Bringing your first team members on board is a huge milestone — and legally, it can get tricky fast. In this online session, you’ll get a practical overview of the most important labour law basics founders should know when building their team.

Together with season5 (a law firm headquartered in Berlin with an office in Schweinfurt), Luisa (lawyer for Labour & Employment) will guide you through key questions around role design and contract setup — for founders, first employees and freelancers. A special focus will be on what protects your company’s value: IP/know-how allocation, non-compete protection and securing your most important assets.

We’ll also look at typical separation and conflict scenarios: employee exits, but also co-founder breakups — and why these cases are often more complex in Germany and Europe than you might expect. You’ll learn when freelancers truly offer flexibility, what to watch out for to stay compliant, and how to avoid costly mistakes from the start.

What you’ll take away:

• How to structure roles sensibly and choose the right contracts (founders, employees, freelancers)

• How to ensure IP and know-how stay safely within the company

• What matters when it comes to non-competes / competition protection

• What’s especially important in DE/EU when it comes to separations/exits (including co-founder conflicts)

• Practical tools, real-world examples and directly applicable checkpoints

Format: Online (Zoom)
We’ll email the Zoom link to all registered participants a few days before the event.

Save the date: “Unlock Your Venture” – full-day event on 17 July 2026
On 17 July 2026, our full-day event “Unlock Your Venture” will follow — again together with season5, plus local investors and key players from the regional start-up scene. We’ll dive much deeper into the topics and work hands-on in workshops on your specific questions and needs. More infos: Coming soon.

About Luisa
Luisa is a labour law specialist with international experience and genuine startup DNA. She advises exactly where traditional labour law no longer meets the needs of young, fast-growing companies. With eight years of professional experience — including time in Dubai and at the world’s largest labour law firm — she combines deep legal expertise with a strong practical focus. Her key strength lies in building effective teams, from co-founder onboarding to cross-border hiring.

About season5
season5 is a next-generation law firm — founded by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs. We focus on real business-oriented advice instead of purely paragraph-driven legal thinking. We support tech startups, investors and funds where things get complex: at the intersection of corporate, labour and tax law — close to operational reality, easy to understand, and always with an eye on growth and the next steps.