{"id":2100,"date":"2017-03-02T15:59:54","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T14:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bluedex.de\/lawyer-michael-fausel\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T14:01:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:01:32","slug":"lawyer-michael-fausel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bluedex.de\/en\/the-specialists\/lawyer-michael-fausel\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawyer Dr. Michael R. Fausel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6590&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;bluedex-header&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;bluedex-headline&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>LAWYER DR. MICHAEL R. FAUSEL<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Specialist in (international) labor and social security law as well as employee secondment (Global Mobility)<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1604689317103{background-color: #e5e5e5 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Multiple award recipient by the law magazine \u201cKanzleimonitor,\u201d including being ranked the most recommended employment lawyer in Germany (1st place; 2020\/2021).<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1482310426035{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;expert-content&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;bluedex-text&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;bluedex-text&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Education and Professional Experience<\/h3>\n<p>Dr. Michael R. Fausel studied law at the universities of Heidelberg and Konstanz. He completed his legal traineeship in Stuttgart, Heilbronn, and London (UK). Prior to that, he studied at the University of Public Administration and Finance Ludwigsburg, graduating with the degree \u201cDiplom-Verwaltungswirt (FH)\u201d (Graduate in Public Administration), combined with work for the Deutsche Rentenversicherung.<\/p>\n<p>Following his studies, Dr. Fausel worked at the international law firms CMS Hasche Sigle and Simmons &amp; Simmons LLP. Prior to founding BLUEDEX \u2013 Labour Law, he worked from 2011 to 2016 at the international law firm Beiten Burkhardt, particularly as a partner, where he was responsible for the firm\u2019s global mobility \/ secondment practice.<\/p>\n<p>In order to focus even more intensively on (international) employment and social security law, he founded BLUEDEX \u2013 Labour Law in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Fausel speaks German, English, French, and Spanish.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1779344194027{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Selected Awards<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Kanzleimonitor 2020 \/ 2021: Most Recommended Employment Lawyer in Germany (1st place) (<a href=\"https:\/\/bluedex.de\/pressemitteilung-rechtsanwalt-dr-michael-r-fausel-auf-platz-1-der-kanzleimonitor-studie-2020\/\">press release<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLeading Employment Law Expert\u201d according to JUVE Nachrichten, online from April 2, 2020<\/li>\n<li>Recommended by \u201cThe Legal 500\u201d (2022)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSpecialist in Employment and Social Security Law\u201d according to Focus Online, April 7, 2025<\/li>\n<li>Kanzleimonitor 2021 \/ 2022: Second Most Recommended Employment Lawyer in Germany (<a href=\"https:\/\/bluedex.de\/kanzleimonitor-zeichnet-bluedex-und-die-partner-dr-fausel-und-dr-bitsch-aus-2022\/\">press release<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;bluedex-text&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1779343809671{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Areas of Expertise and Practice<\/h3>\n<p>Dr. Michael R. Fausel advises international corporations, medium-sized businesses, and public-sector entities on all matters relating to labor and social security law. He specializes in international labor law (employee secondment and temporary agency work), employment contract drafting, restructuring measures, and unfair dismissal litigation. Dr. Fausel also advises numerous companies on matters of works constitution law (particularly works agreements, reconciliation of interests, and social plans) as well as collective bargaining law.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Fausel is a speaker at numerous events organized by law associations, educational institutions, and companies on topics relating to employment and secondment law, and is a permanent lecturer for the publishing house C.H. Beck. He also served as an advisor to a German federal ministry during the legislative reform process of the German Temporary Employment Act (Arbeitnehmer\u00fcberlassungsgesetz).<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Fausel is the initiator of the secondment initiative \u201cArbeits-WELT-Recht\u201d and previously served on the supervisory board of the auditing and tax consulting firm Lehleiter + Partner AG.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, he is a lecturer at Hochschule Fresenius and Frankfurt School of Finance &amp; Management, and also acts as an arbitrator appointed by the Frankfurt Bar Association in matters of employment and secondment law.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Dr. Fausel serves on the expert advisory board of VIB \u2013 Verband Internationaler Banken in Deutschland e.V..[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1779344318405{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Publications \/ Lectures<\/h3>\n<p>Dr. Michael R. Fausel regularly <a href=\"https:\/\/bluedex.de\/en\/the-specialists\/lawyer-michael-fausel\/publications-and-lectures-dr-michael-r-fausel\/\">publishes law articles<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bluedex.de\/en\/the-specialists\/lawyer-michael-fausel\/publications-and-lectures-dr-michael-r-fausel\/\">lectures<\/a> at numerous educational institutions on topics relating to (international) employment, secondment, and social security law.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1779344490361{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>MEMBERSHIPS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ila-hq.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Law Association (ILA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibanet.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Bar Association (IBA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aija.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eela.eelc-updates.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tax-legal-excellence.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tax &amp; Legal Excellence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rak-ffm.de\/startseite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frankfurt Bar Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ag-arbeitsrecht.de\/de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">German Bar Association \u2013 working group Employment Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vib.network\/experten_bmcr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Member of the Expert Advisory Board of VIB \u2013 Verband Internationaler Banken in Deutschland e.V. for HR, employment law, and compensation matters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinderhilfestiftung.org\/team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Member of the Board of Trustees of Kinderhilfestiftung e.V.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bvmw.de\/de\/recht\/kommission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Member of the Legal Commission \u2013 working Group \u201cLabour and Social Affairs\u201d of the Bundesverband mittelst\u00e4ndische Wirtschaft (BVMW)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">CONTACT<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Michael.Fausel@BLUEDEX.de\">Michael.Fausel@BLUEDEX.de<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<div class=\"shariff shariff-align-left shariff-widget-align-left\"><ul class=\"shariff-buttons theme-default orientation-horizontal buttonsize-small\"><li class=\"shariff-button mailto shariff-nocustomcolor\" style=\"background-color:#a8a8a8\"><a href=\"mailto:?body=https%3A%2F%2Fbluedex.de%2Fen%2Fthe-specialists%2Flawyer-michael-fausel%2F&subject=Lawyer%20Dr.%20Michael%20R.%20Fausel\" title=\"Send by email\" aria-label=\"Send by email\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"shariff-link\" style=\"; 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