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Charlotte Rosenkranz

Attorney at Law, LL.M. (Queen Mary University of London)

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Partner

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+41 78 627 06 70

cr@lindholmrosenkranz.com​​

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Charlotte Rosenkranz

Charlotte Rosenkranz is a dual-qualified dispute resolution specialist with extensive experience in civil litigation, administrative litigation, and arbitration.

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Charlotte gained extensive expertise over several years in the dispute resolution practice groups of leading commercial law firms in Germany and Switzerland, where she represented clients in both domestic and cross-border disputes. She has acted as counsel in complex, high-value arbitration proceedings, including post-M&A disputes and advised extensively on employment law matters. Earlier in her career in Germany, Charlotte worked at the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Regional Court, gaining valuable insights into judicial and prosecutorial work.

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She advises her clients with the utmost care, thorough analysis, and strategic foresight – always with the goal of achieving tailored and legally optimal solutions.

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Charlotte studied law at the Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg (First State Examination, vollbefriedigend) and completed her legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt a.M. (Second State Examination, vollbefriedigend). She also holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Queen Mary University of London and passed the bar examination for foreign lawyers in the Canton of Zurich.

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Actively engaged in the legal community, Charlotte has served as Vice President of breaking.through Switzerland (2016–2022), a network promoting women in the legal profession and contributes to legal scholarship and conferences.

Professional Experience

2023-2024

2019-2023

2017-2019

2017

2016-2022

2016

2016

2013

2011

2010-2015

Attorney at law, Steinmann Schneider Rechtsanwälte AG (Switzerland)

Associate, Arbitration and Litigation, Pestalozzi Attorneys-at-Law Ltd (Switzerland)

Legal Trainee at the Regional Court of Darmstadt (Germany) with stages in the civil division of the Regional Court Darmstadt, the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Offenbach, the Administrative Court Frankfurt a.M., the Public Order Office of the City of Frankfurt a.M., DLA Piper UK LLP Frankfurt a.M., and Pestalozzi Attorneys-at-Law Ltd Zurich

Research Assistant, DLA Piper UK LLP, Prof. Dr. Taschke (Germany)

Vice President, breaking.through Switzerland

Research Assistant, Noerr LLP (Germany)

Foreign Associate, Pestalozzi Attorneys-at-Law Ltd (Switzerland)

Intern, Allen & Overy (Germany)

Intern, Prinzenberg, Prien, Sendler (Germany)

Student Research Assistant at the Chair of Administrative Law, Prof. Dr. Friedrich Schoch, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg i.Brsg. (Germany)

Education

2020

Bar Examination for Foreign Lawyers, Canton of Zurich

2019

2016

2015

2012-2013

2009

Second State Examination in Law, Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt a.M. («vollbefriedigend» / top 20%)

Master of Laws (LL.M.), Queen Mary University of London

First State Examination in Law, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg i.Brsg. («vollbefriedigend” / top 20%)

Erasmus Scholarship, Uppsala University (Sweden)

Abitur, Gymnasium Christianeum Hamburg

Publications and other Contributions

Charlotte Rosenkranz, Commentary on arts. 7–9, Commentary on the Swiss Civil Code, in: Kren Kostiewicz/Wolf/Frankhauser (eds.), Orell Füssli Commentary, 4th edn., Zurich 2021

Charlotte Rosenkranz, Moderator of panel «Challenge of arbitrators – sensible or senseless?» at DIS40, Zurich, 8 September 2021

Charlotte Rosenkranz et al., «Pestalozzi Arbitration Digest: Overview of Swiss Arbitration Case Law» –www.pestalozzilaw.com, 18. August 2021

Charlotte Rosenkranz, «As a German Lawyer in Switzerland», Legal Tribune Online, 3 May 2021

Charlotte Rosenkranz , «Violation of Human Rights under the ECHR: A Valid Challenge of Arbitral Awards at the Swiss Federal Supreme Court?» –www.arbitrationblog.kluwerarbitration.com 23 March 2021

Lecture on balancing family and career in science and the work of breaking.through Switzerland, University of Fribourg, October 2020

Languages and Memberships

  • German (native)

  • English (proficient)

  • Swedish (basic)

  • DIS40

  • ASA below 40

  • Zurich Bar Association

  • Swiss Bar Association​

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