Press Releases
08/14/2026
Press Releases
GÖRG further strengthens its employment law restructuring practice with Dr Piero Sansone as partner
Dr Piero Sansone advises companies operating nationally and internationally on all matters of individual and collective employment law. He is an expert in large restructuring and transformation projects, as well as in large-scale insolvency proceedings, in which he provides employment law advice to companies in self-administration and insolvency administrators. His expertise includes negotiating collective agreements with trade unions and works councils.
His other practice areas include corporate acquisitions and high-volume litigation.
Dr Piero Sansone has a broad sector focus, encompassing, amongst others, the automotive, retail and services, infrastructure, transport and logistics (including the aviation sector and rail freight), metal and electrical industries (including renewable energies), as well as healthcare and life sciences.
Dr Piero Sansone has repeatedly been recognised as a frequently recommended employment lawyer. Among others, he was named one of the ‘Best Lawyers’ by Best Lawyers & Handelsblatt in 2026. The F.A.Z. Institute and QuantiQuest recognised his outstanding legal expertise in 2026 by awarding him the title of ‘TOP Lawyer’ in employment law.
Dr Piero Sansone wrote his doctoral thesis on the topic of „Equal treatment of temporary workers under German and European Union law“, which was awarded the Erhardt-Imelmann Doctoral Prize, among other honours.
2026
GÖRG
Partner
2019-2026
Seitz Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater PartG mbB
Lawyer, Partner (from 2023, previously Counsel)
2013-2019
GÖRG
Lawyer, Associate Partner (since 2018, previously Associate)
2010-2013
Regional Court of Cologne
Legal clerkship and Second state examination
2010
University of Cologne
Doctorate (Dr. jur.)
2007-2011
Institute for German and European Labor Law (Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ulrich Preis)
Research Assistant
2003-2004
Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Arnhem
Study of jazzguitar
2001-2007
University of Cologne
Study of law and First state examination
Member of the German Bar Association
Member of the Cologne Bar Association
Often recommended lawyer in Best Lawyers/Handelsblatt (2026), F.A.Z. Institut / QuantiQuest (2026), Legal 500 (2025, 2024) und WirtschaftsWoche (2025, 2024).
The doctoral thesis was awarded the 2013 Erhardt-Imelmann Doctoral Prize and the 2011 Küttner Doctoral Prize for Labour Law.
