Renowned returnee: Stephan Altenburg joins SKW Schwarz in Munich

SKW Schwarz has secured the services of renowned labour law expert Stephan Altenburg. The namesake partner and founder of the law firm ALTENBURG Fachanwälte für Arbeitsrecht will join SKW Schwarz in Munich as a partner on 1 July 2025 – the law firm where he originally began his career.

“Stephan Altenburg is one of the most recognised experts in employer consulting in Germany. For many decades, he has enjoyed the trust of renowned clients, who regularly consult him on a wide range of controversial issues in everyday business life,” says Dr. Stephan Morsch, Managing Partner of SKW Schwarz. ‘Executive boards and supervisory boards of listed companies also regularly seek his advice. With Stephan Altenburg, we are taking a major step forward in our efforts to strengthen and expand our employment law practice nationwide. We are delighted to be able to give our employment law team even more weight and visibility with him on board.’

After starting his career at SKW Schwarz in 1995 and spending several years practising law at Heuking, Stephan Altenburg founded the boutique firm ALTENBURG Fachanwälte für Arbeitsrecht in 2009. In 2012, he launched the international labour law network ELLINT: Employment & Labour Lawyers International, whose board he served on until 2024. Since 2016, he has also been a lecturer in employment law at Fresenius University of Applied Sciences and the author of numerous publications.

Stephan Altenburg is a member of the German Labour Court Association, the Labour Law Working Group of the German Bar Association, the German Lawyers' Association, the German Media Law Association and the Federal Association for Repositioning, Restructuring and Interim Management. He has been listed in all recognised lawyer rankings for many years.