He is also the company's Subject Matter Expert for Mergers and Acquisitions in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Before joining CA Technologies he was working in private practice, specialized on IT Law. He also has a lecture-ship on IT Law at the University of Applied Sciences in Darmstadt / Germany and is a member of its Scientific Advisory Council. He is a member of several professional associations including the Amercian Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), the German Federal Association for Information Technology, Telecommunications and New Media (BITKOM) and the German Federal Association of Corporate Counsel (BUJ). Thomas lives near Heidelberg/Germany together with his wife and his daughter.