Munich, 26 November 2018 – The international commercial law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT promotes Dr Thomas Barthel (Labour Law, Berlin) to Equity Partner as of 1 January 2019.
Another ten Salary Partners were appointed and the salary partnership of ten lateral hires has been confirmed by the partner meeting.
"We are delighted to welcome such extraordinary well qualified colleagues within our range of partners. The appointment as partner is an important step in the career of every lawyer and we would like to congratulate all new partners to their position", comments Frank Obermann, Managing Partner of BEITEN BURKHARDT and adds: "With an in-depth knowledge of their clients and their respective industries, with their experience and passion for their profession, these new partners are excellent candidates for the challenges ahead and we are more than happy to further develop our firm together with them."
Dr Thomas Barthel advises and represents national and international companies from various industries on all aspects of individual and collective labour law as well as social security law. He focuses on restructurings and collective bargaining negotiations. He also renders advice on labour-law aspects of corporate transactions and assists with proceedings before conciliation boards. Furthermore, Dr Barthel frequently assists clients with all aspects of compliance.
The eleven new partners have their focus in the following areas of competence: Labour Law, Banking, Finance and Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A, IP/IT/Media and Tax. Alongside with our new Equity Partner, these are the new Salary Partners:
"It is one of our core responsibilities to support our lawyers in their career path towards the appointment as partner“, states Frank Obermann und adds: "In addition to the appointment of colleagues from within the firm, we have been following the strategy of targeted growth by lateral hires in selected areas. This mixture of own talents and lateral hires, who complement us not only professionally but also personally, grants the success of our firm."
The following lateral hires strengthened BEITEN BURKHARDT as Salary Partners in the last year:
Contact
Frank Obermann
Phone: +49 30 264 71 – 132
E-mail: Frank.Obermann@bblaw.com
Public Relations
Frauke Reuther
Phone: +49 69 75 60 95 – 570
E-mail: Frauke.Reuther@bblaw.com