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David Plitt extensively advises national and international companies on all aspects of individual and collective labor and employment law.

He specializes in the labor and employment law support of M&A transactions and restructuring of companies in Germany. He particularly focuses on issues concerning transfers of undertakings, industrial constitution and co-determination law. Furthermore, David Plitt has proven knowledge in connection with cross-border mergers and the formation of European Companies (SEs).

He also regularly advises companies on employment and labor law issues relating to insolvency, including personnel adjustment measures and all associated restructuring opportunities from an employment law perspective. In addition to out-of-court advice, David Plitt frequently represents clients in proceedings before local and state labor courts throughout Germany.

Bars and Courts
Labor Lawyer, 2008
Rechtsanwalt, 2004

Education
Second State Exam, Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf, 2004
Dr jur, University of Cologne, 2002
LLM, London School of Economics and Political Science, 2001
First State Exam, University of Cologne, 1999

Professional Associations and Memberships
German Bar Association
Working Group for Labor Law of the German Bar Association
European Employment Lawyers Asso-ciation (EELA)
International Bar Association (IBA)

Awards and Recognition
Recommended Lawyer:
Labor Law, JUVE 2011/2012

Publications
Co-author, "The works council's right to claim reimbursement of the costs for external advice (Der Anspruch des Betriebsrats auf die Freistellung von Beratungskosten – Folgen der "Jones Day"-Entscheidungen des BGH und des OLG Frankfurt a. M.)", NZA, 1006, 2011 (with Lars Hinrichs)
Co-author, "The Exemption from Compulsory Insurance under the Statutory Pension Scheme for Inhouse Lawyers (Die Befreiung des Syndikusanwalts von der gesetzlichen Rentenversicherungspflicht)", NJW, No. 35 , Pages 2556-2560, 2011 (with Sebastian Stütze)
Co-author, "European Company: Social insurance obligation of management bodies? (Europäische Aktiengesellschaft: Sozialversicherungspflicht der Mitglieder der Leitungsorgane?)", Der Betrieb, Issue 30, Pages 1692-1695, 2011 (with Lars Hinrichs)

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Languages
German
English
Spanish
French

Citizenship
Germany

	Dr. David Plitt
Download vCard Expertise Labor, Employment and Immigration Law International Labor and Employment Law	Local Partner Hamburg T: + 49 40 35005 0 F: + 49 40 35005 111 E: *Practice Experience* David Plitt extensively advises national and international companies on all aspects of individual and collective labor and employment law. He specializes in the labor and employment law support of M&A transactions and restructuring of companies in Germany. He particularly focuses on issues concerning transfers of undertakings, industrial constitution and co-determination law. Furthermore, David Plitt has proven knowledge in connection with cross-border mergers and the formation of European Companies (SEs). He also regularly advises companies on employment and labor law issues relating to insolvency, including personnel adjustment measures and all associated restructuring opportunities from an employment law perspective. In addition to out-of-court advice, David Plitt frequently represents clients in proceedings before local and state labor courts throughout Germany. *Bars and Courts* Labor Lawyer, 2008 Rechtsanwalt, 2004 *Education* Second State Exam, Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf, 2004 Dr jur, University of Cologne, 2002 LLM, London School of Economics and Political Science, 2001 First State Exam, University of Cologne, 1999 *Professional Associations and Memberships* German Bar Association Working Group for Labor Law of the German Bar Association European Employment Lawyers Asso-ciation (EELA) International Bar Association (IBA) *Awards and Recognition* Recommended Lawyer: Labor Law, JUVE 2011/2012 *Publications* Co-author, "The works council's right to claim reimbursement of the costs for external advice (Der Anspruch des Betriebsrats auf die Freistellung von Beratungskosten – Folgen der "Jones Day"-Entscheidungen des BGH und des OLG Frankfurt a. M.)", NZA, 1006, 2011 (with Lars Hinrichs) Co-author, "The Exemption from Compulsory Insurance under the Statutory Pension Scheme for Inhouse Lawyers (Die Befreiung des Syndikusanwalts von der gesetzlichen Rentenversicherungspflicht)", NJW, No. 35 , Pages 2556-2560, 2011 (with Sebastian Stütze) Co-author, "European Company: Social insurance obligation of management bodies? (Europäische Aktiengesellschaft: Sozialversicherungspflicht der Mitglieder der Leitungsorgane?)", Der Betrieb, Issue 30, Pages 1692-1695, 2011 (with Lars Hinrichs) View all publications. *Languages* German English Spanish French *Citizenship* Germany	News & Media White & Case Advises AIXTRON AG on its Transformation into SE