Dr. Clara Keßler | Hamburg | Hogan Lovells

Dr. Clara Keßler

Associate Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment

Languages

English, French

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Dr. Clara Keßler
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Dr. Clara Keßler advises and represents national and international companies in litigation matters, both in the pre-litigation phase and in disputes before state courts across all instances. Her practice focuses on defense and strategy in complex mass proceedings as well as contractual law disputes. She counsels clients from a range of industries, with experience primarily in the automotive sector.

Dr. Clara Keßler studied law at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, Germany, from 2012 to 2017, including a term abroad at the University of Cambridge. She went on to earn a doctorate from Bucerius Law School with a dissertation that explored the intersection of criminal and constitutional law. During her doctoral studies, she worked as a research associate at Bucerius Law School and several international commercial law firms, while also studying Philosophy at the University of Hamburg.

From 2021 to 2023, she completed her legal clerkship at the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court, with placements in Hamburg, Berlin, and Paris. Her training included positions at the Federal Ministry for the Environment and a boutique law firm specializing in environmental law.

Credentials

Education
  • PhD in Law, Bucerius Law School, 2023
  • First State Exam in Law, Bucerius Law School, 2017
Memberships
  • Deutscher Juristinnenbund e.V.