"very well versed, clear in his statements" (client)JUVE Handbook
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Guido Zeppenfeld represents national and international clients on all legal matters regarding the management of human capital, including employment law, restructuring and reorganization measures, business improvement measures, global business services organizations, sourcing deals, privatizations, executive compensation, benefits and company pension schemes, employee data privacy as well as HR compliance investigations and projects
Clients turn to Guido for his extensive experience in advisory and contentious employment law as well as for his ability to understand the strategic dimensions of human capital management and its translation into practice, including the regulatory environment and employee consultation requirements.
Clients Guido has served include leading international companies in the chemical, automotive, aviation, logistics and services sectors as well as private equity investors.
Domaines d'intérêt
- Pensions Litigation
- ERISA Litigation
- Employee Benefits
- Executive Compensation
- Employment Litigation & Counseling
- Pensions
- Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
- Litigation & Dispute Resolution
- Employment & Benefits
- Technology & IP Transactions
- Equity & Incentive Plans
- Enterprise Risk & Crisis Management
- Cloud Computing
- Digital Transformation
- Outsourcing
- IP, Software and Data Licensing
- Software Development and Technology Outsourcing Disputes
- Restructuring
- Special Situations
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Langues
- Anglais
- Allemand
Expérience
Employment Law
Advised:
- One of the world's leading chemical groups on restructuring measures, including employee consultation.
- Portfolio companies of a UK private equity investor on footprint and business improvement projects in the EMEA region and measures to manage restructuring costs.
- Tenneco/Federal-Mogul on footprint and business improvement projects in the EMEA region, including employee and union consultation and company pension topics.
- A leading machinery manufacturer on restructuring measures, including employee and union consultation.
- A leading manufacturer of automobile wheels on restructuring measures and insolvency scenarios, including employee and union consultation.
- Cathay Pacific on various restructuring measures.
- A leading international construction equipment manufacturer based in the United States regarding all labor law matters in 25 jurisdictions relating to the sale of a global business branch.
- The German Financial Market Stabilization Fund on all labor law matters during the setup of the first German "bad bank" for WestLB.
- Beijing Automotive (BAIC) on all labor law and company pension matters in the bidding process regarding the acquisition of Opel from General Motors.
- Westdeutsche ImmobilienBank AG on all labor law and company pension matters relating to the proposed outsourcing of their private banking unit.
- Hudson Advisors on plant shut-downs in Eastern Germany.
- Lone Star on labor law matters in connection with the acquisition of IKB Deutsche Industriebank.
- Dentsu Aegis Group regarding labor law and works constitution matters.
- A German subsidiary of an international automotive supplier on labor law matters, including works constitution and collective employment law matters.
Represented:
- Portfolio companies of a UK private equity investor in works council consultation, including litigation and arbitration, as well as in negotiations with unions.
- One of the world's leading chemical groups in works council consultation and arbitration.
- A company in the automotive supply industry in negotiations with a view to conclude a collective bargaining agreement on site protection ("Standortsicherungstarifvertrag") with the unions and works council consultation, including litigation and arbitration.
- Cathay Pacific in complex litigation matters and arbitration
- A company of the Caterpillar group in negotiations regarding a collective bargaining agreement on site protection ("Standortsicherungstarifvertrag") with the unions.
Data Privacy/Compliance
Advised:
- The Management Board of Deutsche Bahn AG on compliance investigation regarding employee privacy in the context of the so-called "data affair".
- Leading international automotive supplier on GDPR readiness project of organization.
- A US chemicals group on data protection law matters relating to the administration of personnel data of a spun-off business unit.
Conducted compliance audits concerning the administration of:
- Personnel data of a leading German food retailer group.
- Personnel data within a matrix organization of an international group of companies based in the United States.
Executive Compensation, Incentives, Benefits and Company Pension
Advised:
- Tenneco/Federal-Mogul on pension plan changes and pension litigation.
- International steel producing group on streamlining of company pension schemes.
- German subsidiary of US communication provider on company pension de-risking and pension litigation.
- US-based tools manufacturer on outsourcing of pension liabilities.
- Leading dairy products producer on outsourcing of pension liabilities.
- The investment banking branch of a German high street bank on setting up an Employee Stock Ownership Program.
- Walter Services on the restructuring of their executive share scheme.
- A financial institution on compliance with the executive compensation regulations („Vorstandsvergütungsgesetz" ) and the related regulations on risk management („MaRisk").
- A financial institution on compliance with the compensation regulations for the financial industry („Institutsvergütungsverordnung").
- Actuant-Corporation on the outsourcing of pension obligations of the German subsidiary company in connection with a contractual trust arrangement (CTA).
- A US pharmaceutical company on the funding of obligations under their German pension scheme.
Outsourcing and Transaction Advice
Advised:
- A financial investor on the planned acquisition of privatized clinical operations.
- An international news agency on an IT outsourcing of the German subsidiary company.
- Aegis Media Group on an IT outsourcing.
- CBRE on the Facility Management Outsourcing with Nokia Siemens Networks.
- DeTe Immobilien in the RFP process for a Facility Management Outsourcing.
- LoneStar in connection with the servicing of big non-performing loan portfolios.
- Gillette on the outsourcing of logistics and warehouse facility management.
- Çelebi on the acquisition of the airport services company from Fraport AG in Vienna.
- Çelebi in connection with the acquisition of airport service companies in Germany.
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Presse
Formation
Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E)
Certified Employment Law Expert
University of Frankfurt am Main
Doctor's degree (PhD in law, EU Employment Law)
Second State Law Examination (bar exam)
Frankfurt am Main
University of Essex, LLM, European Business Law
Legal Clerkship (Referendariat)
Regional Court Darmstadt
First State Law Examination
Frankfurt am Main
University of Cambridge
University of Frankfurt am Main
Inscription au Barreau
Barreau
- Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Affiliations
- Lecturer at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management on Employment Law aspects of M&A transactions
- German Lawyers' Association (DAV)
- Syndicated National Working Group for Occupational Pensions (Arbeitsgemeinschaft für betriebliche Altersversorgung — aba)
- European Employment Lawyer Association (EELA)
- Itech Law Organization
- European Outsourcing Association
- Human Resources Outsourcing Association (HROA)
- International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Personalführung e.V. (DGFP)
- International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
- International Pension & Employee Benefits Lawyers Association (IPEBLA)
- "Oft empfohlen" für den Bereich Arbeitsrecht – JUVE Handbuch
- "TOP Anwalt 2022" for Employment Law - WirtschaftsWoche, Spezial, Ranking Arbeits- und Gesellschaftsrecht
- "'Very well versed, clear in his statements'" – JUVE Handbook
- A "Leading Lawyer" in employee data protection – JUVE Handbook
- "Often recommended" in Employment: Advice on companies – JUVE Handbook
- Renowned lawyer for employment law – WirtschaftsWoche, Spezial, Ranking Arbeits- und Gesellschaftsrecht
- Recognized by The Best LawyersTM in Germany for Labor and Employment Law
- A "Leading lawyer in employment law" – Kanzleimonitor
- "Zeppenfeld's main discipline, the highly demanded employee data protection" – JUVE Handbook
- "Often recommended" in Employment – JUVE Handbook
- "Notable practitioner" in Employment – Chambers Europe
- "Guido Zeppenfeld is highlighted as a strong choice for 'complex labor law issues.'" – Chambers Europe
- "Recommended Lawyer" Employment – Legal 500 Germany
- "Sources praise his 'broad knowledge' of employment law." – Chambers Europe
- "Team leader Guido Zeppenfeld 'remains calm in negotiations, even when attacked personally from the opposing party.'" – Legal 500 Germany
- "Guido Zeppenfeld is at his most visible advising on data protection and pensions, while additionally covering the integration phase of restructurings." – Chambers Europe
- "'His approach in works council negotiations is perfect, similarly in handling individual employment cases. He also has an excellent understanding of the client's needs and is a valuable source of support for the internal legal and HR departments.'" – Chambers Europe
- "'Offers business-oriented solutions, analyses matters with an operative focus'" – JUVE Handbook
- "Very experienced and capable lawyer" – Chambers Europe
- "He is very quick in his responses and gives a really thorough review of the situation." – Chambers Europe
- "Recommended Lawyer" in Employment and Outsourcing – Legal 500 Germany
- "'Fast support and immediate feedback'" – Legal 500 Germany
- "He is tracked as one of five leading lawyers in the field of company pensions." – JUVE Handbook