Employment
Europe Guide 2024 : Germany
Band 2
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Provided by Freshfields
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Chambers Review
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has a well-regarded team that utilises its renowned corporate and transactional expertise to assist with the employment aspects of mergers and acquisitions, entity conversions and company restructurings. The law firm has further experience in collective bargaining issues and board-level matters as well as advising on company pensions. The team possesses additional strength in handling co-determination matters. The practice assists clients from a broad range of sectors including financial services, TMT, automotive and life sciences. Clients particularly benefit from the firm's global, full-service set-up and ability to handle cross-border mandates.
Work Highlights
- Freshfields advised Novartis on its global staff reduction programme as well as on the separation of the Sandoz division.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"It's an excellent choice to work with them. They are very spot-on, very reliable and very good. We are very happy to work with them."
"They are very responsive. It's great to work with them."
"It's an excellent choice to work with them. They are very spot-on, very reliable and very good. We are very happy to work with them."
"They are very responsive. It's great to work with them."
Notable Practitioners
Klaus-Stefan Hohenstatt is a highly respected expert in employment law, frequently advising on the employment aspects of restructurings and carve-outs, including collective bargaining and negotiations of reconciliations and social plans related to staff reductions.
Thomas Müller-Bonanni is an experienced adviser who covers a wide range of employment issues, such as restructurings and SE conversions, with a further focus on compliance. He also assists with contentious matters, advising clients on disciplinary proceedings and unfair dismissal litigation against senior executives as well as works council disputes.
"He's on top of the ball, very pragmatic, very responsive and has good turnaround times. We are very happy to work with him."
Ulrich Sittard acts on the labour law aspects of reorganisations, assists with substantial staff reductions and advises companies on compliance with new regulations. His broad expertise encompasses providing counsel to clients in various industries including media, telecommunications, retail and financial services.
"Ulrich is very knowledgeable and tries to see from our point of view. He is really good at strategic advice and very creative in finding solutions and knowing how to deal with situations."
Ranked Lawyers at
Freshfields
Germany