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born@pwwl.de
+49 (0) 69 34 87 63 9-0
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Walter Born’s practice covers all issues of individual employment and collective labor law. His key practice areas are works constitution law and, in particular, advising on complex operational changes (negotiation of reconciliations of interests and social plans – also in the conciliation committee (Einigungsstelle) – on all relevant subjects in this respect, mainly in the case of operational restructuring and mass redundancies). He also has special experience in steering the labor law part of national and international outsourcing transactions and the negotiation of the relevant employment law provisions in the necessary service agreements, employee transfer agreements and collective bargaining agreements. Walter Born regularly advises on all issues relating to transfers of undertakings pursuant to Section 613a of the German Civil Code (BGB), on the termination of employment relationships by mutual agreement or in disputes, on issues relating to misclassified self-employment and on the law relating to managing directors of limited liability companies (GmbH) and management boards of stock corporations (AG). He regularly publishes and lectures on current developments in employment law, e.g. for HERA Fortbildungs GmbH der Hessischen Rechtsanwaltschaft.

Languages: German, English, Greek, Dutch (passive)
Location: Frankfurt am Main

  • Vita

    1984-1991
    University of Cologne, Cologne (1st state examination)

    1991-1994       
    Legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Cologne with stages at the German Embassy in The Hague/Netherlands and the German-Greek Chamber of Foreign Trade in Athens/Greece (2nd state examination)

    1995-1997
    Associate in the labor law department of Hecker, Werner & Himmelreich Rechtsanwälte, Cologne

    1997-2000
    Associate and solely responsible for the employment law department at Anhäusser, Unger, Eckl & Bergien Rechtsanwälte, Karlsruhe

    2000
    Certified labor and employment law specialist

    2000-2007 
    Equity Partner (since 2005) at avocado Rechtsanwälte, Frankfurt

    2007-2018 
    Equity Partner, head of the employment law department at Heymann & Partner Rechtsanwälte, Frankfurt

    2018-2024
    Equity Partner, Head of the German employment law practice at Covington & Burling LLP, Frankfurt

    2024
    Partner at Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law

  • Publikationen

    Die whistleblower-Gesetzgebung im US-amerikanischen Individualarbeitsrecht, Arbeit und Recht, 1989

    Franchising auf dem Prüfstand (Rechtsprechungsübersicht unter dem Gesichtspunkt der Scheinselbständigkeit), Frankfurter Rundschau, Sonderbeilage zur Internationalen Franchise Messe, 06/2000

    Zielvereinbarungen in der betrieblichen Praxis, HR-Services, 4/2005

    Ein neues Gesetz mit vielen Knackpunkten, Personalmagazin, 7/2006

    Heute Personalbüro – morgen im Betriebsrat, Personalmagazin, 7/2006

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Partner
born@pwwl.de
+49 (0) 69 34 87 63 9-0

Walter Born’s practice covers all issues of individual employment and collective labor law. His key practice areas are works constitution law and, in particular, advising on complex operational changes (negotiation of reconciliations of interests and social plans – also in the conciliation committee (Einigungsstelle) – on all relevant subjects in this respect, mainly in the case of operational restructuring and mass redundancies). He also has special experience in steering the labor law part of national and international outsourcing transactions and the negotiation of the relevant employment law provisions in the necessary service agreements, employee transfer agreements and collective bargaining agreements. Walter Born regularly advises on all issues relating to transfers of undertakings pursuant to Section 613a of the German Civil Code (BGB), on the termination of employment relationships by mutual agreement or in disputes, on issues relating to misclassified self-employment and on the law relating to managing directors of limited liability companies (GmbH) and management boards of stock corporations (AG). He regularly publishes and lectures on current developments in employment law, e.g. for HERA Fortbildungs GmbH der Hessischen Rechtsanwaltschaft.

Languages: German, English, Greek, Dutch (passive)
Location: Frankfurt am Main

Vita

1984-1991
University of Cologne, Cologne (1st state examination)

1991-1994       
Legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Cologne with stages at the German Embassy in The Hague/Netherlands and the German-Greek Chamber of Foreign Trade in Athens/Greece (2nd state examination)

1995-1997
Associate in the labor law department of Hecker, Werner & Himmelreich Rechtsanwälte, Cologne

1997-2000
Associate and solely responsible for the employment law department at Anhäusser, Unger, Eckl & Bergien Rechtsanwälte, Karlsruhe

2000
Certified labor and employment law specialist

2000-2007 
Equity Partner (since 2005) at avocado Rechtsanwälte, Frankfurt

2007-2018 
Equity Partner, head of the employment law department at Heymann & Partner Rechtsanwälte, Frankfurt

2018-2024
Equity Partner, Head of the German employment law practice at Covington & Burling LLP, Frankfurt

2024
Partner at Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law