Volker Teigelkötter advises clients on the entire spectrum of German and European employment law.
He has particular experience in restructuring and reorganization, downsizing, closure and relocation of businesses, outsourcing of business activities, negotiations with employee representatives on works agreements and social plans, and other issues of collective labor law.
Results
Volker advised:
- A grocery chain on the worldwide rollout of a new sample employment contract for directors
- A leading manufacturer of small arms on serious offenses committed by a number of employees; work included counseling during internal investigations and employment litigation
- A leading manufacturer of tooling machines on the relocation of part of its headquarter to Switzerland
Recognitions
- Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers™, Germany: Employee Benefits Law and Labor and Employment Law, 2020-2026
- JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms, Recommended: Employment Law: Consulting for Companies, 2022-2026
- The Legal 500 EMEA, Recommended, Germany: Employment Law (“very profound and at the same time very pragmatic”, 2022; “High level of commitment, trustworthiness, broad expertise with very in-depth specialist knowledge, can also convey complex issues in a clearly understandable manner, quick to very fast response time, comprehensive view of the respective facts”, 2021), 2018-2024
Capabilities and industries
Consumer Data & Digital Marketing
Corporate & Transactional
Cross-Border Data Protection
Data Breach Management
Data Licensing & Strategies
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Employer Data Privacy
Employment
Executive Compensation
Food, Beverage & Agribusiness
Health Information Privacy
Information Security & Risk Mitigation
Mergers & Acquisitions
Privacy Litigation & Governmental Investigations
Transactions & Executive Contracts
Pay Equity, DEI & Discrimination
Regional markets
Community
- Association of Licensed Specialists for Labor Law
- European Employment Lawyers’ Association
Credentials
Education
- Specialist Lawyer for Labor and Employment Law
- University of Münster
Admissions
- Germany
Languages
- English
- German