Dr. Alexander Willemsen

Employment LawInsolvency and Restructuring

Experience

Alexander Willemsen advises German and international enterprises on all questions of individual and collective labour law. The focuses of his activities are the restructuring of enterprises and businesses as well as the labour law aspects of M&A transactions. In addition thereto, he specialises in the drafting and termination of service and employment contracts, as well as acting on the employers’ side in disputes with works councils and trade unions.

Education

Alexander Willemsen is a partner of Oppenhoff and a specialized lawyer for employment law. He studied law at the Bucerius Law School in Hamburg and at the Washington University in St. Louis, USA. During his further vocational training he completed stations at the Federal Ministry for Economics and Labour and in the labour law department of a major German law firm. In 2009 he earned his doctorate (Dr. iur.) on a labour law topic at the University of Cologne under Prof. Dr. Ulrich Preis.

Alexander Willemsen is a member of the European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA) and the syndicate of Employment Law at the DAV.

Dr. Alexander Willemsen

PartnerAttorneySpecialized Attorney for Employment Law

Languages
German, English

Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 23
50668 Cologne
T +49 221 2091 551
F +49 221 2091 333

Business card

Books and Legal Commentaries

"Social Media und Compliance" [Social media and compliance],Chapter "Regelungen zur Nutzung von Social Media für Arbeitnehmer – Guidelines und ihre Grenzen" [Regulations on the use of social media for employees – guidelines and their boundaries]
CH Beck, 2015

"Einführung und Inhaltskontrolle von Ethikrichtlinien" [Introduction and review of contents of codes of conduct]
Freiburg 2009; simultaneously Diss. University of Cologne, 2008

Articles and Essays

"Den Bruch verhindert, doch die Trennung gestartet" [Although the rupture’s been prevented, the separation has started]
Legal Tribune Online dated 13 January 2021 (in collaboration with Annabelle Marceau and Dr. Wolfgang Kotzur)

"Das BAG entwickelt ein "begrenztes" Arbeitsverhältnis" [The German Federal Employment Court develops a “limited” employment relationship]
LTO dated 20 November 2019

"Nach BAG-Urteil zur Verzugskostenpauschale: Aufstand der Instanzgerichte?" [Following the judgement of the German Federal Employment Court on the flat rate for default costs: uprising of the instance courts]
Legal Tribune Online dated 29 October 2019

"LAG Berlin-Brandenburg zur Massenentlassung: Wortlaut des Gesetzes reicht nicht" [Regional Employment Court of Berlin-Brandenburg on mass dismissals: wording of the law is inadequate]
Legal Tribune Online dated 15 October 2019

"Urlaubsrecht des EuGH für die Praxis: Verfallsdatum unbekannt“ [Practical application of the ECJ’s vacation law: expiry date unknown]
Legal Tribune Online, 14 November 2018

"Fußball-WM im Betrieb – Fragen und Antworten” [Football World Cup at work – questions and answers]
Interview with Jörn Kuhn/Alexander Willemsen, DER BETRIEB dated 8 June 2018 page M28

"Kein eigenes Recht des Konzernbetriebsrats auf pauschale Freistellung seiner Mitglieder" [No own right of the group works council to the general release of its members from their duties]
DER BETRIEB dated 10 March 2017

"WM-Tippspiele im Betrieb – Fragen und Antworten" [World Cup sweepstakes at work – questions and answers]
Interview with Jörn Kuhn/Alexander Willemsen, DER BETRIEB dated 22 June 2016 page M26

"Dauer des Restmandats des Betriebsrats bei Betriebsschließung" [Duration of the remaining term of office of the works council in case of a business closure]
DER BETRIEB 2016, p. 717

"Arbeitsrechtliche Aspekte von Social Engineering Audits" [Employment law aspects of social engineering audits]
DER BETRIEB dated 15 January 2016, p. 111 (in collaboration with Jörn Kuhn)

"Gestaltungsspielräume bei Tarifsozialplänen" [Scope for structuring collective social plans]
NZA 2012, p. 593 (in collaboration with Jörn Kuhn)