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Michael Bogati

Of Counsel

Employment Law

Düsseldorf

+49 211 3678 7-260
mbogati@orrick.com

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Mr. Michael Bogati, an of counsel in Orrick's Düsseldorf office, is a member of the Employment Group.  Mr. Bogati focuses on all aspects of employment law with having a special focus on and experience in works council co-determination rights, restructuring measures, operational arbitration committee proceedings and cases related to collective bargaining agreements.  He also advises with regard to aspects of corporate transactional work, and has comprehensive experience in collective and individual employment law litigation.

Due to his long history with the Gothaer Insurance Group, a major German insurance company, Mr. Bogati has build experience handling employments matters in the insurance sector.  Mr. Bogati advises on employment law issues for major international clients, including Coca-Cola Germany.  Further, he advises several companies in the steel and metal industry, such as the Zapp Group, Wickeder Westfalenstahl and Schmolz+Bickenbach, a world market leader in several special steel branches.  Mr. Bogati’s additional clients include companies in the fashion, IT and PR & marketing sectors.

Before joining Orrick Hölters & Elsing, Mr. Bogati spent three years with Luther Menold, the law firm associated with Ernst & Young in Germany.

Michael Bogati

Memberships

  • German Labor Court Association (Deutscher Arbeitsgerichtsverband)
  • European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA)

Publications

  • Works council elections 2010 (Betriebsratswahl 2010), Lohn + Gehalt, Issue 1/2010
  • The handling of employee´s claims to reduce their working time (Der Umgang mit Teilzeitansprüchen des Arbeitnehmers), Lohn + Gehalt, Issue 7/2009
  • Present Danger. When the own employees become enemies (Gefahr im Verzug. Wenn die eigenen Mitarbeiter zu Feinden werden), Markt & Mittelstand, 2008, Issue 9, p. 34
  • Permitted Gifts. Corruption (Erlaubte Geschenke. Korruption), Handwerk Magazin, Issue 7, p.36
  • Interview: Gifts with Side-Effects (Geschenke mit Nebenwirkungen), VerkehrsRundschau, 2006, Issue 48, p. 32-35
  • Neverending Break. Holiday Season: What Employers should bear in mind (Ferien ohne Ende. Reisezeit: Worauf Unternehmer beim Urlaub ihrer Mitarbeiter achten müssen), Markt & Mittelstand, 2006, Issue 7, p. 38
  • Dismissal made more flexible (Flexibler kündigen), impulse, march 2006, p. 17
  • Positive Signals. New Laws. (Postive Signal. Neue Gesetze), Handwerk Magazin, 2006, Issue 1, p. 34
  • Gift Bomb. How Enterprises prevent corruption (Geschenkbombe. Wie sich Unternehmen vor Korruption schützen), Markt & Mittelstand, 2005, Issue 11, p. 82
  • Between desk and family (Zwischen Schreibtisch und Familie). Mark & Mittelstand, 2005, Issue 8, p. 32
  • Employers can reject part-time-employment for cost reasons (Arbeitgeber darf Teilzeit aus Kostengründen ablehnen), Financial Times Deutschland (FTD), 12.07.2005

Speeches & Programs

  • Corporate Social Responsibility, Datakontext, 2011
  • Supervision of E-Mail and Internet use, Datakontext, 2010
  • Short time work - making correct use of employment instruments during the crisis, Datakontext, 2009
  • Anti Discrimination Law (Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz), Inhouse, Frequently
  • Update Employment Law (Aktuelles Arbeitsrecht), Inhouse, Frequently
  • Employment Law for Executives (Arbeitsrecht für Führungskräfte), Inhouse, 2008
  • Risks of Liability for Managers (Haftungsrisiken für Vorstände und Geschäftsführer), Ernst & Young, 2005
  • Social Compensation Plan for Transfer Purposes (Transfersozialplan), von Rundstedt & Partner, 2004

Admitted In

  • Germany

Education

  • Second State Examination, Düsseldorf, 2002
  • First State Examination, Cologne, 1999
  • Certified Lawyer, Certified Employment Lawyer,

Honors

  • Featured as highly competent lawyer in the 2007-2008 edition of JUVE Handbook

Languages

  • German
  • English