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Band 5

Employment

Germany

3 Years Ranked

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Provided by Markulf Behrendt

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Markulf’s combination of extensive experience in employment law, regular advice to leading B2C companies on complex proceedings, and his lecturing and speaking engagements on human resources issues, keeps him at the cutting edge of his field.

Markulf is former Head of the Global Employment & Benefits Group and is Germany Compliance Group Lead. Being known for his expertise in all employment law related issues, clients value his clear advice, ability to distil complex issues down to simple elements, and providing high quality, client first service. Markulf is frequently involved in advising on complex issues in relation with transactions, outsourcings, restructurings, reorganisations and post-M&A integrations, transfers of undertakings pursuant to sec. 613a German Civil Code, and related legal disputes. His long-standing client relationships include nationally as well as internationally based companies.

With nearly 20 years of professional experience as an employment lawyer and over 10 years of heading the Employment & Benefits group in Hamburg, Markulf’s clients profit of his depth of expertise. Being regarded by colleagues and clients as highly pragmatic, he helps his clients through challenges, including the difficulties of company wind-ups, negotiations and restructurings. Markulf is able to outline complex legal issues easily understandable and always delivers a clean answer. He provides his clients with the opportunity to access his wide personal network which often opens unexpected business opportunities to them.

His experience and expertise has established many long-standing client relationships, particularly with international companies where his advice deals with multiple legal jurisdictions. Markulf is also widely recognised for his lecturing on human resources issues (Wismar University) and regular publishing and speaking engagements. Clients regard him as proactive and personal.

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