APOS Legal advises companies across Germany on dismissals, exit management, compliance and works-council matters — in English and German. Specialist attorney Fatih Bektas, 20+ years of legal experience, former C-level in FinTech and construction.
APOS Legal (Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Heidelberg) advises employers only — nationwide across Germany, in English and German. Core areas: issuing legally watertight dismissals (operational, personal and conduct-related), exit management and termination agreements, compliance and works-council procedures (consultation under § 102 BetrVG, works agreements, conciliation boards, reconciliation of interests and social plans), mass redundancy under § 17 KSchG, transfer of undertakings under § 613a BGB, employment-contract drafting, and representation of companies with international workforces including bilingual contract drafting. Mandates run fully digitally; court representation before any competent German court.
Specialist attorney Fatih Bektas has been a certified specialist in German employment law (Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht) since 2011 and spent more than 14 years as CEO, CFO and COO in FinTech and construction. This dual qualification distinguishes APOS Legal from traditional law firms: decisions are weighed from the perspective of corporate leadership, not only legally.
Written and reviewed by Fatih Bektas, specialist attorney for German employment law (APOS Legal Heidelberg). Mandates exclusively on the employer side — employee mandates run separately under gekuendigt-abfindung.de.
APOS Legal deliberately focuses on three connected areas where employers consistently need external specialist advice. No broad-brush legal shop — depth in the topics that actually matter day-to-day for companies.
Separate lawfully — from the individual case to the large-scale restructuring:
Making German works-council law workable in daily operations:
For companies with non-German-speaking staff:
Removal from office (§ 38 GmbHG, § 84 (4) AktG), termination of the service contract, D&O coverage, variable compensation and post-contractual non-compete clauses — litigated before the regional court (Landgericht), not the labour court. With more than 14 years of own C-level experience in FinTech and construction.
Fatih Bektas spent more than 14 years as CEO, CFO and COO in FinTech and construction. He knows the view from the executive suite from direct experience — which translates into depth and prioritisation in his advice.
Admitted at the Karlsruhe Bar Association. Member of the German Bar Association (DAV) and the BVAU (in-house-employment-lawyers association).
More than 14 years of experience in FinTech and construction. Decisions are weighed from the perspective of corporate leadership.
Mandates run fully digitally. Court representation before any competent German court — in English and German.
APOS Legal advises employers of every size — from owner-managed mid-sized companies to German subsidiaries of international groups. A particular focus lies on mid-market businesses (50 to 2,000 employees) that do not maintain an in-house employment-law team and require external specialist advice for specific terminations, works-council matters or mass redundancies.
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The content of this website informs generally about German employment law from an employer perspective and does not replace individual legal advice. A client relationship with APOS Legal Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG arises only upon written mandate.