Charlotte Rosenkranz
Attorney at Law, LL.M. (Queen Mary University of London)
​
Partner
​
+41 78 627 06 70
cr@lindholmrosenkranz.com​​
​


Charlotte Rosenkranz is a dual-qualified dispute resolution specialist with extensive experience in civil litigation, administrative litigation, and arbitration.
​
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.
​
She advises her clients with the utmost care, thorough analysis, and strategic foresight – always with the goal of achieving tailored and legally optimal solutions.
​
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.
​
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​

