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  • Benedikt Groh
Dr. Benedikt Groh
Dr. Benedikt Groh

Dr. Benedikt Groh

Salary Partner

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Benedikt is a classic Taylor Wessing in-house talent. 

After working as a research assistant and trainee lawyer at Taylor Wessing, he joined the Munich labour law team following his elective post at the Consulate General in New York City. He is a specialist lawyer for labour law and advises medium-sized companies and large corporations, in particular foreign clients on their establishment and expansion in Germany. He is particularly interested in employee retention and wellbeing. Benedikt is a member of the American Bar Association (ABA) and publishes regularly in leading law journals such as Beriebsberater, NZA - Neue Zeitschrift für Arbeitsrecht, NZA-Rechtsprechungsreport Arbeitsrecht and NJW – Neue Juristische Wochenschrift. In addition he gives webinars on labor law topics.

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International Employment and Immigration Law

International Employment and Immigration Law

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CV

Since 2024 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2022 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2019 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2017 – 2019 Legal clerkship, Munich and New York, USA
2016 – 2018 Research fellow and legal clerkship, Taylor Wessing
2019 Admitted to the Bar
2019 Second state examination, Munich
2016 – 2018 Doctoral degree, Europa–Universität Viadrina Frankfurt
2016 First state examination, Ludwig–Maximilians–Universität, Munich
2009 – 2011 Modular training, commercial pilot

Career

Since 2024 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2022 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2019 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2017 – 2019 Legal clerkship, Munich and New York, USA
2016 – 2018 Research fellow and legal clerkship, Taylor Wessing

Education

2019 Admitted to the Bar
2019 Second state examination, Munich
2016 – 2018 Doctoral degree, Europa–Universität Viadrina Frankfurt
2016 First state examination, Ludwig–Maximilians–Universität, Munich
2009 – 2011 Modular training, commercial pilot

Publications

LAG München 20.08.2025 - 10 SLa 2/25: Kein Kündigungsschutz für Vorfeldinitiatoren während der Wartezeit (m. Anm. Dr. Larissa Burger, Dr. Benedikt Groh), in: Neue Zeitschrift für Arbeitsrecht - Rechtsprechung Report (NZA-RR), Heft 12/2025

Noch keine Bildungs(teil)zeit, aber Qualifizierungsgeld, in: ZAU Arbeitsrecht im Unternehmen Nr. 07-08, 08/2025, together with Florian Schulte

 Sonderkündigungsschutz von Betriebsratswahl-Initiatoren und flankierende Rechte, in: NJW 2024, 2877

 Sozialversicherungspflicht von Piloten ohne eigenes Flugzeug, in: NZA-RR 2024, 504

Betriebsbedingte Kündigung wegen Aufgabenverlagerung auf ein konzernangehöriges Drittunternehmen, in: NZA 2023, 1099, together with Dr. Christian Maron

Bildungs(-teil)zeit mit staatlicher Unterstützung? Praxisrelevante Änderungen im Sozialrecht geplant, in: Betriebs Berater 22/2023, together with Florian Schulte

Praxisrelevante Änderungen im Sozialrecht: Kommt die Bildungs(teil)zeit?, in: ZAU Arbeitsrecht im Unternehmen Nr. 02 20.02.2023, together with Florian Schulte

Arbeitsrechtliche Vertragsgestaltung von Sportdirektoren, in: Betriebs Berater, together with Maximilian von Colberg (adidas AG), 22/12/202

Memberships & Associations

German-American Lawyers Association (DAJV)

Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) and American Bar Association (ABA)

Additional languages

English

Benedikt's news & insights

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EU Inc.: Founders and companies with expansion plans must now think strategically

23 January 2026

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EU Platform Work Directive brings in new protections for platform workers

20 November 2024
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10 pitfalls when conducting exit meetings with employees based in Germany

25 September 2024
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