Profile

Experience. Clarity. Commitment.

My professional career has been shaped by different legal perspectives, diverse experience and many years of work in the legal field.

Attorney Maria Svetlova at her law office in Düsseldorf

Today

Today, I combine more than 20 years of legal and professional experience with a personal, clear and strategic approach to legal advice.

My aim is to make complex legal matters understandable, clearly identify opportunities and risks, and develop sound and practical solutions together with my clients.

I advise clients in German, English and Russian and also assist with international and multilingual matters.

My Professional Journey

  1. 1991

    Moved from Moscow to Germany.

  2. 1997

    Graduated from Goethe-Gymnasium in Hanover.

  3. Study of Law

    Studied law at the universities of Hanover and Münster as well as at the University of Nottingham, England.

    During my studies, I was supported by the German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes).

  4. Legal Training and Professional Placements

    Public Prosecutor's Office Münster · Local Court Steinfurt · Postbank · Heuking Luer Wojtek, Cologne – Employment Law Department.

  5. Second State Examination in Law

    Qualification to hold judicial office in Germany.

  6. Professional Experience

    Executive Board Advisor for Legal Affairs and In-House Lawyer at a major association based in Cologne.

  7. Since 2009

    Lawyer

The main areas of practice of our law firm include

  • Family Law
  • Employment Law
  • Immigration Law
  • Migration Law
  • Nationality and Citizenship Law
  • Contract Law
  • Damages and Compensation Law
  • Liability Law

Please contact me to arrange a consultation.

In person in Düsseldorf or digitally – in German, English or Russian.

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