Dr. Rainer Krüger

Personal Facts

• Born in Oberhausen on 15 November 1969
• Studied law at Ruhr University Bochum
• First judicial state examination in 1996
• Research associate at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf 1996 – 1999
• Earned Dr. jur. (LL.D.) in 1999
• Legal clerkship at Regional Court Duisburg 1999 – 2001
• Second judicial state examination and admission to the bar in 2001
• Attorney with cross-regionally practicing corporate law firm in Münster from 2002 to 2008
• Attorney specializing in labor law since 2004
• Attorney with Schindhelm Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH in Osnabrück from 2008 to 2011
• Joined the partnership in 2011

Areas of specialization

Labor Law

• Employment contracts and termination agreements
• Commercial constitutional law, collective bargaining law, and right of co-determination including negotiations with works councils and unions
• Representation in labor law disputes in and out of court and representation in arbitration board proceedings
• Advice on and joint planning of business transfers and changes in operations
• Proceedings regarding reconciliation of interests and social compensation plans
• Recapitalization and reorganization of companies, mass layoff proceedings
• Company pension scheme
• Checking social security status and status determination proceedings

Corporate Law

• Legal relationships of chief executive officers, boards of directors, and other organs
• Employment contracts and termination agreements
• Liability of chief executive officers, boards of directors, and other organs

M&A

• Labor law-related monitoring of reorganizations, corporate sales, and acquisitions also due to insolvency
• Due diligence (in terms of labor law)

Publications

Monographs

• „Überprüfung der tatsächlichen Grundlagen von Verfahrensentscheidungen durch das Revisionsgericht im Strafprozess“  Düsseldorf 1999

Memberships

• Deutscher Anwaltverein
• Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Fachanwälte für Arbeitsrecht im Deutschen Anwaltverein
• Deutscher Arbeitsgerichtsverband