Dr. Thomas Griebe
Office Managing Shareholder
Professional & Community Affiliations
Senior Advisor
International Employment Law Committee
American Bar Association (ABA)
2015
Member
European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA)
2015
Member
International Bar Association (IBA)
2015
Member
Employment Law Working Group
German Bar Association
2015
Recognition
Named, The Best Lawyers in Germany™
2023-2025
Recommended, Labour & Employment
Who's Who Legal
2024
Ranked
Employment – Germany
Chambers Europe
2022
Named, Thought Leader
Germany – Labour & Employment
Who’s Who Legal
2022
Named, Core Attorney
Legal 500 Deutschland
2022
Named, The Best Lawyers in Germany©
Employment Law
Best Lawyers
2015-2016
News, Analysis & Press
Littler Attorneys in Four European Countries Recognized in the 2025 Editions of Best Lawyers™
June 21, 2024
Littler Attorneys in Five European Countries Named to the 2024 Editions of Best Lawyers™
July 18, 2023
European Whistleblowing Directive: Many EU member states missed the implementation deadline – Is your company prepared?
Insight
December 17, 2021
Littler Expands to Poland with 20-Lawyer Firm Paruch Chrusciel Schiffter Joining its Global Platform
June 1, 2020
Germany and COVID-19: How short-time work can mitigate the financial impact and avoid talent drains
Insight
March 31, 2020
Workplace Equality, Mental Health and Brexit Are Top Concerns of European Employers, Littler Survey Reveals
November 14, 2019
Germany’s Labor System Would Be Difficult to Import to U.S.
The Wall Street Journal
October 20, 2019
EU: Court Holds Member States Must Require Employers to Adopt Systems to Record All Employee Working Time
ASAP
May 24, 2019
Littler’s European Executive Employer Survey: What Issues Cause HR Heartburn in Europe?
Podcast
December 20, 2018
"There Should Be No Punishment for Doing the Right Thing" – European Commission Issues Proposal to Strengthen Whistleblower Protection
Insight
July 19, 2018
Brexit: Some Potential Implications for Employers
Thomson Reuters Corporate Counsel Connect
September 1, 2016
Books & Book Chapters
- Germany chapter, The Littler Mendelson Guide to International Employment and Labor Law, 4th Edition, co-authors Dr. Rajko Herrmann, Sebastian Juli, Dr. Matthias Sandmaier, Stephan Settekorn, Jan-Ove Becker, 2015
- Germany chapter, The Employment Law Review, 1. bis 6. Ed., co-author Jan-Ove Becker , 2015
Speaking Engagements
Brazil Conference
August 30, 2017
Global Migration in the Age of Nationalism
The 2017 Executive Employer® Conference
May 11, 2017
Inaugural Europe Conference - Germany
Berlin
November 10, 2016
Inaugural Brazil Conference - São Paulo
September 14, 2016
Employment Issues and Latest Developments in Germany
PIHRA, Los Angeles
September 2015
Panel Discussion, The New World of Executive Compensation
ABA Spring Meeting, Washington D.C.
May 2015
Restrictive Covenants
The International Forum on Employment Law, London
May 2014
Past, Present & Future of Employment & Labor Law
The 2015 Executive Employer® Conference
May 2015
Panel Discussion, Global Mobility and Challenges with Expatriates
International Forum on Employment Law, London
April 2015
Employment Issues in Today's European Union
What are the Pitfalls Lurking for Employers Seeking to Locate or Expand Within the EU? ABA Section of International Law, Berlin
March 2015
Panel Discussion, The Role of HR in a Global Company
International Employers Forum, London
January 2015
Employment Law in Germany
PIHRA, Los Angeles
August 2014
Modernizing Labor Law in the 21st Century
International Bar Association (IBA), Kapstadt
March 2014
Education
- Doctorate in Law, University of Hamburg, 1996
- Law Degree, University of Hamburg, 1992
Languages
- German
- English