Partner

Managing Partner of German Offices

Dr. Guido Zeppenfeld, LLM (University of Essex)

Employment & Benefits, Employment Litigation & Counseling, Executive Compensation

"very well versed, clear in his statements" (client)
JUVE Handbook

Overview

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.

Guido is a Certified Employment Law Expert (Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht)  and a Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe.

 

Experience

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.

Recognition

  • "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

Education

  • Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe
  • Certified Employment Law Expert (Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht)
  • 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

Admissions

  • Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Languages

  • English
  • German

Professional & Community Involvement

  • 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)
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