Rechtsanwältin · Founder of the firm
Virginia von Burgsdorff
Rechtsanwältin, founder of Hanse Strafrecht, criminal defence lawyer in Hamburg.
Virginia Elisabeth von Burgsdorff
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Virginia Elisabeth von Burgsdorff is a native of Hamburg and holds dual German and Swiss citizenship. She attended the International School of Hamburg and spent a school year at St. Anne's-Belfield School in Charlottesville, Virginia (USA).
She studied law at the University of Hamburg. Her legal traineeship (Referendariat) took her to the Regional Court (Landgericht) Rostock, with stations including the Local Court (Amtsgericht) Schwerin, the Ministry for Digitalisation of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and the firm Laudon Schneider.
On being admitted to the bar as a Rechtsanwältin in Hamburg, she founded the firm Hanse Strafrecht and completed a specialist training in criminal law. She conducts the defence in German, English and French.
Areas of focus
- 01General criminal law
- 02White collar crime
- 03Sexual offence law
- 04Drug offence law
- 05Juvenile criminal law
- 06Victim representation (Nebenklage)
Memberships
- 01Hamburg Bar Association (Hamburgischer Anwaltverein)
- 02German Bar Association (Deutscher Anwaltverein)
- 03Criminal Law Working Group of the German Bar Association
- 04Forum of Young Criminal Defence Lawyers (JUST)
- 05Board member of Billbrookkreis e. V.
Languages
- 01German (native)
- 02English (fluent, business level)
- 03French (fluent)
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