Dr David Plitt, LL.M.

Dr David Plitt heads the employment practice. He advises national and international companies extensively on all aspects of individual and collective labour and employment law. He has a special focus on all aspects of Future of Work, sustainability in the employment relationship and Green-HR.

He specialises in the labour and employment law support of M&A transactions and the restructuring of companies in Germany. David particularly focuses on issues concerning transfers of undertakings, works constitution and co-determination law on the board level.

Furthermore, he has proven expertise in connection with cross-border projects and the formation of European Companies (SEs). As a native Spanish speaker, David also advises Spanish-speaking clients regarding German labour and employment law issues.

David has a strong focus on clients within retail and entertainment sector. In addition to out-of-court advice, he frequently represents clients in proceedings before local and state labour courts throughout Germany and before the Federal Labour Court.

Before joining Osborne Clarke in November 2012, David was local partner of White & Case.

David holds a PhD from the University of Cologne and a Master Degree in Labour and Employment Law from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He regularly publishes and lectures in the field of labour law.

David is recognized as "a bank in employment law"

JUVE Handbook 2021/2022

Helping you suceed in tomorrow's world

As the German local head of our Urban Dynamics team, I especially seek to champion the future of work, to help our clients with practical solutions for their challenges in a constantly and fast changing environment of employment and labour relations.

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