Linklaters focuses its employment expertise on collective law issues, resulting in regular advice on negotiations with works councils and unions concerning restructuring and transformation processes. The team is also experienced in transaction support and corporate co-determination, company pension schemes and remuneration issues as well as compliance and internal investigations. Timon Grau (corporate co-determination, works constitution law) and practice head Matthew Devey (transaction support and restructuring) are among the key contacts.
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Témoignages

Collectés indépendamment par l'équipe de recherche du Legal 500.

  • 'Highest quality, competence, reliability and advice at the highest level; solution-oriented and innovative in order to achieve a very good result even in difficult cases and circumstances.'

  • 'Matthew Devey is an excellent employment lawyer, whom I greatly value both for his great professional competence and for his personality and his obliging manner. His employment law advice is excellent, and we can 100% rely on his legal assessments and recommendations, especially in difficult cases. To me, Matthew Devey is probably the best employment lawyer I have worked with so far.'

  • 'I would like to mention Timon Grau as an outstanding partner. Excellent cooperation. Great accessibility and efficient feedback.'

  • 'Outstanding competence and experience; manner of cooperation; commitment and reliability. The colleagues put themselves in the client's shoes very well.'

  • 'We recommend René Döring!'

  • 'The team has excellent connections and provides comprehensive and rapid advice on cross-border issues. They are friendly and competent - we have only had good experiences with them.'

Points forts

  • Employment advice to Carrier Global Corporation, a provider of intelligent climate and energy solutions, on the sale of its global commercial refrigeration business to its long-term joint venture partner Haier for $775 million, including approximately $200 million in net pension obligations.
  • Employment advice to Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA and its committees on the deconsolidation of its subsidiary Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA and its transformation into a stock corporation.
  • Employment advice to Traton SE on the transfer of a business division to a group subsidiary.

Avocats

Les grands avocats de demain

Jeunes associés disposant d’une reconnaissance montante sur le marché, jouant régulièrement un rôle clé dans des dossiers majeurs.

Timon Grau

Responsable de la pratique

Matthew Devey

Autres avocats clés

Timon Grau; René Döring; Yukiko Hitzelberger-Kijima