Dr Manuel Braun, LL.M.

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Dr Manuel Braun advises on all questions of individual and collective labour law. One focus of his work is consulting on day-to-day business (e.g. advising employers on entering into, structuring, and terminating employment relationships, negotiating with works and staff councils, structuring remuneration models and works agreements, and managing conflicts to avoid labour court proceedings) as well as on corporate restructurings (e.g. outsourcing, transfers of undertakings, reconciliation of interests and severance schemes, and transfer companies) and company acquisitions.

In addition, Dr Braun has extensive experience in labour court litigation as well as in assisting employers in conciliation committee proceedings.

Dr Braun was admitted to the bar in 2004 and has been a lawyer specialising in labour law since 2007. He is a member of the Labour Law Working Group of the German Bar Association. Languages: German, English

Curriculum Vitae

Since 2011: Lawyer and partner at Lexton Rechtsanwälte
2007—2010: Lawyer at RöverBrönner Rechtsanwälte in Berlin
2007: Lawyer specialising in labour law
2004—2007: Lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Berlin and Frankfurt, Labour Law Practice Group
2001—2003: Legal internship in Berlin and Buenos Aires (Second State Examination in Law 2003)
2000—2001: Studies at the London School of Economics (LL.M.)
1999—2000: Doctoral studies on a labour law topic at the Humboldt University of Berlin (Dr. iur.)
1994—1999: Studied law at the University of Freiburg and the Humboldt University of Berlin (first state examination in 1999)
1993/94: General studies at Leibniz Kolleg Tübingen
1973: born in Groß-Gerau

References

Consultancy for a e-commerce company in the context of implementing an innovative remuneration model
Consultancy for an industrial company in the context of acquiring a business in the plastics processing industry (asset deal purchase agreement, transfer of personnel)
Consultancy for a company in the publishing industry in the context of extensive restructuring, including staff reduction, transfer of business, social plan negotiations, and transfer company
Consultancy for an association from the publishing industry in the context of a legislative process for the Minimum Wage Act and the subsequent implementation of the act
Consultancy for a group of companies from the media industry in the context of establishing an internal personnel management company
Consultancy for a company in the advertising industry in the context of extensive staff reductions
Basic proceedings up to the German Federal Labour Court on questions of collective agreement classification

Vorträge seit 2012

Schulung zum Arbeitszeitgesetz, Februar 2016, NRW
Grundzüge des Transaktionsprozesses bei Erwerb oder Veräußerung eines Unternehmens (Arbeitsrechtliche Aspekte), Januar 2015 in Warnemünde
Umsetzung des Mindestlohngesetztes, Oktober 2014 in München
Chancen und Risiken beim Personalabbau durch Freiwilligenprogramme, Februar 2014 in Berlin
Rechtliche Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten zur Bindung von Leistungsträgern, Mai 2012 in Berlin

Kontakt

braun@lexton.de
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