Thomas Class Salary Partner
Qualification
Lawyer
Areas of expertise
Special sector knowledge
- Industrials
- Automotive industry
Languages
- German
- English
Brief biography
- Since 2025 Forvis Mazars
- 1999-2025 Managing Director Südwestmetall (Employers' Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry in Baden-Württemberg)
- 1993-1999 Legal Counsel Südwestmetall (Employers' Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry Baden-Württemberg)
- 1992-1993 Federal Association of German Employers (BDA)
- 1989-1992 Legal clerkship at Waldshut-Tiengen District Court
- 1983-1989 Studied law at the University of Freiburg/Breisgau
Profile
Thomas Class has been a lawyer since 1996 and worked as an in-house counsel at the employers’ association from 2006 to 2025. Since February 2025, he has been a Salary Partner at Forvis Mazars in Stuttgart, specializing in employment law.
Previously, Thomas Class served for 25 years as Managing Director of the employers’ association Südwestmetall, giving him extensive expertise and experience in negotiating collective agreements, works agreements, and social plans. Additionally, he has in-depth industry knowledge of the metal and electrical sector and a strong network in administration and politics.