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+49 40 35 52 80-0 +49 174 17 22 14 7 +49 40 35 52 80-80 j.menke@heuking.de
- Employment Law | Labor Law
- Insolvency Law
- Capital Markets
- Sports Law
- Distribution Law
Vita
- Certified Specialist Lawyer in Employment and Labor Law
- Admitted to the Bar 2007
- Lecturer, St. John's University, New York
- Lecturer in Sports Law, FernUniversität Hagen
- Lecturer, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Personalführung
- Lecturer, Bundesverband der Personalmanager e.V.
- Lecturer, Dt. Anwaltsinstitut Bochum, Frankfurt, Munich
- Born in Hamburg (Germany)1977
- Education and former activities
- Kliemt & Vollstädt, Certified Employment law specialists, Düsseldorf2007-2009
- Legal traineeship with periods at Bird & Bird, Düsseldorf, and German Football League (DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH), Frankfurt / Main2005-2007
- Granting of doctorate, University of Hamburg2005
- Extension studies Sportslaw at Distance teaching university of Hagen2004
- Universität of Hamburg including study visit in Madrid1998-2003
Affiliations
- Hamburger Verein für Arbeitsrecht e. V.
- International Bar Association (IBA)
- Anglo-German Club e.V.
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