Institute for Austrian
and International Tax Law

Prof. Dr. Alexander Rust, LL.M.

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Alexander Rust, LL.M.

alexander.rust@wu.ac.at

0043 1 31336 4772

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1993 - 1995	Freiburg University - General legal studies
1995 - 1996	Geneva University - Studies in European and international law (in French)
1996 - 1998	Munich University - Continuation of legal studies; specialization in tax law First state examination (university diploma)
08/2000 - 09/2000	German Tax Law Institute, Detmold - Qualification as a specialized tax lawyer
08/2006 - 05/2007	LL.M. degree (International Taxation, New York University)

10/1998 - 12/2000	Legal Traineeship (Referendariat)
09/1998 - 12/2000	Munich University (Faculty of Public Law) - Research Assistant, Preparation of courses for Prof. Moris Lehner and legal research
12/2000	Second State Examination (specialization in tax law)
01/2001 - 07/2008	Munich University (Faculty of Public Law) - Assistant Professor
08/2008 - 07/2009	Acting Assistant Professor - Tax Faculty (New York University)
10/2009 - 01/2010	Senior Research Fellow - Max Planck Research Center for Tax Law, Munich
02/2010 - 12/2011	Associate Professor in Tax Law - University of Luxembourg
01/2012 - 06/2014	Professor in Tax Law - University of Luxembourg
since 06/2014	Professor in Tax Law - Vienna University of Economics and Business