03-31-2026 News

New Counsel for the Berlin office: Employment law specialist Dr. Michael Matthiessen joins HEUKING

Effective April 1, Dr. Michael Matthiessen (50) will join HEUKING’s Berlin office as Counsel in the employment law team led by Dr. Utz Andelewski. Dr. Matthiessen is a Certified Specialist Lawyer in Employment Law and joins the firm from ADVANT Beiten, where he has served as Salary Partner.

Matthiessen advises and represents employers in out-of-court disputes involving both individual and collective employment law. His practice focuses on advising companies in the healthcare sector. In this field, he has also advised and represented diaconal institutions for many years in employment and church law matters, with a particular focus on employee representation law.

“Dr. Michael Matthiessen is an excellent addition to our team. He is highly regarded in his field. With his many years of experience advising and representing companies in the healthcare sector and his expertise in church employment law, he further enhances our firm’s strong position in advising the institutional churches as well as diaconal and charitable organizations. We are delighted to continue growing in this area as well,” said Dr. Utz Andelewski.

With the addition of Dr. Michael Matthiessen, HEUKING’s Employment Law Practice Group now comprises 61 lawyers.

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