dka Rechtsanwälte Fachanwälte

What dka Rechtsanwälte Fachanwälte does

dka Rechtsanwälte Fachanwälte is a Berlin-based Fachanwalt law firm (founded January 1, 2014) that sits on the labor and employee side of the German legal market, advising and representing individual employees, civil servants, works councils (Betriebs- and Personalräte), and trade unions including IG Metall Berlin, ver.di, and NGG. Its core practice areas are Arbeitsrecht (labor and collective bargaining law), Öffentlicher Dienst (public service and civil servant law), Strafrecht (criminal defense, including Nebenklage and disciplinary defense), and Verwaltungsrecht (administrative, assembly, police, and migration law). The firm's bench comprises 31 named attorneys, several of whom hold Fachanwalt titles across multiple specialties, publish standard legal commentaries (KSchR, BetrVG, BPersVG, BDSG, PersVG Berlin), lecture at universities, and sit on the boards of ECCHR, RAV, and VDJ.

The firm's product surface is professional services delivered through direct client consultations and court representation, supplemented by two adjacent revenue lines: the Wiima ('Wissen ist Macht') training institute, which runs seminars for works councils and personnel representatives, and a sustained publication/JUVE-recognized authority function through commentaries and journal articles. There is no proprietary technology platform; service delivery is in-person and document-based at the firm's sole office in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg (Immanuelkirchstraße 3–4). Pricing follows German statutory conventions: court representation is billed under the Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz (RVG), while out-of-court consultation is typically hourly or fixed-fee, with case-by-case engagement rather than subscription or platform economics.

The go-to-market is sales-led but reputation-driven: clients are acquired through Fachanwalt credentials, legal-political visibility, published scholarship, seminar channels, and embedded referral pipelines from major trade unions and works councils rather than paid marketing. Ownership is a private partnership domiciled in Berlin, with no subsidiaries, no public listing, and no external funding rounds disclosed. Strategic positioning is differentiated by an explicit refusal to represent employer-side work — a stance the firm publicly defends — which structurally limits the addressable market but reinforces a defensible niche across the employee/labor/unior rights segment.

Name

dka Rechtsanwälte Fachanwälte

Legal name

dka Rechtsanwälte Fachanwälte

Website

https://dka-kanzlei.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

dka Rechtsanwälte Fachanwälte is a Berlin-listed Fachanwalt law firm advising and representing employees, works councils, civil servants, and trade unions (IG Metall, ver.di, NGG) in labor, public sector, criminal, and administrative law, with a co-founded Wiima training institute for works council education.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services - Labor and Employment Law

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAAAD

Employment & Labor Law

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

SECONDARYBPAHAAAB

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

SECONDARYEDAAALAB

Legal & Compliance (CLE, Paralegal CE)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Professional Licensure & Continuing Professional Education (CE/CPE)

SECONDARYEDAGANAK

Legal & Governance Professional Development

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Professional Development & Training Materials

Keywords

• Labor law representation
• Works council advisory
• Civil servant law
• Criminal defense services
• Administrative law practice

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Services: Revenue generated through legal consultation and representation fees for employees, works councils, trade unions, and individuals in labor law, public sector employment law, criminal law, and administrative law matters. Fee structures follow German law firm billing conventions based on the Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz (RVG) for court proceedings and hourly rates or fixed fees for out-of-court consultation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

dka Rechtsanwälte Fachanwälte is a Berlin-based law firm that provides specialized legal representation and consultation primarily for employees, works councils, trade unions, and civil servants. The firm focuses on four core practice areas: labor law (Arbeitsrecht), public service/civil servant law (Öffentlicher Dienst), criminal law (Strafrecht), and administrative law (Verwaltungsrecht). It also operates the Wiima training institute for works council education and produces extensive legal scholarship.

Product overview

dka Rechtsanwälte Fachanwälte is a unified law firm offering specialized legal services through an integrated team of attorneys. The firm's core offerings consist of four main practice areas: Labor/Employment Law (Arbeitsrecht), Public Service Law (Öffentlicher Dienst), Criminal Law (Strafrecht), and Administrative Law (Verwaltungsrecht). Supplementary services include Wiima training programs for works councils and personnel representatives, and professional legal publications authored by the firm's lawyers. The practice areas are interconnected, with attorneys frequently collaborating across specialties—for example, labor law attorneys handle both individual employment disputes and collective bargaining matters, while criminal law specialists also defend civil servants in disciplinary proceedings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Wiima: Wiima (Wissen ist Macht) is the training provider of dka law firm, offering seminars and training for works councils on labor law and collective bargaining law topics.

Products and services

• Arbeitsrecht (Labor and Employment Law) Legal representation and consultation for employees, executives (Führungskräfte), works councils (Betriebsräte), and trade unions covering individual employment disputes, wrongful termination protection (Kündigungsschutz), contract negotiations, collective bargaining, works constitution matters, and co-determination rights enforcement.
• Öffentlicher Dienst (Public Service / Civil Servant Law) Specialized legal services for civil servants (Beamte), public sector employees, and their personnel representatives (Personalräte), covering staffing, classification (Eingruppierung), disciplinary proceedings, personnel committee matters, international civil service law, and data protection in public bodies.
• Strafrecht (Criminal Law) Criminal defense services including representation in criminal proceedings (Strafverteidigung), prison law (Strafvollstreckung), secondary victim representation (Nebenklage), and disciplinary proceedings for civil servants and professionals.
• Verwaltungsrecht (Administrative Law) Administrative law services covering assembly law (Versammlungsrecht), constitutional protection (Verfassungsschutz), police law (Polizeirecht), migration law (Migrationsrecht), economic administrative law (Wirtschaftsverwaltungsrecht), and data protection/access requests (Datenschutz).
• Wiima Schulungen (Wiima Training) Training institute affiliated with dka offering seminars and educational programs for works councils (Betriebsräte) and personnel representatives on labor law, co-determination rights, Betriebsverfassungsrecht, and collective bargaining topics.

Quantifiable outcome

• Recognized as top labor law firm in Berlin by FOCUS and Handelsblatt
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014dka attorneys Wolfgang Kaleck (General Secretary) and Dieter Hummel (Board member) hold leadership positions in ECCHR. The partnership focuses on human rights work, legal-political engagement, and constitutional rights protection. ECCHR engages in strategic litigation on human rights issues.
• Republikanischer Anwältinnen- und Anwälteverein e.V. (RAV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional association of critical lawyers. Multiple dka attorneys are members; Anna Gilsbach serves on the board. RAV engages in legal-political work and supports lawyers defending human rights.
• Vereinigung Demokratischer Juristinnen und Juristen (VDJ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation of democratic lawyers. Several dka attorneys are members; Dieter Hummel serves on the board. VDJ focuses on progressive legal policy and worker rights.
• IG Metall BerlincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor trade union. Several dka attorneys work regularly with IG Metall Berlin members; Damiano Valgolio and Dr. Lukas Middel are part of the IG Metall Berlin legal department and provide weekly consultation to members.
• ver.di (Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Services Union. dka provides legal services to ver.di members and cooperates on labor law matters. Several attorneys are members of ver.di.
• Wiima (Wissen ist Macht)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining institute established by dka for works council education. Provides in-house seminars on Betriebsverfassungsrecht and rights enforcement. Offers specialized training on topics relevant to client works councils.
• Bund-VerlagminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublishing house for labor law materials. Multiple dka attorneys co-author commentaries and textbooks published by Bund-Verlag, including KSchR and BetrVG commentaries.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Noerr Partnerschaftsgesellschaft: Major full-service German law firm with a substantial employment law practice — represents both employers and employees and competes for the same talent pool and high-profile mandates, but at much larger scale.
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer: International magic-circle firm with a significant German employment practice — represents mostly employers but competes for talent, complex mandates, and corporate labor-law advisory work.
• Hengeler Mueller: Elite full-service German law firm with a leading employment practice — competes at the top end of the labor-law market on restructuring, co-determination, and high-stakes disputes.

Direct peers

• Kuntze Tacke Bleckmann: German labor law firm focused on collective labor law, works council advice, and employee representation — comparable practice mix and client base to dka.
• KNAUTHE Rechtsanwälte: Berlin-based German law firm specializing in employee-side labor law, works council representation, and collective bargaining matters — directly comparable to dka's core practice, market, and client base.
• Schader & Partner Rechtsanwälte: German labor law firm representing works councils, employees, and trade unions in collective and individual labor disputes — directly comparable in specialty and client mandate.
• Wesenberg + Partner: Berlin-based boutique law firm focused on labor law for employees, works councils, and trade unions — closely comparable in niche positioning, geography, and client segments.
• GKS Rechtsanwälte: Berlin law firm with strong labor law practice representing employees and works councils across collective bargaining and individual employment matters — directly comparable employee-side competitor.
• Labisch Vennemann Rechtsanwälte: German law firm specializing in employee-side labor law with a strong works-council and collective-bargaining practice — directly comparable in mandate and specialty.
• Hoffmann Liebs Fritsch & Partner: Boutique German law firm with a dedicated employee-side labor and works-council practice — comparable in specialization, though smaller and differently distributed geographically.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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