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Dr Mark Zimmer is a Partner at ADVANT Beiten in Munich and a member of the employment law practice group. He provides comprehensive advice on all HR issues. Special focus areas of his practice are restructuring, corporate transactions, and compliance.
Dr Zimmer studied law at the Universities of Munich, Passau and Würzburg. He passed his Second State Exam in 1996 in the Higher Regional Court District of Bamberg and was admitted to the bar in 1996. Before joining ADVANT Beiten in 2023, he was the responsible partner for employment law at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Munich for 15 years. He has been certified as an expert lawyer for employment law since 1999. In addition, he has held guest-lectureships at the University of Armed Forces Munich in 2010 and at Augsburg University of Applied Sciences in 2013.
Dr. Mark Zimmer ist unter den führenden Anwälten im Arbeitsrecht gelistet.
„hochprofessionell u. durchsetzungsstark“, „sehr erfahren in Compliance“, Wettbewerber
Publications
The Role of the Works Council in the Whistleblower Protection Act
Dr Mark Zimmer and Simon Millfahrt
in: Betriebs-Berater 2023, p. 1269
Reversal of the Burden of Proof Pursuant to Section 36 II HinSchG (Whistleblower Protection Act)
Dr Mark Zimmer and Benita Schwung
in: Neue Zeitschrift für Arbeitsrecht 2022, p. 1167
Non-competition Clauses in Stock Option Plans of Foreign Group Parents
Dr Mark Zimmer and Maryam Neumann
in: Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft 2022, p. 349
Incentives without Shares - Virtual Employee Participation
Dr Mark Zimmer and Katharina Heinrich
in: Arbeit und Ar-beitsrecht 2022, p. 46
More Power for Women - The Second Act on Equal Participation of Men and Women in Management Positions (FüPoG II) in the Private Sector and the Public Sector
Dr Mark Zimmer, Linda Vögele and Adrian Sichma
in: Bundeswehr Administration 2022, 5.53
Squealing? Yes, please! - Reporting Systems under the EU Whistleblower Directive
Dr Mark Zimmer and Katharina Humphrey
in: Betriebs-Berater 2022, p. 372
Works Council Favouritism - At What Point Is It Criminal?
Dr Mark Zimmer and Andreas Dürr
in: Neue Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts-, Steuer- und Unternehmensstrafrecht 2021, p. 169
Works Council without the Right to Refuse to Testify
Dr Mark Zimmer and Camilla Bertheau
in: Betriebs-Berater 2019, p. 2807
Selfreporting of Compliance Violations
Dr Mark Zimmer and Veronika Weigl
in: Corporate Compliance Zeitschrift 2019, p. 21
Class Actions - also for Employees?
Dr Mark Zimmer and Veronika Weigl
in: Betriebs-Berater 2019, p. 183
Compliance - What Is It Really?
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Bundeswehrverwaltung 2018, p. 33.
Cartel Members and Firecracker Throwers - Fine Recourse with the Originator
Dr Mark Zimmer and Michael Walther
in: Betriebs-Berater 2017, p. 629
The Gender Quota in the Private Sector and the Armed Forces
Dr Mark Zimmer, Eric Schnell and Alina-Nimalka Rohns
in: Bundeswehrverwaltung 2017, p. 158
Unconscious Thinking Patterns - Should Employers Counteract with Unconscious Bias Training?
Dr Mark Zimmer and Sara Stajcic
in: Neue Zeitschrift für Arbeitsrecht 2017, p. 1040
Internal Company Investigations
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Bundeswehrverwaltung 2017, p. 32.
Employer May Monitor Employees' Surfing Behaviour (Note on Judgment)
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Compliance-Berater 2016, 175.
Brexit and the World of Work
Dr Mark Zimmer, James Cox and Lukas Inhoffen
in: Betriebs-Berater 2016, p. 1781
War in Court
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Bundeswehrverwaltung 2016, p. 160
Tests with Pitfalls - Labour Law Requirements for Social Engineering Tests
Dr Mark Zimmer and Alicia Helle
in: Betriebs-Berater 2016, p. 1269
New Corruption Risks in Foreign (Military) Operations
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Bundeswehrverwaltung 2016, p. 203
Exploitation in the Supply Chain
Dr Mark Zimmer and Patrick Doris
in: Betriebs-Berater 2016, p. 181
HR Compliance: Employers in a Predicament
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Compliance-Berater 2015, p. 392
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Compliance-Berater 2014, p. 272
The US Supreme Court's Limitation of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of American Courts
Dr Mark Zimmer an Lauren Reynolds
in: Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft 2013, p. 509
Fool's Freedom on Facebook?
Dr Mark Zimmer and Stephan Stein
in: Unterrichtsblätter für die Bundeswehrverwaltung (Instruction Sheets for the Armed Forces Administration) 2013, p. 193
More Legal Certainty for Compliance Investigations
Dr Mark Zimmer and Michael Walther
in: Betriebs-Berater 2013, p. 2933
Misconduct by Soldiers and Employees
Dr Mark Zimmer and Stephan Stein
in: Neue Zeitschrift für Wehrrecht 2013, p. 23
Whistleblowing - Important Source of Knowledge or Dangerous Band-Aid?
Dr Mark Zimmer and Krikor Seebacher
in: Corporate Compliance Zeitschrift 2013, p. 31
Audit Managers Faced with Dilemma
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Betriebs-Berater 2012, p. 3199
Are Companies Liable under the US Alien Tort Claims Act?
Dr Mark Zimmer and Lauren Reynolds
in: Recht der internationalen Wirtschaft 2012, p. 139
No More Bonuses for Supervisory Board Members?
Dr Mark Zimmer and Philip Martinius
in: Betriebs-Berater 2011, p. 3014
"Role of Employees in Internal Company Investigations"
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Zeitschrift für Risk, Fraud und Compliance (ZRFC) 2011, p. 259
Beware of Doing Business in England! - What does the UK Bribery Act Mean for German Companies?
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Finanzplatz - Deutsches Aktieninstitut, July 2011, p. 16
More Protection for Employees in Internal Investigations
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Betriebs-Berater 2011, p. 1075
Liability of German Companies under the UK Bribery Act
Dr Mark Zimmer and Michael Walther
in: Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft 2011, p. 199
International Fight Against Corruption in 2010
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Corporate Compliance Zeitschrift 2011, p. V
Ping-Pong of the Courts - Transfer of Business Despite Incorporation?
Dr Mark Zimmer and Robert Heymann
in: Arbeit und Arbeitsrecht, March 2010
Works Council Participation Rights in Internal Company Investigations
Dr Mark Zimmer and Robert Heymann
in: Betriebs-Berater 2010, p. 1853
Company Investigations - How Staff Has to Cooperate
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: CHEManager Europe 7-8/2008, p. 1
Rules on the Enticing Away of Employees
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Personalführung 2008, p. 102
Unified Works Council in the Event of a Merger
Dr Mark Zimmer and Bernhard Trappehl
in: Betriebs-Berater 2008, p. 778
Collective Agreement - Exclusion of Outsiders
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Arbeit und Arbeitsrecht 2008, p. 310
Two Collective Agreements under One Roof
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of 4 June 2008
Stumbling blocks in Enticement
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Arbeit und Arbeitsrecht 2007, p. 264
Corruption and Employment
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: The Global Employer, I/2007, p. 10
Reconciliation of Interests as a Works Agreement
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Fachanwalt Arbeitsrecht 2007, p. 171
What Will the Year 2007 Bring in Labour Law?
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Arbeit und Arbeitsrecht 2007, p. 8
Dismissal for Reasons of Conduct
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Dornbusch/Wolff, Kündigungsschutzgesetz, Luchterhand Neuwied, 2nd edition 2007
Corruption in the Company
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of 6 December 2006, p. 25
Constructive Parting Instead of Headless Firing
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: GmbH-Geschäftsführer 2006, p. 8
General Equal Treatment Act - the Criteria for Discrimination
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Fachanwalt Arbeitsrecht 2006, p. 258
Corruption and Labour Law
Dr Mark Zimmer and Sabine Stetter
in: Betriebs-Berater 2006, p. 1445
No Protection against Dismissal for Managing Directors Employed by a GmbH & Co. KG
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: GmbH-Rundschau 2006, p. 572
List of Names by Central Works Council
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Fachanwalt Arbeitsrecht 2005, p. 259
Head of HR in the Firing Line
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Arbeit und Arbeitsrecht 2005, p. 550
Reimbursement of Unemployment Benefits: Employers now Have Stricter Liability
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Deutsches Steuerrecht 2004, p. 644
Social Selection and Time Limit for Filing Actions as of 2004
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Fachanwalt Arbeitsrecht 2004, p. 24
Dismissal of Older Employees Bears Risks
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of 18 February 2004, p. 23
Dismissal for Reasons of Conduct
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Dornbusch/Wolff, Kündigungsschutzgesetz, Luchterhand Neuwied, 2004
No Special Protection against Dismissal for Enticement
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Fachanwalt Arbeitsrecht 2003, p. 261
Simplified Dismissal in Insolvency
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 4 June 2003, Nr. 128, p. 21
Dismissals in Management: Section 623 German Civil Code (BGB) Does Not Apply to GmbH Managing Directors and AG Managing Board Members
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Betriebs-Berater 2003, p. 1175
What is the Importance of the Written Form in Labour Law?
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Frankfurter Allge-meine Zeitung, 22 March 2003, p. 55
Wages despite Floods
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Personal-Profi 10/2002, p. 32
New Regulations on Transfer of Business
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: The Global Employer, Vol. VII [2002], No. 2, p. 11
Limits to Works Council Co-determination
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 30 March 2002, p. 21
Employee Participation Issues and Reform Proposals
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Fachanwalt Arbeitsrecht, 2001, p. 100
Staff Council has no Interim Mandate
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 18 April 2001, p. 28
Caution, Trap! When Does Written Form Apply in Employment Relationships?
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Sprungbrett 2001, p. 22, and Bärenstark 2001, p. 22
630 DM Employees and Company Pensions
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Deutsches Steuerrecht, 2001, p. 216
Employee Participation for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Fachanwalt Arbeitsrecht, 2001, p. 38
Transitional Rules (Dismissals after Transfer of Business)
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Der Tagesspiegel, 18 August 2000, p. 16
Company Pension also for DM 630 Jobs
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 26 April 2000, p. 27
Agreed Written Form of the Employment Contract
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Fachanwalt Arbeitsrecht 2000, p. 73
Employer Must Point Out Pension Insurance Options
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 29 October 1999, p. 23
Employer's Liability through Compliance with Advanced Documentation Re-quirements?
Dr Mark Zimmer and Alexius Leuchten
in: Neue Zeitschrift für Arbeitsrecht, 1999, p. 969
Dismissal due to Subjective Qualification Deficiencies
Dr Mark Zimmer and Alexius Leuchten
in: Betriebs-Berater, 1999, p. 1973
Services Also Possible on Sundays
Dr Mark Zimmer
in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 6 August 1999, p. 23
The New Regulations Regarding "Bogus Self-Employment" (Scheinselbständigkeit) - Problems Arising in Practice
Dr Mark Zimmer and Alexius Leuchten
in: Der Betrieb 1999, p. 381
Deployments of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) within the Framework of Collective Security, Peter Lang Verlag, Frankfurt/M, 1995 (Doctoral Thesis)
