Watson Farley & Williams LLP

Andreas specialises in advising national and international companies in all individual and collective employment law matters. In addition, he has extensive experience in employment court proceedings.

One of Andreas’ main areas of practice is advising on business change processes, in particular restructurings and reorganisations as well as M&A transactions, offering efficient support from strategic planning through to final implementation. Clients also rely on Andreas’ extensive experience in relation to reconciliation of interests and social plan negotiations. A further focus of his work is advising on all issues relating to works councils.

Andreas is recommended in leading legal directories (JUVE, Legal500). In the 2024 EMEA edition of Legal500, clients note: “Andreas Wiegreffe: High level of expertise paired with pragmatic solutions. Very well connected and able to convey complex issues to different groups of recipients in a clear and comprehensible manner. Important stylistic tool in works council negotiation.”

And in the 2022 EMEA edition of Legal 500, clients note: “Dr. Andreas Wiegreffe: Very precise analysis of the existing problems. Very quick and practical answers that get to the point. Thanks to his expertise, we were able to solve very difficult cases well and promptly. Clear assessments are made and clearly communicated. His role in internal discussions and negotiations with works councils and trade unions is outstanding, where his negotiating tactics and forward-looking approach were able to solve the most difficult conflicts, some of which had been smoldering for years.”

The German legal directory JUVE 2022/2023 praises Andreas for his “good advice and careful handling of mandates”. In the following year, he was recommended for his employment expertise. Most recently, in 2024/2025, Andreas was described as “reliable, competent, solution-orientated and professionally skilled and experienced“.

Since 2020, he has also been recognised annually, most recently in 2024, for Labor and Employment law in the Best Lawyers in Germany ranking published by Handelsblatt in cooperation with Best Lawyers.