Counsel
fries@pwwl.de
+49 (0) 69 34 87 63 9-0
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Dr. Svenja Fries’ legal practice encompasses all matters of individual employment law and collective employment law. Her areas of expertise are focused on company co-determination, restructurings, court disputes and conciliation proceedings as well as company data protection issues.

Language skills: German, English
Location: Frankfurt am Main

  • Career

    born in Stuttgart

    2005-2010
    Study of Law at the Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg

    2012-2013
    LL.M., King’s College London

    2013
    PhD thesis on the “Limitation of Liability pursuant to sec. 104 et seq. SGB VII in Cases of Non-Genuine Accident Insurance”, supervised by Prof. Dr. Peter Axer

    2013-2015
    Compulsory legal training at the regional court Darmstadt

    2014-2015
    Legal training at Mayer Brown LLP (London and Frankfurt)

    2016
    Admission to the German Bar

    2016-2023
    Lawyer at Mayer Brown LLP

    2022
    Certified labor and employment law specialist

    2024
    Counsel at Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law, Frankfurt am Main

  • Awards / Activities

    • Listed by Best Lawyers in the category “Ones to Watch in Germany”

Counsel
fries@pwwl.de
+49 (0) 69 34 87 63 9-0

Dr. Svenja Fries’ legal practice encompasses all matters of individual employment law and collective employment law. Her areas of expertise are focused on company co-determination, restructurings, court disputes and conciliation proceedings as well as company data protection issues.

Language skills: German, English
Location: Frankfurt am Main

Career

born in Stuttgart

2005-2010
Study of Law at the Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg

2012-2013
LL.M., King’s College London

2013
PhD thesis on the “Limitation of Liability pursuant to sec. 104 et seq. SGB VII in Cases of Non-Genuine Accident Insurance”, supervised by Prof. Dr. Peter Axer

2013-2015
Compulsory legal training at the regional court Darmstadt

2014-2015
Legal training at Mayer Brown LLP (London and Frankfurt)

2016
Admission to the German Bar

2016-2023
Lawyer at Mayer Brown LLP

2022
Certified labor and employment law specialist

2024
Counsel at Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law, Frankfurt am Main