Markus Petsche holds law degrees from the University of Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne (maîtrise, DEA), New York University School of Law (LL.M.) and the European University Institute (Ph.D.). He is admitted to practice in Paris, France.

In addition to his responsibilities at Sorbonne Assas International Law School Asia, he currently holds academic appointments at Taylor’s University School of Law, Malaysia, and Singapore Management University School of Law where he teaches international sale of goods, international litigation and arbitration and comparative conflict of laws.

Prior to embarking on an academic career, Markus Petsche was an assistant counsel at the Secretariat of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce and an associate in the international arbitration department of Gide Loyrette Nouel, Paris.