Bird & Bird LLP

Employment and Commercial, corporate and M&A

Johannes heads the Employment practice in the UAE and is a partner in the  Corporate Group in our Abu Dhabi office.

Johannes works closely with clients on their mergers & acquisitions, joint venture and foreign direct investment work. His experience includes advising international and domestic clients (including family-owned businesses) on mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate advisory work (including set-ups with all related regulatory and licensing requirements), corporate restructuring, and commercial and employment issues. He acts for clients hailing from a broad range of sectors, including education, energy, defence, healthcare, manufacturing, telecommunications, and the public sector.

He has a strong understanding of the UAE market, having lived and worked here since 2005. Prior to joining Bird & Bird, I worked for another international law firm in Abu Dhabi for over ten years.

English, German

German Bar Association in 2005 Solicitors Regulation Authority in 2011

College of Law, United Kingdom, Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test (QLTT) University of Hagen, Germany, doctor of laws (Dr. jur.) University of Canterbury, Christchurch (New Zealand), LL.M. (First Class Honours) Legal traineeship (Referendariat) in Düsseldorf (Germany) Legal studies at the universities of Düsseldorf, Hagen, Greifswald, Dresden and Bayreuth (all Germany)