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Dr. Jan W. Grawe
Dr. Jan W. Grawe

Dr. Jan W. Grawe

Salary Partner

  • Frankfurt Germany
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Jan advises national and international companies on all aspects of individual and collective employment law. He represents employers nationwide in all instances of labour court proceedings and in negotiations with employee representatives. His practice focuses on advising employers on reorganization and restructuring projects and supporting corporate transactions.

Another focus of his practice is advising companies in the life sciences and healthcare sectors on employment law issues. Thanks to his extensive knowledge of the life sciences and healthcare industry, his clients include various companies from this sector. For several years now, his practice has also focused on advising South Korean and Chinese companies with business activities in Germany.

Expertise

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Employment, pensions & mobility
Restructuring & insolvency
Corporate/M&A & capital markets
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CV

Since 2017 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2015 - 2017 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2014 – 2015 Associate, US-American law firm
2011 – 2014 Associate, German law firm
2009 – 2011 Associate, German employment law firm
2012 Certified specialist for Employment Law
2011 Doctoral degree, Law (Dr. iur.)
2009 Admitted as a lawyer
2009 Second state examination, Hessen
2005 First state examination, Baden-Württemberg

Career

Since 2017 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2015 - 2017 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2014 – 2015 Associate, US-American law firm
2011 – 2014 Associate, German law firm
2009 – 2011 Associate, German employment law firm

Education

2012 Certified specialist for Employment Law
2011 Doctoral degree, Law (Dr. iur.)
2009 Admitted as a lawyer
2009 Second state examination, Hessen
2005 First state examination, Baden-Württemberg

Publications

Vorbereitung und Planung einer Umstrukturierung, in: Arbeit und Arbeitsrecht, 10/2021, gemeinsam mit Christopher Peine

Bloß kein Zeitdruck, Interview in: Personalwirtschaft, 05/2021

Die Teilkündigung im deutschen Arbeitsrecht, Verlag Dr. Kovac, 2011

Airlines sue air traffic controllers’ union for unlawful strike threats, International Law Office, 29 February 2012

No discrimination of male pilots obliged to wear uniform cap within airport premises,International Law Office, 21 November 2012

Außerdienstliches Verhalten, Arbeit und Arbeitsrecht 2013, 20

German pilots union Cockpit protests against adjustment of flying times, International Law Office, 13 November 2013

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