraprofessional fields. She is president of the European Association of Lawyers (AEA-EAL), member of the board of the German-Belgian-Luxemburger Chamber of Commerce and the Belgian-Canadian-Luxemburger Chamber of Commerce, member of the International Bar Association, the Union Internationale des Avocats, of the DAV (German Association of Lawyers), member of DIS (German Institution for Arbitration), member of the German Femal Jurists Association (DJB),Specialties: Publications : Dr. HOFFMANN has contributed many articles to juridical and economic publications and written a book in German on Belgian Commercial Law. She has given numerous conferences in Belgium and abroad in the fields of commercial, economic, distribution, banking and European law.Languages : German, French, English, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese