Claudia von Gersdorff

Attorney at Law
Specialist lawyer for employment law
Partner

Languages: German, English, Chinese

With Winterstein since: 2009

Fields of operation

  • Employment Law

Expertise

Claudia Freifrau von Gersdorff’s practice focuses on advising companies on all matters of individual and collective employment law as well as providing legal advice to employees, senior executives, managing directors and board members. A strong focus of her work lies on supporting and negotiating her clients in separation scenarios.
Claudia Freifrau von Gersdorff is a renowned expert in providing legal advice to employees in the financial sector. She also has extensive experience in the restructuring of companies, including the supervision of major staff reduction measures and the representation of companies and board members before the ordinary courts of law and labor courts as well as in other conflict resolution proceedings.

The focus of her advice is on

  • Drafting employment and termination agreements
  • Advice on corporate restructuring
  • Ongoing counceling to companies
  • Support in disputes relating to protection against unfair dismissal

Before joining Winterstein Rechtsanwälte, Claudia Freifrau von Gersdorff worked in various law firms both in Germany and in the People’s Republic of China. She also gained experience as a research assistant in the legal department of a large German aviation company.

Admittance

Specialist lawyer for employment law

Memberships and mandates

Frankfurt am Main Bar Association
German-Chinese Lawyers Association e.V.
Admitted as Foreign Lawyer in the People’s Republic of China