Doctor of Law (J.D.) 1989, thesis on animal welfare and basic rights. Career of 30 years in animal issues in national/international law and ethical practice. Founded GAL in 2016.
E-mail: afg@globalanimallaw.org
Dr. Bettina Brinkmann has a PhD in Philosophy and worked subsequently for several international media houses such as, Bertelsmann, the RTL group and Disney before joining the public institution ZDF in Germany and later the European Broadcasting Union in Geneva, where she was in charge of the entire TV area within the media department. She is on the board of a technology company in the US and co-founded a Think Tank for the food system. She has been active in the field of animal welfare for over 20 years and was, among other activities, on the board of KAG Freiland and has been co-president of GAL since April 2021.
E-mail: bbr@globalanimallaw.org
Graduated in Law (LLB) and Applied Finance (BAppFin) at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. Prior to joining GAL, Paul worked at law firms in corporate law and immigration law, followed by working in animal welfare and protection at various organisations, international and local.
E-mail: ptw@globalanimallaw.org
Alexander Ferrari studied law at the University of Lucerne (Bachelor of Laws) and Zurich (Master of Laws). After a legal internship at a law firm, he joined GALand is now preparing for his bar exam.
E-mail: fer@globalanimallaw.org
Andrea Kellenberger studied law at the University of Zurich (Master of Laws), and before joining GAL as a legal associate, she worked as a marketing assistant for many years.
E-mail: ake@globalanimallaw.org
Marie Heiglauer studied law at the University of Zurich (Bachelor of Laws) and has been part of GAL since January 2019, handling administration as well as accounting from 2020.
E-mail: mhe@globalanimallaw.org
Dominique Kramer holds a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering from the ZHAW and is responsible for event planning, database management and support for "GAL Friends".
E-mail: dkr@globalanimallaw.org
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