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Burkard Göpfert

Partner · KLIEMT.Arbeitsrecht

GermanyEmployment, Restructuring & InsolvencyGerman, English

About

Partner at KLIEMT.Arbeitsrecht advising on complex transformation, integration and restructuring projects and on the harmonisation of employment conditions. He is author and (co-)editor of numerous textbooks on restructuring and employment law, a lecturer at Passau University and co‑editor of the journal Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht.

Practice areas

EmploymentRestructuring & InsolvencyLitigationInternational

Office

Expertise

Workforce transformation, integration and restructuring projectsHarmonisation of employment terms and conditionsEmployment-related litigation and class-action matters (German co-counsel in US proceedings)Cross-border employment matters (experience with China, South‑East Asia and US cases)

Education

  • LL.M., Columbia University, New York
  • Legal/professional training in Passau; further training in Geneva, Munich, New York and Berlin

Admissions

  • Attorney (admitted 1996)
  • Certified Employment Law Specialist

Languages

GermanEnglish