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Bernhard Trappehl

Bernhard Trappehl, former Chair of the EMEA Employment Practice Group, manages relationships with several of the Firm’s largest clients. He served as managing partner of the Firm’s German/Austrian offices between 2007 and 2012. He frequently speaks at seminars and provides in-house trainings on a wide range of employment matters, and regularly contributes to publications, books, newspapers and law journals. Bernhard Trappehl provides strategic corporate and comprehensive employment law advice to domestic and multinational clients. His focus is on pre- and post-merger corporate restructurings, collective dismissals as well as negotiations with works councils — national and European — and unions. He also counsels on outsourcing projects, service and work contracts for and separation from senior management employees. Bernhard Trappehl also advises on pension and benefit schemes, email monitoring, data privacy and compliance investigations. · Baker McKenzie

GermanyEmployment Law, Corporate RestructuringEnglish, French, German, Spanish

About

Former Chair of the EMEA Employment Practice Group, managing partner of the Firm’s German/Austrian offices (2007-2012). Provides strategic corporate and comprehensive employment law advice to domestic and multinational clients, focusing on pre- and post-merger corporate restructurings, collective dismissals, and negotiations with works councils and unions. Also counsels on outsourcing, service and work contracts, separation of senior management, pension and benefit schemes, email monitoring, data privacy, and compliance investigations.

Practice areas

Employment LawCorporate RestructuringCollective DismissalsWorks Council NegotiationsOutsourcingSenior Management SeparationPension and Benefit SchemesEmail MonitoringData PrivacyCompliance InvestigationsMergers and AcquisitionsEMEA Employment PracticeIn-House TrainingPublications

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Expertise

Employment LawCorporate RestructuringCollective DismissalsWorks Council NegotiationsOutsourcingSenior Management SeparationPension and Benefit SchemesEmail MonitoringData PrivacyCompliance Investigations

Education

  • University of Berlin (Dr. jur.) (1996)
  • University of Munich (Assessor Exam) (1992)
  • University of Munich (Referendar Exam) (1989)
  • Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht (Attorney Specializing in Labor and Employment Law)
  • University of Lausanne
  • University of Hamburg

Languages

EnglishFrenchGermanSpanish