Simon Blätgen

Dr Marcus Richter offers advice on all aspects of individual and collective labour law to national and international companies. In particular, he has considerable experience advising on corporate acquisitions, reorganisations, restructurings, outsourcing and integration projects. As part of this he is responsible for both the strategic conception and the negotiations with unions and works councils on wage agreements, settlement of interests, social plan, company agreements and arbitration pro...

Born in 1976 Legal studies at Bielefeld University, 1995 - 2000 Supplementary studies in informatics at Bielefeld University, 1996 - 1998 First Exam ("1. Staatsexamen") in 2000 Postgraduate studies in legal informatics at the Universities of Hannover and Vienna, 2000 - 2001 Research associate at Bielefeld University, 2001 - 2002 Legal clerkship ("Referendariat") in Bielefeld and Düsseldorf, 2002 - 2004 Doctor of Laws (Dr. jur.) 2004 Second (Bar) Exam ("2. Staatsexamen") in 2004 Worked ab...

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