White & Case
  Björn Theis
Counsel
Munich

T: + 49 89 206043 500
F: + 49 89 206043 510
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Practice Experience
Björn Theis concentrates on individual and collective labor law. He advises enterprises as well as individual managers on employment contract matters and represents them before court in any employment-related action. His experience also covers transaction-related labor law.

Additionally, Björn Theis' areas of practice cover the entire spectrum of social law. He has wide experience in questions of fake self employment and of contribution obligations to social insurance of shareholding managing directors.

Furthermore, Björn Theis advices in corporate law, with special focus on the law of sales agents. He also practices in the area of civil law in general and is often consulted in cases concerning drafting and examining of general terms and conditions.

He advises particularly international companies doing business in Germany on all questions regarding immigration. Björn Theis has very good contacts with the local authorities and has gained a lot of experience with IT greencard procedures.

Bars and Courts
Rechtsanwalt, 2000

Education
Second State Exam, Higher Regional Court of Berlin, 1999
LLM, University of East Anglia, Norwich, 1997
First State Exam, University of Trier, 1996

Professional Associations and Memberships
Association of German-Brazilian Lawyers
Global Equity Organization

Publications
"Who has to pay the carried interest to the employee? New ruling by the German Federal Employment Court (Wer zahlt den Carry?)," Venture Capital Magazine, No.9, Pages 20-21, 2006
"Transfer of Undertakings in Contracting-Out Cases (Betriebsübergang in Fällen der Auftragsvergabe)," ZIAS, Pages 228-236, 1998

Languages
German
English
Portuguese

Citizenship
Germany