Clifford Chance
Sebastian Ritz advises international and national companies on all issues of individual and collective employment law, in particular in restructuring and reorganisation measures as well as M&A transactions, including negotiations with employee representatives and post-deal integration.
Other areas of expertise include complex compliance investigations, liability issues between corporate bodies, management participation programs and company pension issues.
His experience includes advising:
- Conducting reconciliation of interests and social plan negotiations for a company in the food sector, support in the reduction of 400 jobs (2023)
- Extensive advice and assessment of works council remuneration structures of a Dax Group Company (2023)
- Extensive advice and support of a Consulting Firm in context with its first election of a works council (2023)
- Porsche Holding on its acquisition of seven car dealerships located around Dresden with approx. 900 employees (2022)*
- Edeka Foodservice on its acquisition of the Handelshof-Stores (2019)*
- Paragon Partners on its acquisition of a majority stake in the Optician Group pro optik (2019) and on its acquisition of UCB Innere Medizin (2018)*
- ZF Friedrichshafen on its acquisition of 35 % of the shares in ASAP Holding GmbH (2018)*
*matter handled at previous law firm
News and client work
Contact details
- Clifford Chance, Düsseldorf
- +49 211 4355 5172
- Email me
- Follow me on LinkedIn
- Speaks German and English
- Practice area Employment, incentives & pensions, Tax, M&A corporate
- Sector Healthcare, life sciences & chemicals, Automotive, Industrials, Energy & resources, Private equity
Career and qualifications
- Kiel University (Dr. jur.) 2006
- Legal Clerkship in Hamburg 2008
- King´s College London (LL.M.) 2009
- Admitted as a Rechtsanwalt in Germany 2009
- Associate at Clifford Chance 2009
- Counsel, later Partner at Ebner Stolz 2016
- Joined Clifford Chance as a Partner 2022
Awards and citations
- TOP Lawyer 2025
WirtschaftsWoche 2025 - Employment - Stand-Out Lawyer
Thomas Reuters 2025 - Recognised as one of the "best lawyers" for Employment Law
Handelsblatt Best Lawyers 2023, 2024 - Top lawyer for Employment law
WirtschaftsWoche 2021, 2022, 2023 - "Often recommended lawyer for Employment law",
"Aspiring employment lawyer", "very pleasant"
JUVE 2019 - 2022