We advise managing directors and executives on employment law throughout Germany. Most of our clients only have an employment law matter once in their lives. It is about nothing more and nothing less than your career, your reputation and, in some extreme cases, your economic existence. We advise you to put your trust in real specialists in such special situations.
Review of your employment / service contract
Has your employer offered you a new employment contract as a manager or a service contract as a managing director? Are you moving to a new employer and would like us to comment on the draft contract? We
- use our experience to always take into account your subsequent departure and point out possible pitfalls (e.g. post-contractual restrictions on competition, easy transferability, variability of remuneration)
- work with you to identify negotiating potential and a negotiating strategy appropriate to the situation
- see many contracts every day and are therefore familiar with the market standard. If the offer deviates from this, we will of course point this out to you
- and are available quickly and at short notice when things are urgent.
Advice on termination agreements
Has your employer offered you a termination agreement? Or would you like to leave the company yourself, but on the best possible terms? You need an experienced and assertive partner who can point out pitfalls, potential for improvement and market standards.
We provide structured advice, which includes in particular
- Analysis of your legal and non-legal strengths and weaknesses
- Financial evaluation and legal assessment of the offer
- Development of a negotiation strategy
- Accompanying the negotiation in the background, if desired in negotiations with the employer
- Summarized evaluation of the final negotiated termination agreement with a clear recommendation for action.
Defense against dismissal
Has your employer dismissed you as a manager? Or is the termination of your employment contract as a managing director imminent? Is it a matter of restructuring? Or are you accused of misconduct/compliance violations/harassment? Are you looking for an experienced lawyer to guide you through the steps ahead, which are still unknown to you?
We provide structured advice, including in particular
- Analysis of your legal and non-legal strengths and weaknesses
- Comprehensible explanation of the German protection against dismissal and its levers, namely “law in life” and not “law in book”
- Joint development of a “desired settlement” as a target. We know the market standard and negotiation potentials
- Where appropriate: proactively approaching the other party, accelerating the negotiation.
- Where necessary: Intensive preparation and attendance of all court appointments with you. We take away your worries before court
We are always available to you pragmatically by email or video call without long waiting times.
Support with a hearing by the employer
Has your employer unexpectedly confronted you at short notice with accusations that you need to respond to? There is a lot at stake, from unnecessary self-incrimination under criminal law to dismissal. We bring light into the darkness and guide you through this challenging situation:
- We explain how you should behave as a witness in a compliance investigation.
- We discuss whether you can remain silent, whether you can take a lawyer with you and whether you should testify at all.
- We check whether there is a suspicion of dismissal? Am I allowed to remain silent? Can I take a lawyer with me?
- We prepare you intensively for the hearing. Depending on the situation, we will accompany you to the hearing.
We work closely with colleagues in criminal law who can support or take over if a criminal law focus becomes apparent.
