Focal Points
International employment law
Co-determination rights and collective bargaining law
Restructuring
Data protection under employment law
Transaction plans
Works Council Constitution Law
Jan-Ove Becker
Jan-Ove Becker is partner at vangard in Hamburg. He primarily advises international companies from the technology and media sectors, and is considered to be a fast and solution-oriented consultant who places great importance on providing a good level of service. The enthusiastic Ironman triathlete sees himself as a management consultant, and therefore always keeps an eye on economic impacts. His focus is on restructuring, which includes post-merger integration, co-determination rights and works constitution law.
Languages: German, English
Career
Attorney at GRIEBE Rechtsanwälte law firm
Admitted to the bar as an attorney, 2012
Research associate with Taylor Wessing (employment law section)
Research associate with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (employment pension benefits)
Internship in Hamburg, Berlin and New York, among other work assignments with the HR department of the Gruner & Jahr publishing company and at the leading US law firm Paul Hastings LLP.
Editor of the journal KTS – Zeitschrift für Insolvenzrecht (pub. Wolters Kluwer)
Education
Studied law at the University of Hamburg with a focus on employment law
Completed internship with the Higher Regional Court of Hamburg, concentrating on employment law, with postings to Hamburg, Berlin and New York
Publications
Co-Author, EU Chapter, The Littler International Guide
Co-Author, Germany Chapter, The Littler International Guide