Katja Schiffelholz Semedo, LL.M. (KCL)

Katja advises on individual and collective labour law. She specialises in advising companies in the medical and pharmaceutical industries. Her thematic focus includes the employment law implementation of ESG and diversity strategies as well as advising on compliance in remuneration issues in regulated areas. In addition, Katja has extensive knowledge of insolvency employment law and is an experienced and skilled negotiator with employee representatives, in particular works councils.

Katja has a strong international background with professional stays abroad in London, Beijing and Hong Kong. In 2020, she was certified as a specialist lawyer for labour law by the Munich Bar Association.

Katja regularly publishes in renowned magazines such as Spiegel+, Personalwirtschaft and Human Resources Manager and holds seminars on labour law topics. She teaches insolvency labour law at the International Business School in Kufstein.

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Career

Since 2020	Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2015 – 2019	Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2011 – 2013	Legal clerkship, Munich, Hongkong, China

Education

2020	Admitted as a specialist lawyer for employment law
2014 – 2015	LL.M., King`s College London, England
2013	Second state examination

2011

First state examination

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Publications

Das neue grüne Miteinander, Katja Schiffelholz, Personalmagazin 07/21

Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz, in: comply, 10/2021, gemeinsam mit Michael Pils und Sebastian Rünz

Zeig mir, wie grün du bist. Umfang und Grenzen der Unterrichtung des Betriebsrats über Maßnahmen des betrieblichen Umweltschutzes, in: comply, 07/2021, gemeinsam mit Friedrich Goecke

Nachhaltigkeit als Vergütungsziel, in: Personalmagazin, 07/2021, gemeinsam mit Thomas Vogtmeier

Additional languages

English

Expertise

Experience

Compagnie de Saint Gobain's acquisition of Kaimann

Saint-Gobain on the acquisition of all the shares of Kaimann GmbH, Hövelhof, one of the leading European manufacturers of elastomeric insulating materials. With this acquisition, the Saint-Gobain Group strengthened its position as market leader and complemented its portfolio of materials and technologies. Taylor Wessing has a long-standing client relationship with Saint-Gobain.

Awards