German employment law specialist Fabian Neugebauer has joined dm-drogerie markt Deutschland as Syndikusrechtsanwalt Arbeitsrecht, effective September 1, 2026. Neugebauer announced the move on LinkedIn, marking his transition from private practice to an in-house legal role at one of Germany’s largest retailers.
The appointment brings an experienced labour lawyer into dm’s expanding legal function at a time when employment, health, digitalisation and regulatory compliance are becoming increasingly important to the retailer’s business model.
Neugebauer joins dm after a long-standing career at Qivive, the Franco-German law firm, where he focused on German employment law and advised predominantly French companies on individual and collective labour matters, employment contracts, restructurings and litigation.
He joined Qivive in 2017, after studying German and French law at the University of Cologne and Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. He was admitted to the German Bar in 2017 and obtained the title of Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht in 2020.
His publications have included contributions on issues ranging from employee remuneration and wage attachment to collective bargaining and the German Tarifeinheitsgesetz.
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