McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Employment

Partner Gudrun Germakowski advises on all individual and collective aspects of labor and employment law. She focuses her practice on counseling in the field of complex severance processes and in negotiating with employee representatives (works councils and unions) in individual and restructuring projects. Gudrun also concentrates on advising clients in relation to contract design, with a particular emphasis on international assignment of employees, as well as developing and implementing compensation systems and company car arrangements.

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Gudrun served her legal clerkship in the circuit of the Higher Regional Court Hamm. From 2001 to 2004, she was a scientific officer to Professor Dr. Wank at the Institute for Civil Law, Commercial and Labor Law at the University of Bochum. During this time, she lectured and led seminars in the area of labor and employment law. Together with Dr. Sandra Urban-Crell, she co-authors a commentary on temporary employment. Gudrun is a certified employment law specialist (Fachanwältin für Arbeitsrecht).

Specialist Lawyer for Labor and Employment Law, 2011 Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf, Second State Exam, 2005 University of Bochum, Dr. jur. (PhD), 2004 University of Bochum, First State Exam, 2001