Services
For and with our clients we develop tailor-made solutions.
Personal. Tailor-made. Pragmatic.
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NO WAY TOO FAR
EXPERIENCE
Employment law for companies
Advice for HR departments, company owners and managers
Representation in court and out of court
Negotiations with works councils
Training for HR, company owners and managers
Contracts
Works council agreements and policies
Remuneration and benefits
Employee retention
Pension schemes
Protection of trade secrets and know-how
Post-contractual restrictions
Restructuring projects
Recruitment processes
Performance management
Grievances and complaints
Equal opportunities
Discrimination
Dismissals/separation from employees
Contingent workers (contractors, temporary workers)
Shut-down and relocation of establishments
Collective dismissals/mass redundancies
TUPE and transfer of employees
M&A transactions and post-merger integration
Internal investigations
Compliance
Employee data protection
Secondment
Hiring of foreign employees
Employment law for managers
Legal advice, representation in court and out of court as well as coaching for negotiations for managing directors, board members and managers regarding employment and service contracts, variable compensation (bonus/profit-sharing, stock options), job change, termination and resignation, termination agreements, post-contractual restrictions
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“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” Albert Einstein
Legal issues are often complex. We are strategic advisors at your side to find the best, simplest and most pragmatic but also legally sound solution for your employment law issues, so you can focus on your core business.
About me
Daniela Hangarter – Attorney-at-Law (German bar) and Certified Specialist Employment Lawyer with many years of experience and international expertise
CURRICULUM VITAE
Since 1 September 2020 Hangarter | Legal
2009 – 2020
Lawyer at Greenfort, Frankfurt am Main
since 2017 as Associated Partner
2012
Certified specialist employment lawyer
2008
Immigration Advisor at Oceania Development Group, Christchurch, New Zealand
2006 – 2007
Master of Laws (LL.M.) studies at University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
2006
Research assistant at Ashurst LLP, Frankfurt am Main
2006
2nd legal state exam
2004 – 2006
Legal training at the Regional Court Darmstadt including training with the employment law teams of Coudert Brothers LLP and White & Case LLP, Frankfurt am Main
2003
1st legal state exam
1998 – 2003
Legal studies at University of the Saarland, Saarbruecken
Awards & Commitment
Teaching assignment for Master’s degree
Since 2018 Lecturer at
Hochschule Fresenius, Wiesbaden
Master Human Resources Management (M.A.) study programme
– Individual employment law,
social (security) and procedural law
– Restructuring employment law
and collective employment law
Commitment #stayonboard
Co-initiator of #stayonboard – an initiative for the introduction of an option allowing board members to suspend their mandate due to maternity/parental leave/illness/care responsibilities
www.stayonboard.org
Pro Bono
Since 2022 pro bono advisor in the citizens’ advice bureau of the Frankfurt Lawyers’ Association
„Most recommended employment law firms and lawyers” 2022
Recommended as “Top Employment Lawyer” and “Top Employment Law Firm” by Wirtschaftswoche
„Most recommended employment law firms and lawyers” 2021
Recommended as “Top Employment Lawyer” and “Top Employment Law Firm” by Wirtschaftswoche
„Most recommended employment law firms and lawyers” 2020
Recommended as „Top Employment Lawyer“ by Wirtschaftswoche
“Best Lawyers” 2022
Recommended as lawyer for employment law and employee benefits law by Handelsblatt in cooperation with Best Lawyers.
You can find more information here
“Best Lawyers” 2020
Recommended as lawyer for employment law and employee benefits law by Handelsblatt in cooperation with Best Lawyers.
You can find more information here
Leaders League 2022
“Recommended” by Leaders League in the 2022 ranking of the best firms for labour and employment law
“National Leader” Germany
Recognized as “National Leader” Germany – Labour and Employment 2023 by Who is Who Legal
Memberships
Deutscher Anwaltverein (German Bar Association)
Section for Employment Law of the German Bar Association
European Employment Lawyers‘ Association (EELA)
International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA)
Regional Representative (since 2021)
Legalmondo
Publications
HANDBOOK CROSS-BORDER EMPLOYMENT LAW 2022
Hangarter, D. 2022. Trade Unions and Collective Bargaining Agreements in Germany. In Berkowitz, P. M. (Ed.), Cross-Border Employment Law 2022.
DER NEUE GESETZLICHE ANSPRUCH AUF EINE MANDATSPAUSE FÜR ORGANMITGLIEDER (#STAYONBOARD)
“Der neue gesetzliche Anspruch auf eine Mandatspause für Organmitglieder (#stayonboard) [The new legal entitlement for a suspension of a board’s member‘s mandate] ”. ArbRB 2021, 311 (with Dr. Jessica Jacobi)
HANDBOOK CROSS-BORDER EMPLOYMENT LAW 2021
Hangarter, D. 2021. German Labor Courts and the GDPR – An Overview. In Berkowitz, P. M. (Ed.), Cross-Border Employment Law 2021.
LIEBERS, FORMULARBUCH DES FACHANWALTS
Hangarter, D., & Oberwinter, J. 2020. Kapitel K (Beendigung des Arbeitsverhältnisses) [Chapter K (Termination of the employment contract)]. In Liebers, H.-J. (Ed.), Formularbuch des Fachanwalts Arbeitsrecht. 6th edition.
Köln: Luchterhand.
HANDBOOK CROSS-BORDER EMPLOYMENT LAW 2019
Hangarter, D. 2019. Interviewing Employees in Internal Investigations – A Balancing Act. In Berkowitz, P. M. (Ed.), Cross-Border Employment Law 2019.
EIN THEMA: ZWEI ARBEITSRECHTLER – ZWEI MEINUNGEN?
“Ein Thema: Zwei Arbeitsrechtler – zwei Meinungen? Mobile Arbeit/Home Office [One topic, two employment lawyers – two opinions? Mobile Work/Home Office]”. AE 2019, 177 (with Olaf Lienau)
ARBEITNEHMER MIT SONDER-
KÜNDIGUNGSSCHUTZ IN DER MASSENENTLASSUNG
Hangarter, D. 2017. “Arbeitnehmer mit Sonderkündigungsschutz in der Massenentlassung [Employees with special protection against dismissal in collective dismissal proceedings].” Fachanwalt Arbeitsrecht 21, no. 5: 130.
ARBEITSRECHTLICHE UMSTRUKTURIERUNG IN DER INSOLVENZ
Annuß / Lembke / Hangarter. Arbeitsrechtliche Umstrukturierung in der Insolvenz [Labour laws relating to the restructuring of insolvent corporations]. 3rd edition. Köln: RWS Verlag, 2016.
ALWAYS UP TO DATE
News
„Marburger Arbeitsrechtstage“ on 25/26 November 2022
On 25 November 2022 I will speak about “Recent case law highlights – 50 employment law cases of the last 12 months”. The full program is available here.
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Office Warming Party on 30 June 2022
We were very happy to celebrate our office warming party at Liebigstraße 50 with more than 40 wonderful guests. It was a great party!
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„Most recommended employment law firms and lawyers” 2022
According to the business magazine Wirtschaftswoche (issue 20 of 2022), Hangarter | Legal is also in 2022 one of the most renowned employment law firms and Daniela Hangarter one of[…]
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Hangarter | Legal
Daniela Astrid Hangarter, LL.M. (Christchurch)
Rechtsanwältin, Fachanwältin für Arbeitsrecht (Attorney-at-Law admitted to the German bar, Certified Specialist Employment Lawyer)
Office address: Liebigstraße 50, 60323 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Phone: + 49 (0) 69 71 43 53 82
Fax: + 49 (0) 69 71 43 53 82
E-mail: daniela@hangarter-legal.com
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