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Marc André Gimmy

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Work Department

Employment, Pensions & Mobility; Spanish Group

Position

Partner 

Marc André Gimmy is a specialist in employment law. He co-heads the international practice group Employment, Pensions & Mobility at Taylor Wessing. He specializes in advising national and international companies on collective employment law, co-determination law as well as strategies and implementation of restructuring measures. In addition, he has particular expertise in advising companies on employment law issues pertaining to New Work and on employee data protection. His clients also include Spanish companies and institutions in Germany. Marc André joined the Düsseldorf Bar in 1993 and was admitted as a specialist lawyer for employment law in 1997. Prior to this, he completed his law studies and traineeship in Constance. He joined Taylor Wessing as a partner in 2002. Marc André is a member of the Management Board of Taylor Wessing Germany.

Marc André has been qouted in German media on employment law topics. He is a regular speaker at seminars. After many years of presidency, Marc André has been appointed honorary member of the German-Spanish Lawyers’ Association in 2018. The Government of the Kingdom of Spain appointed him Abogado del Estado to represent the legal interests of the Kingdom of Spain before German courts. In 2020 Marc André was appointed Chairman of the Committee on Employment Law of the German Federal Bar Association.

Career

  • Since 2002 Partner, Taylor Wessing
  • 1999 – 2002 Partner, Noerr Stiefenhofer Lutz, Düsseldorf
  • 1996 – 1999 Manager, Andersen Freihalter Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Düsseldorf
  • 1993 – 1996 Associate, Bender Zahn Tigges, Düsseldorf

Languages

German, English, Spanish

Memberships

  • Chairman of the Labour Law Committee of the German Federal Lawyers Association (Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer, BRAK)
  • Arbeitsgemeinschaft Fachanwälte für Arbeitsrecht in the DAV
  • European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA)
  • Fachanwaltsforums Arbeitsrecht (FFA)
  • Member of the Vorprüfungsausschusses Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht der Rechtsanwaltskammer Düsseldorf
  • Member of the Gesetzgebungsausschusses Arbeitsrecht der Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer in Berlin
  • Board member of the Deutsch–Spanische Juristenvereinigung and has served as its President since 2008

Education

  • 1997 Admitted as a specialist lawyer for employment law, Düsseldorf
  • 1993 Admitted and established as a lawyer, Düsseldorf
  • 1993 Second state examination, Stuttgart
  • 1990 First state examination, Konstanz

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Germany > Employment

Taylor Wessing‘s employment advice focuses on restructuring, compliance, data protection, mobile work and corporate co-determination issues. Most recently, the team also acted before the ECJ and the BAG in precedent proceedings regarding temporary employment agreements; here, Oliver Bertram and Anne Förster are the key contacts as well as for matters regarding the compliant use of external personnel. Other recent key topics included works council remuneration, the Evidence Act as well as working time recording. The team is led by Kilian Friemel, who is experienced in developing concepts for personnel, pay and working time flexibility, and includes restructuring expert Marc André Gimmy. Jan-Patrick Vogel (HR compliance and corporate compliance) made partner in May 2023.

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