Attorney-at-Law Specialist lawyer for employment and labour law
Richard Petras advises on all matters of collective and individual employment and labour law.
His work focuses in particular on dismissal protection litigation, drafting contracts, implementing transactions and restructurings as well as providing ongoing employment and labour law advice to international companies.
Short CV
Richard Petras studied law at the University of Hamburg and subsequently completed his legal clerkship at the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court, including stints at Esche Schümann Commichau and Hogan Lovells in Frankfurt.
After completing his second state examination, he wrote his dissertation on a temporary employment and labour law topic at Bucerius Law School ("Das Festhaltensrecht im neuen AÜG"). He also worked as a research assistant in the labour law team of a renowned Hamburg commercial law firm. In 2019, he successfully completed his Master's degree at the University of Cape Town before joining SCHRAMM MEYER KUHNKE.
(Languages: German, English)
Awards
One law firm, many awards: You will find SCHRAMM MEYER KUHNKE in all major rankings and our colleagues in recognised publications.
The industry magazine JUVE also names SCHRAMM MEYER KUHNKE as one of the leading German employment and labour law firms in the JUVE Handbook 2023/2024, and in the brand eins ranking, our law firm is also ranked in the highest category in 2023. The news magazine FOCUS once again ranks SCHRAMM MEYER KUHNKE as one of Germany's top commercial law firms in the field of employment and labour law, while Chambers and Partners also names SCHRAMM MEYER KUHNKE as one of the leading German employment and labour law firms. This also applies to the rankings of Handelsblatt / Best Lawyers, Legal500 and Leaders League.
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Publications
„Das Festhaltensrecht im neuen AÜG“, erschienen bei
