Dr Johannes Allmendinger, MA

Lawyer | Founder | Director


Profile


I have over twelve years' experience advising and representing companies in all matters relating to German employment law. I specialise in drafting employment-related legal documents, advising on restructurings and transactions, incentive schemes, cross-border employee secondment, and termination of employment.

E: j.allmendinger@oathberg.com
T:  49 69 6677 888 33

F:  49 69 6677 888 35

Professional experience

OATHBERG Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

07/2025 - today:

Lawyer and Director

Noerr Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB

04/2021 - 06/2025:
Lawyer and Associated Partner
Practice Group: Employment and Pensions
Member of the China Desk

Beiten Burkhardt Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

01/2017 - 03/2021:
Lawyer and Senior Associate, later Salary Partner
Practice Group: "Employment"


Weil Gotshal Manges LLP

10/2013 - 12/2016:
Lawyer and Associate
Practice Group: "Corporate" (with a focus on employment law)

Education

Clerkship at the Berlin Court of Appeal, Germany

(2011-2013)


Master's degree in Industrial Relations and Managiung Human Resources from Warwick Business School, UK (2009-2010)


PhD with a dissertation on the law of collective bargaining in the People's Republic of China, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Germany (2007-2009)


Mandarin studies at Fudan University Shanghai, China (2003-2004) and research fellowship at the China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, China (2009)

Law studies at the University of Passau (2001-2006)


Traineeships at Bosch, BMW, Allianz, Clifford Chance, Linklaters, the German Bundestag and the German Embassy in Washington D.C., USA (2003-2013)

Experience

Selected projects (including mandates from work in predecessor law firms), each involving employment law advice:

  • Lakeland Industries in strategic acquisition of LHD Group
  • Japan Pulp & Paper Group on the acquisition of Inapa Group
  • Foresight in the consolidation of the energy company HH2E
  • Gegenbauer in merger with Apleona
  • Cadre Holdings in acquisition in the nuclear sector
  • Danish emagine Consulting A/S on the acquisition of Allgeier Experts
  • Investment AB Latour on the acquisition of air conditioning manufacturer Howatherm
  • DBAG on the sale of its shareholding in R+S Group
  • SERO on the acquisition of EPSa Group
  • DEMIRE on the sale of the Leipzig LogPark to HIH Invest Real Estate
  • Chinese Westron Group on the acquisition of majority stake in automotive supplier Allgaier
  • ecotel communication ag on the sale of easybell
  • JCE Group on the acquisition of majority stake in Singer & Sohn
  • Southern German life science company on transformation into a European Company (SE)
  • Nature Infrastructure Capital and X-ELIO on investment in battery storage specialist ECO STOR
  • ING-DiBa on the acquisition of Lendico
  • Hoesch Group AG on the sale of Asuro to BCA AG
  • Mobile.de on the acquisition of Motor-Talk
  • Paragon Partners on the acquisition of parts of Balda Group
  • Tipico shareholders on the sale of the majority stake to CVC Capital Partners
  • Centerbridge Partners on the acquisition of Senvion SE