Tatjana Serbina, LL.M.

Advising national and international companies on a wide range of domestic and international employment-related matters, including:

• Advising on cross-border reorganizations, post-acquisition integration, and data privacy
• Assisting clients with internal investigations, particularly in connection with whistleblower protection
• Representing clients in employment law litigation before German Labor Courts

Education

• Certified Employment Law Specialist, 2024
• LL.M., Queen Mary University of London, 2019
• Second State Examination, 2018
• First State Examination, University of Heidelberg, Free University of Berlin, 2015
• University of Deusto, 2011

• Member of the “Skilled Labor and Labor Market” Committee, Berlin Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK Berlin)
• Member of the German-British Lawyers’ Association
• Member of the German Women Lawyers’ Association (djb)

• 2025 – Der Betrieb, DB1470252 – Commentary on Federal Labor Court (BAG) Judgment of July 25, 2024, 8 AZR 225/23, – “Doubts About Incapacity for Work – Compensation for Surveillance by a Detective Agency”
• 2023 – Der Betrieb (DB), p. 2882 – “The MgFSG and MgVG in Light of EU Co-Determination Concepts”
• 2023 – Der Betrieb (DB), p. 906 – Commentary on Federal Labor Court (BAG) Judgment of August 25, 2022, 2 AZR 225/20, – “Special Protection Against Dismissal for Data Protection Officers Under EU Law and National Constitutional Law”
• 2022 – Der Betrieb (DB), p. 2094 – Commentary on Regional Labor Court (LAG) Nuremberg Decision of March 7, 2022, 1 TaBV 23/21 – “Contestability of Works Council Elections”
• 2022 – Ukraine War and Law (UKuR), p. 142 – “Ukrainian Labor Law Under Martial Law”
• 2021 – Der Betrieb (DB), p. 515 – Commentary on Federal Labor Court (BAG) Decision of September 16, 2020, 7 ABR 30/19 – “Contestability of Works Council Elections Due to Excessive Information on the Ballot”
• 2020 – Der Betrieb (DB), p. 2752 – Commentary on Federal Labor Court (BAG) Referral Decision of July 30, 2020, 2 AZR 225/20 (A) – “Special Protection Against Dismissal for Data Protection Officers: Are § 38 (1) and (2) in Conjunction with § 6 (4) Sentence 2 BDSG Compliant with EU Law?”
• 2018 – Der Betrieb, DB1267314 – Commentary on Regional Labor Court (LAG) Berlin-Brandenburg Decision of September 19, 2017, 7 TaBV 91/17 – “Right of Access for a Union Represented in the Company to Attend Staff Meetings”