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merkelbach@pwwl.de
+49 (0) 30 20 62 95 3-0
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Dr. Constanze Mercedes Merkelbach-Scholtka’s legal practice encompasses all matters of individual and collective labor law. In addition to ongoing employment law advice, her practice focuses in particular on restructurings, including mass redundancies and works constitution law issues. She also has particular experience in termination and settlement agreement negotiations, employment law litigation and compliance.
Language skills: German, English
Location: Berlin
1998-2002
Study of Law at the University of Cologne
2002-2004
Research Assistant at the Chair of Civil Law, Labor Law and Comparative Law at the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf
2003
Compulsory legal training at the District Court Düsseldorf
2007-2009
Research Assistant at KLIEMT.Arbeitsrecht, Düsseldorf
2009
Admission to the German Bar
2009-2011
Lawyer at KLIEMT.Arbeitsrecht, Düsseldorf
2011-2012
Lawyer at Allen & Overy LLP, Düsseldorf
2012-2019
Lawyer at PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal AG Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft, Hamburg
2018
PhD thesis on „The company practice – With special regard to the applicability of collective agreements by virtue of company practice” at the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf
2019-2021
Lawyer at Fellaws Muschal Brachmann PartG mbB, Berlin
2021
Counsel at Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law, Berlin
2025
Associated Partner at Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law, Berlin
2026
Partner at Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law, Berlin
Partner
merkelbach@pwwl.de
+49 (0) 30 20 62 95 3-0
Dr. Constanze Mercedes Merkelbach-Scholtka’s legal practice encompasses all matters of individual and collective labor law. In addition to ongoing employment law advice, her practice focuses in particular on restructurings, including mass redundancies and works constitution law issues. She also has particular experience in termination and settlement agreement negotiations, employment law litigation and compliance.
Language skills: German, English
Location: Berlin
1998-2002
Study of Law at the University of Cologne
2002-2004
Research Assistant at the Chair of Civil Law, Labor Law and Comparative Law at the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf
2003
Compulsory legal training at the District Court Düsseldorf
2007-2009
Research Assistant at KLIEMT.Arbeitsrecht, Düsseldorf
2009
Admission to the German Bar
2009-2011
Lawyer at KLIEMT.Arbeitsrecht, Düsseldorf
2011-2012
Lawyer at Allen & Overy LLP, Düsseldorf
2012-2019
Lawyer at PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal AG Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft, Hamburg
2018
PhD thesis on „The company practice – With special regard to the applicability of collective agreements by virtue of company practice” at the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf
2019-2021
Lawyer at Fellaws Muschal Brachmann PartG mbB, Berlin
2021
Counsel at Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law, Berlin
2025
Associated Partner at Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law, Berlin
2026
Partner at Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law, Berlin