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Michael
Dietzler

Lawyer | Employment Law Specialist | Partner
Michael Dietzler Rechtsanwalt | Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht | Partner +49 221 22286-302 Richmodstraße 8, 50667 Köln, Deutschland Küttner Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB

Vita

Michael Dietzler joined Küttner as a lawyer in 2000 and became a partner in 2006. Michael Dietzler, as a specialist in employment law, brings extensive experience in advising and representing businesses and executives, both in Germany and abroad, on all aspects of individual employment law and collective labour law.
His key practice areas involve offering employment law advice and representation to national and international companies in restructuring, advising and representing on workplace co-determination issues, the drafting of work terms and employment agreements, and supporting employers and executives in termination situations. Michael Dietzler has extensive experience in collective labour law, particularly in drafting and negotiating works agreements related to the introduction and implementation of models for flexible working hours and locations, and variable compensation systems. In individual employment law, he routinely advises employers and executives on all employment law matters and represents them in labour courts across Germany. With the growing internationalisation of the workplace, Michael Dietzler is regularly consulted on cross-border issues, such as the compatibility and consistency of work conditions, assignments abroad, and questions relating to dismissal protection. Michael Dietzler is a contributor to the BankColleg of the Academy of German Cooperatives (ADG) in the area of employment law.

Advisory and Key Practice Areas

+ National Individual and Collective Labour Law + Restructuring Projects + Reconciliation of Interests and Social Compensation Plan Negotiations + Executive Advisory Services, particularly for Board Members and Managing Directors

Memberships

+ German Bar Association e.V. + Cologne Bar Association e.V. + Employment Law Working Group at the German Bar Association e.V.

Professional Background

+ Elevation to Partner + Employment Law Specialist + Joined Küttner Rechtsanwälte + Law Studies at the University of Cologne

Distinctions

+ Best Lawyers/Handelsblatt: Best Lawyers in Employment Law 2025

Publications

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