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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Michael Lang E-mail: michael.lang@wu-wien.ac.at                 Tel: 00 43 1 313 36 - 48 90 Friday, 8.30 to 9.30 a.m.

24.03.1965	born in Vienna
Personal Data
1992	marries Mag. Christina Lang, née Gschwantler
1995	birth of son Tobias
1998	birth of son Johannes
Education
1971 - 1975	Primary School in Vienna`s District V
1975 - 1983	Grammar School in Vienna`s District V (graduates with excellence)
1983 - 1987	Studies of Economics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration and of Law at the University of Vienna (attains the title of Mag. iur.)
1984 and 1985	Study Trips to Miami University in Oxford, Ohio
1987 - 1990	Doctoral Studies of Law at the University of Vienna (attains the title of Dr. iur., with excellence). Title of Doctoral Thesis: "Hybride Finanzierungen im Internationalen Steuerrecht" - ("Hybrid Forms of Financing in International Tax Law")
1992	Attains the title of "Universitätsdozent" for Tax Law ("Finanzrecht"). Title of Habilitation Thesis: "Doppelbesteuerungsabkommen und innerstaatliches Recht" - ("Double Taxation Conventions and Domestic Law")
Professional Career
1987	Student Assistant at the Department of Tax Law of the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (Prof. Gassner)
1987 - 1992	Research Assistant at the Department of Tax Law of the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (Prof. Gassner)
since 1988	Teaching at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
1992 - 2000	Authorised Signatory of Exinger GmbH Tax Advising and Auditing Company (BDO, later Deloitte)
1992 - 1994	Teaching at the Law Department of the University of Linz, Austria
since 1994	Professor of Tax Law with a special focus on International Tax Law at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
2000 - 2004	Partner at Deloitte Austria
Academic Functions
since 1998	Head of the Department of Austrian and International Tax Law at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
since 1998	Academic Leader of the Postgraduate Program in International Tax Law at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
2002 - 2005	Chairman of Professors at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
since 2003	Speaker of the Special Research Project (SFB) "International Tax Coordination"
since 2003	Member of the Global Law Faculty at the New York University (NYU) School of Law
2003 - 2005	Chairman of Senate at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
since 2006	Chairman of the Academic Committee (AC) der European Association of Tax Law Professors (EATLP)
since 2008	Member of theSenate at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
since 2008	Deputy Chairman of Professors at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
since 2008	Head of the Department of Public Law and Tax Law at the Vienna University of Economics and Busines Administration
Visiting Positions
2000/2001	Visiting Professor at the Université Paris I (Sorbonne)
2003	Visiting Professor at the Université Paris I (Sorbonne)
2005	Hauser Global Law Visiting Professor at the New York University (NYU) School of Law
2006	Visiting Professor at the Peking University (PKU), Fiscal Law Research Center
2007	Visiting Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Centre, Washington D.C.
2007	Professorial Visiting Fellow an der Australian School of taxation (Atax), Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales, Sydney
2008	Visiting Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Centre, Washington D.C.
2008	Visiting Professor at the University of San Paulo, USP, Brazil
2009	Visiting Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Centre, Washington D.C.
2009	Visiting Professor at European Tax College of University Tilburg and University Leuven
2010	Visiting Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Centre, Washington D.C.
Guest Lectures
1995	University of Leiden
1997	Universities of Bonn and Osnabrück
1998	Universities of Barcelona and Mannheim
1999	Universities of Luiss (Rome), Barcelona, and Innsbruck
2000	University of Tilburg
2001	Universities of Linz, Bocconi (Milano), Oslo
2002	Universities of Hamburg, Naples, Milano, Tilburg, Zürich
2003	Cambridge University, Stockholm School of Economics, University of Zürich
2004	University of Mannheim
2005	University of Toronto
2006	Bocconi-University Milano
2006	University of Tokyo
2007	New York University; Georgetown University (Washington D.C.); University of Michigan
2007	University Osnabrück
2008	Bocconi-University Milano
2009                                 New York University; Georgetown University (Washington D.C.); Functions in Academic Associations
1994 - 2005	Vice President of the International Fiscal Association, National Committee of Austria
since 1998	Member of the Permanent Scientific Committee (PSC) of the International Fiscal Association
1999 - 2005	Member of the Academic Committee (AC) of the European Association of Tax Law Professors
since 2001	Member of the Board of Trustees, European Tax College, Leuven/Tilburg
since 2005	President of the International Fiscal Association, National Committee of Austria
since 2005	Member of the Academic Committee of "Deutsche Steuerjuristische Gesellschaft"
since 2005	Member of the Executive Committee (EC) of the European Association of Tax Law Professors
since 2006	Member of the Scientific Committee des Centre for Research on Business Taxation (CERTI); Bocconi University Milano
since 2006	Chairman of the Academic Committee (AC) der European Association of Tax Law Professors (EATLP)
Editorship on Series and Periodicals
since 1990	Editor of "Steuer und Wirtschaft International" (SWI)
since 1994	Editor of the Series on International Tax Law ("Schriftenreihe zum Internationalen Steuerrecht")
since 2003	Member of the Academic Advisory Board of "Rivista Diritto e Practica Tributaria Internazionale" (Italy)
since 2004	Co-editor of the Series on Austrian Tax Law ("Schriften zum österreichischen Abgabenrecht")
since 2005	Member of the Academic Advisory Board of "Rivista de Direito Tributário Internacional" (Brazil)
since 2005	Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Foreign Tax Law Review (China)
since 2009	Editor-in-Chief of Bulletin for International Taxation
since 2009	Member of the Editorial Board of World Tax Journal
since 2009	Member of the Advisory Board of EC Tax Review
Academic Awards and Distinctions
1990	Award for Lectures held at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (nominated for a „Lecturer`s Oscar”)
1991	Kastner Award (for Doctoral Thesis)
1991	Senator-Wilhelm-Wilfling Award (for Doctoral Thesis)
1991	CA Economics Award (for Doctoral Thesis)
1991	Rudolf Sallinger Award (for Doctoral Thesis)
1991	Mitchell B. Carroll Award (Honourable Mention: Doctoral Thesis)
1992	Senator-Wilhelm-Wilfling Award (Habilitation Thesis)
1992	Mitchell B. Carroll Award (Honourable Mention of Habilitation Thesis)
2004	Senator-Wilhelm-Wilfling Award (honouring academic achievements)
2010	Honorary Doctorate of Uppsala University
Honorary Functions
2003 - 2007	Member of the Parish Council and Executive Committee of Parish Church Gersthof
since 2003	Member of the Board of Trustees of Caritas at the Arch Diocese of Vienna, Charitable Business Undertakings
since 2005	Member of the Executive Board of Caritas (Archdiocese of Vienna)
since 2006	Member of the "Kardinal-Innitzer-Studienfonds"