“Andreas Tinhofer as a "very well-connected" figure and "an important person in the market," with a "brilliant brain and huge expertise."”Chambers Europe 2020
Andreas Tinhofer is a partner with our firm, and an employment law specialist.
Andreas has been advising employers and managers for 20 years in all employment law matters including employee data protection and company pensions. His expertise encompasses issues such as restructuring and social plan negotiations, working time, independent contractors, employee representative matters (including works agreements), termination of employment, company pensions, post-employment restrictions and posting of workers.
He regularly represents his clients before the Austrian courts and other public authorities (e.g. Ombuds for Equal Treatment, conciliation boards).
Andreas has published numerous articles on various employment law issues (e.g. business transfer, dismissals, service agreements of board members and posting of workers). Since 2009 he has acted as National Correspondent of the international legal journal “European Employment Law Cases” (EELC).
Andreas is a graduate of the University of Vienna (Dr. iur. 2000) and the University of Exeter (LLM 1995), with additional study at the Université Paris II (1992). After graduation, Andreas researched and lectured as an Assistant Professor in employment law at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Wien), while frequently speaking at seminars for executives and HR managers.
Andreas Tinhofer is a member of the Vienna Bar Association, the Austrian Society of Employment Law and Social Law, the International Society of Employment Law and Social Law and the European Employment Lawyers’ Association (EELA).
Andreas works in English (fluent) and German (native), with a working knowledge of French and basic Spanish.
Highlights of Andreas’s work include the following:
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Professional Experience
Education
Tinhofer (lecturer), “Beendigung des Arbeitsverhältnisses”, Lehrgang Arbeitsrecht 2021 MANZ Rechtsakademie, 05.05.2021.