DR. MANUEL BRAUN, LL.M.
Dr Manuel Braun advises on all aspects of individual and collective employment and labour law. His consulting specialities lie in standard corporate operations (such as advising employers on entering into, drafting and terminating employment relationships, negotiations with works councils, drafting remuneration models and works agreements and conflict management for avoiding industrial tribunal proceedings) as well as restructuring (such as outsourcing, transfers of operations, reconciliations of interests, social compensation plans and transfer companies) and corporate acquisitions.
Moreover, Dr Braun has a wealth of experience in labour law litigation as well as in supporting employers in conciliation committee proceedings.
Dr Braun received a licence to practise law in 2004, and one to practise as a specialist lawyer for labour law in 2007. He is a member of the Labour Law Working Group of the German Lawyer’s Association.
Languages: German, English
- Since 2011 Lawyer and partner at Lexton
- 2007–2010 Lawyer at RöverBrönner in Berlin
- 2007 Received licence to practise as specialist lawyer for labour law
- 2004–2007 Lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Berlin and Frankfurt, labour law practice group
- 2001–2003 Traineeship in Berlin and Buenos Aires (second state legal exam in 2003)
- 2000–2001 Studies at London School of Economics (LL.M.)
- 1999–2000 Doctoral studies on a topic related to labour law at Humboldt University of Berlin (Dr. iur.)
- 1994–1999 Law studies at University of Freiburg and Humboldt University of Berlin (passed first state legal exam in 1999)
- 1993–1994 General studies at Leibniz Kolleg (University of Tübingen)
- 1973 Born in Gross-Gerau, Germany
Advising an e-commerce company on implementing an innovative remuneration model
Advising an industrial company in connection with the acquisition of a business from the plastic processing industry (asset deal purchase agreement, transfer of staff etc.)
Advising a company from the publishing industry on comprehensive restructuring including downsizing, transfer of operations, social compensation plan negotiations and transfer company
Advising an association from the publishing industry on legislative procedure for the minimum wage law as well as subsequent implementation
Advising a group of companies from the media sector on establishing a personnel management company within the group
Advising a company from the advertising industry in connection with large-scale downsizing
Landmark proceedings before the German Federal Labour Court on matters of pay scale classification