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Andrea Burghard, LL.M.

Partner | Specialised lawyer (Fachanwältin) for Employment Law, Specialised lawyer (Fachanwältin) for Banking and Capital Market Law

Andrea Burghard has been registered as a lawyer since 2007 and became a specialised lawyer for Employment Law in 2012. She advises and supports in all employment law issues, from legal drafting to the enforcement of interests in court. Her clients include companies, managing directors and employees. 

She also specializes in banking and capital market law. As a specialised lawyer also in this area (“Fachanwältin”, since 2010), she represents banks and other financial institutions as well as private investors and advises on banking law issues. During her many years working for a supra-regional law firm in Düsseldorf, Andrea Burghard acquired extensive knowledge in the field of data protection law. 

Andrea Burghard has been in the legal tech scene for many years and was significantly involved in the development of a legal automation platform for law firms. She also advises international investors on litigation funding.

Focus areas

Labour Law

Banking Law 

Closed Investments

Litigation

Legal Tech

Personal details:

Born 1977, married, two children
 

Foreign languages:

English, French
 

Education:

Legal studies at the universities of Trier and Bonn
Specialist legal language training in French

First Legal State Exam in Bonn
Second Legal State Exam in Düsseldorf
Master of European Law (LL.M.)
Specialised lawyer (Fachanwältin) for Employment Law 
Specialised lawyer (Fachanwältin) for Banking and Capital Market Law
Certified data protection officer

Publications / Presentations

"Discharge of the liability insurer in the event of fraudulent breach of contractual disclosure obligations - comment on Saarbrücken Regional Court, judgment of 01.10.2010" (13 S 75/10)1, with Alexandra Grofik, in: Verbraucher und Recht (VuR), Baden-Baden 2010, pp. 110-111

"Direct insurance for company pension schemes in insolvency - comment on BAG, judgment of 15.06.2010 (3 AZR 334/06)", in: Verbraucher und Recht (VuR), Baden-Baden 2010, pp. 111-113

"Partner in a marriage-like relationship as a family member in motor vehicle insurance - comment on BGH, judgment of 22.04.2009 (IV ZR 160/07)", with Alexandra Grofik, in: Verbraucher und Recht (VuR), Baden-Baden 2009, pp. 304-305

"Contributory negligence when signing an incorrect building insurance application"; relationship of investigation files in civil proceedings - comment on OLG Celle, judgment of 16.09.2009 (11 U 220/08), with Alexandra Grofik, in: Verbraucher und Recht (VuR), Baden-Baden 2009, pp. 307-308