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Dr. Johannes Alexander Höft
Dr. Johannes Alexander Höft

Dr. Johannes Alexander Höft

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Johannes advises German and international companies as well as senior management on all areas of individual and collective employment law, including litigation before the employment courts and representation in works constitution arbitration boards. One particular focus of his practice is advising companies on issues of occupational health and safety and representing them in relation to authorities and works councils.


Johannes is a lecturer in employment law at HAW Hamburg.

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CV

Since 2020 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2017 – 2019 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2016 – 2017 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2014 – 2016 Associate, Watson Farley & Williams
2009 – 2013 Research Assistant, several international law firms, practice group employment and the HR department of an international company
2014 Admitted as a lawyer
2014 Second state examination
2012 – 2013 Legal clerkship, Hanseatic Higher Regional Court
2010 – 2011 Doctoral thesis regarding multiple collective bargaining agreements, Düsseldorf and Brighton
2010 First state examination

Career

Since 2020 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2017 – 2019 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2016 – 2017 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2014 – 2016 Associate, Watson Farley & Williams
2009 – 2013 Research Assistant, several international law firms, practice group employment and the HR department of an international company

Education

2014 Admitted as a lawyer
2014 Second state examination
2012 – 2013 Legal clerkship, Hanseatic Higher Regional Court
2010 – 2011 Doctoral thesis regarding multiple collective bargaining agreements, Düsseldorf and Brighton
2010 First state examination

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