Cologne/Munich, 20 October 2016 – The labour and employment law practice of the international commercial law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT won the award in the category "labour and employment lawyers" within the scope of a reader survey of the magazine Arbeit und Arbeitsrecht. The award ceremony took place today on the occasion of the "Zukunft Personal" Exhibition in Cologne, Europe's biggest exhibition for human resource management.

Within the scope of an online survey services and products in HR field could be chosen in ten different categories. In the lawyers' category - apart from BEITEN BURKHARDT - the law firms Allen & Overy, CMS Hasche Sigle, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, Pusch Wahlig Legal, Schmitt-Rolfes Faltermeier and vanguard were put on the shortlist.

"We are very pleased with this award and would like to thank, in particular, our clients who voted in our favour and, in so doing, appreciated our work", said Dr. Christopher Melms, head of the BEITEN BURKHARDT Labour and Employment Law Practice Group.

With about 60 specialized lawyers in the offices of Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt and Munich BEITEN BURKHARDT has one of the biggest labour and employment lawyer teams in Germany.

Contact
Dr. Christopher Melms
Phone: +49 89 35065-1143
Email: Christopher.Melms@bblaw.com

Press & Public Relations, Labout and Employment Law:
Markus Bauer
Phone: +49 89 35065-1104
Email: Markus.Bauer@bblaw.com

Bettina Kaltenbach
Phone: +49 89 35065-1142
Email: Bettina.Kaltenbach@bblaw.com