Dr. Thomas Griebe

Dr. Thomas Griebe advises national and international clients on all areas of employment law. He focuses on advising U.S. clients and staffing services, and has a large client base of small- and medium-sized companies. Trained in mediation, he advises companies on conflicts with their employees, works councils and unions, as either a mediator or a consultant.

Thomas formed his own employment law boutique in Hamburg in September 2012. Previously, he was an Equity Partner and International Head of Employment & Pensions at an international business law firm where he became Partner in 1998. He was admitted to the bar in 1995 and is a specialized lawyer (Fachanwalt) for employment law in Germany as well as a business mediator.

Credentials & Recognition

Speaking Engagements

Global Migration in the Age of Nationalism

  • May 11, 2017

Employment Issues and Latest Developments in Germany

  • September 2015
  • PIHRA, Los Angeles

Past, Present & Future of Employment & Labor Law

  • May 2015

Panel Discussion, The New World of Executive Compensation

  • May 2015
  • ABA Spring Meeting, Washington D.C.

Restrictive Covenants

  • May 2014
  • The International Forum on Employment Law, London

Panel Discussion, Global Mobility and Challenges with Expatriates

  • April 2015
  • International Forum on Employment Law, London

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

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