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Johannes Simon, LL.M. (Durham)
Johannes Simon, LL.M. (Durham)

Johannes Simon, LL.M. (Durham)

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Johannes advises national and international companies on all matters relating to individual and collective employment law with a focus on compliance with respect to external personnel, the transition to flexible personnel, internal outsourcing, restructurings, and the right to corporate co-determination. His clients primarily include companies from the chemicals, metal, and electronic industry, the logistics sector, technical services, HR service companies, and financial investors.

His expertise in the field of compliance-related topics helps him to coordinate employment-law teams in the framework of projects relating to compliance with respect to external personnel, both on the customer's side and on the service provider's side. In addition, Johannes regularly shares his expertise as a speaker at seminars and workshops, as well as in numerous specialist publications.

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Since 2020 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2015 - 2020 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2013 – 2014 Associate, national economic law firm
2006 – 2013 Associate, Clifford Chance

Career

Since 2020 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2015 - 2020 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2013 – 2014 Associate, national economic law firm
2006 – 2013 Associate, Clifford Chance

Publications

Koalitionsvertrag: Was sich im Arbeitsrecht ändern soll, in: HR JOURNAL, 11/2021

Fremdpersonal-Compliance 2.0: Jüngste Rechtsprechungsänderung der Sozial- und Strafgerichte – Chancen und Risiken für die Compliance zugleich, in: Corporate Compliance Zeitschrift, 05/2021, together with Jan-Patrick Vogel

Angemessene Schutzmaßnahmen i. S. d. Geschäftsgeheimnisgesetzes, in: Compliance Berater, 4/2021, S. 136, together with Thorsten Troge

BSG: Gesamtschuldnerische Beitragshaftung, in Compliance Berater, 4/2018, together with Nico Jänicke

Neue Risiken durch die AÜG-Reform - Alternative Gestaltungsformen des Fremdpersonaleinsatzes im Compliance-Check, in: Compliance Berater, 10/2017

Fremdpersonal-Compliance: Strafbarkeit vermeiden, in Compliance Berater, 6/2017, together with Johannes Simon

Sanktionen: in Henssler/Grau, Arbeitnehmerüberlassung und Werkverträge, together with Anne Förster

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Awards

The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2025

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Best lawyers: Employment Law

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Recommended lawyer for Employment law

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Johannes Simon is our main contact. Pleasant, uncomplicated and professional cooperation. Very committed.

The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2024

Leading individual: Labor and Employment Law

Leading individual: Labor and Employment Law

Leading individual: Labor and Employment Law

Experience

Acquisition of Kolibri Games by Ubisoft

One of the premier developers of mobile free-to-play games and one of the leaders of the “idle” games genre, on its 75% acquisition by Ubisoft.

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Dr. Ralf B. Tietz, LL.M. (Chicago)
Dr. Norman Röchert, LL.M. (Cape Town)
Dr. Gregor Schmid, LL.M. (Cambridge)
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Johannes Simon, LL.M. (Durham)

Steadfast Capital Fund IV on the acquisition of a majority stake in Söhngen Group

Steadfast Capital Fund IV on the acquisition of a majority stake in Söhngen Group. The transaction included both W. Söhngen GmbH based in Taunusstein (Hesse) and Silva GmbH based in Mainhausen (Hesse). The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. The majority acquisition aims to support further growth of the Söhngen Group with its internationally recognised brands and premium products in the market for first aid and emergency medical products both organically and through acquisitions. We also advised on the financing of the acquisition.

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Ulf Gosejacob
Dr. Marcel Leines
Daniel Mursa, LL.M. (Köln/Paris I)
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Dr. Jan Kern
Dr. Andrea Sautter
Sebastian Rünz, LL.M. (Toronto)

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Employment, pensions & mobility

Ensuring Compliance when hiring contingent talent in Europe with Employer of Record Solutions

29 October 2024

by Johannes Simon, LL.M. (Durham) and Bart Hunnekens

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Taylor Wessing advises DEUTZ on the sale of Torqeedo to strategic investor Yamaha

5 April 2024

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Trade secret protection as part of HR compliance

31 August 2022
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Advising in L'Oréal's acquisition of premium British skincare brand Medik8

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