About
Sebastian specializes in a wide range of complex matters related to collective and individual employment law, with a particular focus on employee data protection.
His daily work includes providing strategic and hands-on advice on restructuring scenarios, internal investigations, and data privacy compliance. He also specializes in whistleblowing matters and exit strategies for managing directors. Sebastian has extensive experience with litigation in civil and labor courts, but also with out-of-court negotiations. He regularly defends clients against unjustified employee damage claims and participates in works councils disputes dealing with contentious co-determination rights.
Sebastian frequently publishes his thoughts in legal handbooks and law journals.
He speaks German and English.
Education
- Law degree from the University of Bonn as a Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes scholar
- PhD in Law (Dr iur) from the University of Bonn as a Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung scholar, awared with the dissertation prize for employment matters
- Legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Cologne, including work for the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs in Berlin and a prestigious labor law boutique in Cologne.
Academic position
- Lecturer (Lehrbeauftragter) for labor regulation at EBS Law School
Legal profession
- Attorney-at-law (Rechtsanwalt), Germany


Dr. Sebastian Rombey
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