Overview

Gertrud advises German and international companies on all aspects of individual and collective employment law.

Gertrud is a Counsel in our Hamburg office and a member of the International HR Services Group. She assists German and international companies on all aspects of individual and collective employment law.

She focuses on advising and supporting HR managers on matters including staff deployment in Germany and abroad as well as on the restructuring of companies and business units. Gertrud and the German HR Services team also offer in-house training courses and seminars on individual and collective employment law. 

Gertrud studied at the university in Freiburg i.Br. and Frankfurt a. M. Before joining us in 2011, she gained more than 10 years of experience working at various renowned international business law firms and was active in the fields of corporate and employment law. Gertrud has a degree in specialised employment law studies and regularly publishes articles in professional legal journals. 

Gertrud speaks fluent German and English.

Sector and Practice Information

Employee Incentives and Benefits
Financial Services
International HR Services
Technology & Communications

News & Events

  1. 1812-2018

    Amendment to the Danish Stock Option Act adopted

    The Danish Parliament has passed a bill amending the rules in the Danish Stock Option Act to the effect that more freedom of contract is allowed as to the terms of a stock option programme.

  2. 1412-2018

    Types of employment contracts in Finland, Denmark and Sweden

    An employment relationship is based on an employment contract, whereby the employee agrees to perform work personally for the employer, under the employer's direction and supervision in return for remuneration

  3. 1412-2018

    Australia passes new security laws

    The Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018 (Cth) received Royal Assent on 8 December 2018 (the "Act").

  1. 2811-2018

    EU unconditional merger clearance of T-Mobile/Tele2 Netherlands transaction – contribution and team Bird & Bird

    On 27 November 2018, the European Commission approved the merger between T-Mobile Netherlands and Tele2 Netherlands after a six months in-depth review process.

  2. 2211-2018

    Bird & Bird advises Lowell in Nordic cross-border transaction as Lowell divests its Nordic Payment business to Collector Bank AB

    Lowell has signed an agreement to sell its Nordic payment business, Lindorff Payments, to Collector Bank AB.

  3. 2211-2018

    Bird & Bird supports All-in Diversity Project's inaugural report which benchmarks diversity, equality and inclusion in the gambling sector

    International law firm Bird & Bird's Gambling group has supported betting and gaming industry not-for-profit The All-in Diversity Project on its augural report on the sector's workforce.

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  1. 1001-2019

    Employment Essentials (Part 9): Managing Staff Data during the Employment Life Cycle

    Managing staff data is one of the biggest challenges facing businesses today. Workers in Hong Kong have developed an increased awareness of their data rights resulting in greater scrutiny of how businesses handle staff data.

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  1. 3010-2018

    Occupational re-integration management - pain or gain?

    Notes on the implementation of an occupational re-integration management process and employee dismissals triggered by illness.

  2. 3010-2018

    New case law on retention periods for video surveillance at the workplace

    Additional guidance relating to the retention periods of video recordings has come following a judgment of the Federal Labour Court (FLC).

  3. 3010-2018

    Male, Female, or Divers? The introduction of the third sex and its potential impact on employment law

    Parliament has until the end of this year to amend the German Civil Status Act (the Act) to include reference to the third gender: 'divers'.

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