Michael Dreier specializes in the mediation of complex disputes within social partnerships at the plant, corporate, and collective levels.
He provides clients with strategic security by preparing for and engaging in negotiations that focus on outcomes while minimizing risk and avoiding litigation.
His corporate experience and expertise as managing director of an employers’ association make him a highly effective negotiator and mediator.
He considers well-functioning co-determination to be a competitive advantage and is convinced of its social value.
Services
Michael Dreier’s areas of specialization are legal counsel, practical implementation, and resolution of disputes between employer and workers’ council and the parties involved in collective labor agreements. His areas of expertise are:
Mergers and restructuring
Reconciliation of interests and social plans
Industrial relations law, corporate co-determination
Collective-bargaining law, policy and negotiation
Contract design, terminations and settlement agreements for employees covered by collective-wage agreements, middle management and senior management
Qualifications
Michael Dreier studied law and the social sciences in Göttingen and Paris and began his career in corporate human resources at Volkswagen. At BAT he was Head of Industrial Relations, Director of Human Resources for the Russian Federation in Moscow, as well as Managing Director of Human Resources and Labor Director for Germany and Central Europe. As Managing Director of the German Cigarette Industry Employers’ Association, he was responsible for the collective-bargaining policy for the industrial sector in Germany.
More: Curriculum Vitae
Mr. Dreier speaks German, English, French, Russian and Spanish.
Press
Attorney Michael Dreier in the press
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 03.01.2024
Standpunkt:
Ein Lob der Tarifautonomie
Le Figaro, 07.06.2023
Assessment of the upcoming change of leadership at IG Metall:
En Allemagne, une femme prend la tête d’IG Metall, le syndicat le plus puissant du monde
BILD, 28.03.2023
Expert assessment:
War der Deutschland-Streik nur eine Show,
Der Spiegel, 23.03.2023
„Wie läuft eine Tarifverhandlung konkret ab, Herr Dreier?“
Manager Magazin, 23.03.2023
„Die Kultur der friedlichen Streitbeilegung ist im Moment am Wackeln“
Contact
Michael Dreier, Attorney at Law
Mittelweg 144, 20148 Hamburg
Phone +49 40 800 084 812
Email info@dreier-rechtsanwalt.de
www.dreier-rechtsanwalt.de
Legal Notice
Michael Dreier, Attorney at Law (Rechtsanwalt)
Mittelweg 144
20148 Hamburg
Phone: +49 40 800 084 812
info@dreier-rechtsanwalt.de
www.dreier-rechtsanwalt.de
Tax Identification No. 59 467 218 803
Finance authority: Hamburg-Nord
Professional title:
Rechtsanwalt (granted in the Federal Republic of Germany)
Responsible professional association:
Hanseatic Bar Association, Hamburg (www.rechtsanwaltskammerhamburg.de)
Professional regulations:
German Federal Lawyers’ Act (BRAO)
German Rules of Professional Practice (BORA)
German Lawyers’ Remuneration Act (RVG)
Code of Conduct for Lawyers in the European Community
These regulations can be found and downloaded in German and English on the German Federal Bar Association website (www.brak.de).
In the event of any financial disputes between client and lawyer, it is possible to engage in resolution proceedings before the Arbitration Board of the Legal Profession in Berlin.
Professional liability insurance:
R+V Allgemeine Versicherungs AG (www.ruv.de) Policy No. 405 25 934485483
Design:
Harald Rautenberg
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Programming and concept:
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