Associated Partner
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

    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

    2025
    Associated Partner at Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law, Frankfurt am Main

  • Awards / Activities

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

Associated Partner
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

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

2025
Associated Partner at Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law, Frankfurt am Main