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Senior Manager
Katharina Vorländer
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- English
- German
- French
Contact information
Fragomen in Frankfurt, Germany
Fragomen Global LLP
Neue Mainzer Str. 75
Frankfurt am Main 60311
Germany
Katharina is a lawyer and Senior Manager in Fragomen’s Frankfurt office, where she practices German and European immigration and citizenship law. She advises private individuals, start-ups and medium-sized, national and international companies from a range of industries on all aspects of labor migration and compliance needs. Her practice focuses, amongst others, on the planning and implementation of cross-border employee movements, business travel, employer compliance, visa and residence permit applications, A1 certificates, family reunification and nationality law.
Katharina speaks English, French and German.
Education
- Kammergericht Berlin, Second State Exam, 2016
- Humboldt University of Berlin, First State Exam, 2013
More from Katharina
Admissions
Bar Admissions: Rechtsanwaltskammer Frankfurt am Main
Professional accomplishments
Deputy Head, Bitkom, HR & Labor Law Committee
Publications and lectures
Author, “Mitarbeiter aus Drittstaaten im Offshore-Einsatz - Wenn Seemeilen über Legalität entscheiden.” Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen, 7 April 2026.
Speaker, “Fachkraft im Ausland gefunden – und nun? Rechtliche Grundlagen für Arbeitgeber.” Fragomen and Hand in Hand for International Talents, Webinar, 4 December 2025.
Author, “Workation: Wettbewerbsvorteil oder rechtliches Minenfeld?” Startup Valley Magazin, Pages 44-45, Issue 03, 3 July 2025.
Speaker, “Talent Magnet werden - Rezepte mit besten Zutaten zur Gewinnung von Fachkräften.” IHK Bonn/Rhein-Sieg, Webinar, 18 June 2025.
Author, "Workation – so meistern Startups die rechtlichen Hürden.“ Deutsche Startups, 1 May 2025.
Speaker, “Änderungen im Rechtsdienstleistungsgesetz- Auswirkungen auf Dienstleister und Betriebe bei der Arbeitsmigration.” IHK Gießen-Friedberg, 25 March 2025.
Co-Author, "Realitätscheck: Aufenthaltsrechtliche Sicherheit ausländischer Arbeitnehmer:innen.“ HR Journal, 19 March 2024.
Co-Author, “Employers Asked to Prepare for New Law.” German Law International, 26 March 2020.
Co-Author, “EU sagt Lohn- und Sozialdumping den Kampf an.“ PLATOW Online, 14 June 2018.
Author, “Zentrale Inhalte des Entsendungsvertrags.” Business-wissen, 9 February 2017.
Katharina’s insights
April 15, 2026 | Media mentions
April 6, 2026 | Blog post
December 10, 2025 | Media mentions
