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Dr. Friederike Bredt Attorney at Law

Practicing in Wiesbaden and Rüsselsheim am Main, I advise companies on general commercial law, product liability law, and all legal issues related to business and production facilities.

Portrait Dr. Friederike Bredt

With over twenty years of experience as an attorney and in-house counsel for manufacturing companies, technology firms, and industry associations, I understand what matters most to my clients.

Clear and legally sound guidelines for all business activities.

Practical and easily implementable solutions for structuring business relationships.

Navigating the intersection of law, technology, and government agencies.

Innovation and the courage to embrace new ideas in order to overcome legal challenges.

Practice Areas

01

General Commercial Law and Company Law, M&A

With many years of experience as General Counsel for international corporations, I advise my clients on all legal aspects of business operations — company law, data protection, supply contracts, competition and antitrust law, as well as the acquisition and sale of business units.

Corporate law Data protection Competition M&A
02

Product requirements, product approval, product liability

A particular focus of my work is advising on legal and regulatory product requirements. I assist with approval processes, negotiate with regulatory authorities, ensure product compliance, and represent manufacturers and trade associations in legislative procedures.

In collaboration with two experienced systems engineers, we have developed industry impact – a bespoke tool for the structured management of complex product requirements.

COMPLIANCE APPROVAL PRODUCT LIABILITY ASSOCIATIONS
03

Public Commercial Law — Permits & EHS

Planning permission and environmental protection permits, operating licences, environmental protection, health and safety at work. Legal issues relating to EHS audits, site inspections and enquiries from regulatory authorities.

PERMITS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EHS PLANNING LAW

Career

SINCE 2026:

Attorney at Law, Wiesbaden and Rüsselsheim

  • Advising industry on general commercial law, product liability law, legal issues relating to business premises and production facilities, and environmental law.

SINCE 2025:

Co-founder and Managing Director of industry impact

  • Development of software to check product specifications against applicable regulations.

  • Consultancy on product compliance in engineering.

2019–2026

General Counsel, SEGULA Technologies in Germany, Rüsselsheim

  • Providing legal advice on the acquisition and operation of test tracks, testing laboratories and development centres.

  • Establishing and managing the legal department of the Segula Technologies companies in Germany.

  • Overseeing health and safety and environmental protection.

2015–2019

Legal Counsel, OPEL Automobile GmbH, Rüsselsheim

  • In-house lawyer in the legal department of General Motors Europe.

  • Advising all European sites on regulatory requirements relating to production, particularly in the field of environmental protection.

  • Supporting product liability proceedings.

  • Providing administrative law advice in M&A processes.

2011 – 2019

Attorney at Law, Wiesbaden

  • Advising the railway industry on product requirements and approval procedures.

  • Representing the German Railway Industry Association, as well as railway manufacturers and operators, in legislative proceedings in Germany and the European Union.

2009 – 2011

Legal Counsel, Bombardier Transportation GmbH, Berlin & Hennigsdorf

  • Advising the development department on all regulatory requirements, particularly in relation to product approval and product safety.

  • Supporting administrative processes, particularly approval procedures.

  • Participating in working groups of German and European railway industry associations to simplify approval processes.

2006 – 2009

Attorney at Law, Redeker Sellner Dahs, Berlin & Brussels

Advice on public commercial law, in particular chemicals law, regulatory law and environmental law.

Get
in touch

My offices are located in Rüsselsheim am Main and in Wiesbaden. To arrange a personal meeting, please contact me by email or telephone.

Address
Dr. Friederike Bredt, Attorney at Law
Alexandrastr. 14
65187 Wiesbaden
Office building