Practice Areas /
Employment Law

As experienced employment lawyers in Berlin, we advise employers promptly, pragmatically and with a clear understanding of commercial realities.

Your Employment Law Firm
in Berlin

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Key areas of our
employment law practice

Briest Law Firm acts as a trusted partner to small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurs in all matters of individual and collective employment law. Our primary focus is on out-of-court advice and dispute prevention. However, where legal proceedings become necessary, we also represent and defend our clients before the courts.

Typical Employment Law Matters

Our clients, primarily small and medium-sized employers, seek our advice on matters such as:

Drafting and reviewing employment agreements and managing director service agreements

Termination of employment relationships (e.g. dismissals, severance agreements and settlement agreements)

Strategic advice on restructurings, transfers of undertakings and workforce reductions

Representation in unfair dismissal and employment disputes before the Labour Courts

Advice on employee participation and co-determination matters, including dealings with works councils

Support with employment law compliance and data protection matters

Benefits

Why Choose Briest Law Firm for Employment Law?

Briest Law Firm has many years of experience in employment law, with a particular focus on advising and representing small and medium-sized employers. We combine in-depth legal expertise with a strategic understanding of business operations and commercial realities. Through our interdisciplinary collaboration with tax advisors and auditors, we provide comprehensive solutions, even for complex and multi-faceted employment law matters.

Our clients particularly value:

Our responsiveness and direct client support

The combination of legal expertise and commercial understanding

Our consistent, solution-oriented representation before courts and public authorities

Mandanten-Feedback

"Mr. Briest explained the legal approach to my matter in a highly competent and easy-to-understand manner and provided excellent advice throughout the process. I am very grateful to him and his team for their support and can recommend the firm without hesitation."

Steffen Schwartz


Your contact
for employment law

Hans-Jörg Briest

Attorney-at-Law

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Areas of focus:

Employment Law
Business Law
Corporate Law

Extensive experience advising small and medium-sized employers, particularly in connection with restructurings, workforce reductions and organisational change.

Contact

Do You Require Employment Law Advice?

Whether you are facing an immediate employment dispute or require strategic legal guidance, we are here to assist you. Use our contact form or call us directly.

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As an experienced employment law firm in Berlin, we provide comprehensive and personalised advice to small and medium-sized enterprises. Whether you require support with complex restructurings, the legally compliant drafting of employment agreements, or broader employment law matters, our team is here to assist. We represent employers with commitment, commercial understanding and strategic foresight in all aspects of individual and collective employment law.