Until 2002, Prof. Kliemt was a partner in the international commercial law firm Clifford Chance in Düsseldorf, where he was
the head of the employment-law department. Before that he was a partner in Wessing (now Taylor Wessing), and also in charge of
employment law. He worked as an academic researcher in the departments of two famous employment law scholars,
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. P.Hanau Köln and Prof. Dr. U.Preis.
Prof. Kliemt advises German and international companies throughout Germany on all questions of employment law. His areas of
specialisation include acting as an employment-law consultant during corporate acquisitions and restructuring (including negotiations
on redundancy schemes, proceedings before conciliation bodies (Einigungsstellen), collective agreement negotiations, spin-offs, due
diligence) right through until post-merger integration. >> He also specialises in occupational pension plans, including the
harmonisation of pension schemes, conducting test cases and the spin-off of
pension liabilities for corporate accounting purposes. Prof. Kliemt is an expert on the legal problems of Internet use at work and on questions of anti-discrimination and
equal treatment. He is a well-known speaker and the author of a large number of specialist publications. For many years he has
lectured on employment law at the Universität des Saarlandes.
Memberships: German Employment Courts Association; German-Japanese Employment Law Association e.V.; DAV Certified Employment Law Specialists Working Group; AbA e.V. - Occupational Old-Age Pensions Working Group.
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