Fields of activity and professional career
Based on relevant international experience at the interface between business, law and politics, in particular in Germany, France, North and West Africa, Sophie Greiner advises together with the lawyers at our offices. Her advice covers in particular commercial law issues as well as, on a selective basis, also inheritance and family law.
Activities and memberships
- Munich Bar Association (RAK München)
- Lyon Bar Association (Barreau de Lyon)
- German-French Lawyers’ Association (DFJ)
Admission
Sophie Greiner was admitted to the German Bar in Munich on 1 September 2022 and to the French Bar as an avocate in Lyon on 20 May 2026.
Training
From 2013 to 2019 – with a one-year study visit to Nantes, France – Sophie Greiner studied law at the University of Passau. Parallel to her studies, she worked her way into German foreigner law and was an active member of the university’s student legal aid association. In 2019, she completed her law studies with the 1st State Law examination. From 2020 to 2022, she completed her legal traineeship at the Higher Regional Court of Munich and graduated with the 2nd State Law Examination in 2022. Since 2022, she has been working as an Associate at our firm. In 2025, she successfully completed the specialist lawyer course in international commercial law.
Language skills and cultural sensitivity are indispensable for cross-border legal work; Sophie Greiner specifically trained both skills parallel to her legal education. She was brought up bilingually with French and German and in the course of her education spent some time in France, Italy, Ireland, Spain, as well as in the North and West African states of Morocco, Togo, Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire.
Languages
Sophie Greiner is a native speaker of German and French. She also speaks fluent English (C1) and Italian (B1).
