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The Women in Law Conference | Vienna | September 11-13, 2025

Margarete von Galen

President | CCBE (Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe)

Margarete von Galen

President | CCBE (Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe)

Biography

Practicing as a specialist lawyer for criminal law since 1998.

Alongside activities as a criminal defence lawyer and legal advisor, is the External Ombudsman for Deutsche Bahn AG and KPMG.

Constitutional Court Judge, State of Berlin (Richterin am Verfassungsgerichtshof des Landes Berlin).

Takes part as an expert in hearings of the German Parliament and the European Commission, and advises the EU commission on matters regarding EU criminal law.

As a member and European representative of the Criminal Law Committee of the German Law Society, has written many statements about planned statutes. As a member of the European Law Committee of the German Federal Bar, gives her opinions on European legal policy.

Vice-President of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) from 2018 to 2020. President of the CCBE since January 2021.