Katja Harsdorf

Associate, Frankfurt

Biography

Overview

Katja is part of the firm's Commercial Litigation practice group based in Frankfurt.

Katja advises international and national clients from different industries in complex domestic and cross-border disputes both in and out of court. She has a strong focus on information technology law, data protection law, intellectual property law, social media law and gambling law.

Prior to joining White & Case, Katja worked as an Associate in the Media- and Intellectual Property practice group of a renowned international law firm in Hamburg for more than three years where she also spent a secondment in the law firm’s London office. During her legal traineeship Katja gained experience working for the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations in New York and another renowned international law firm in Hamburg.

Bars and Courts
Rechtsanwältin, Germany
Education
Second State Exam
Hanseatic Higher Regional Court of Hamburg
First State Exam
Humboldt University of Berlin
BA
Cultural Sciences
European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)
Languages
German
English

Experience

Representing a leading German media company in several disputes regarding claims for monetary compensation and injunctive relief due to publications*

Representing an international e-commerce platform in a dispute regarding claims for injunctive relief and contractual penalties due to advertising statements*

Representing a leading international gambling operator in mass actions regarding claims for repayment*

Representing a platform and a health app provider in out-of-court disputes regarding claims for damages, injunctive relief, and annex claims after data breaches*

Advising an insurance company on the realignment of its direct marketing strategy*

*Experience prior to joining White & Case

Publications

Verena Grentzenberg/Katja-Maria Harsdorf: Advocate General delivers Opinion on the right of access for purposes unrelated to data protection, Privacy Matters Blog, 25.04.2023

Prof. Dr. Stefan Engels/Katja-Maria Harsdorf: Mehr Demokratie durch mehr Regeln? (More democracy through more rules?), FAZ, 22.02.2022

Nico Kuhlmann/Katja-Maria Harsdorf, Geistiges Eigentum nach dem Brexit (Intellectual property after Brexit), LTO, 07.03.2019