Angelika Pallwein-Prettner
Binder GrösswangFielding a team of ‘excellent lawyers’, Binder Grösswang handles a busy workload including advice on management terminations, employment aspects of business closures, working time law, and discrimination allegations, with the department receiving instructions from a broad sector range including retail, healthcare, insurance, and construction. The practice is jointly steered by Horst Lukanec, who excels in employment law advice related to restructurings, and Angelika Pallwein-Prettner, whose areas of expertise include collective labour law and employee data protection.
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‘Excellent lawyers in every way. Intelligent, smart, quick, clear, practice-oriented.’
- 'They are excellent lawyers, answering requests right to the point.'
‘The practice has consistently demonstrated exceptional expertise and professionalism across all aspects of their service. Their team is highly skilled, proactive, and deeply committed to achieving the best outcomes for their clients. With a strong focus on personalised attention, they ensure that every case is handled with care, diligence, and a clear strategy. Their ability to navigate complex legal challenges while maintaining open communication has made them a trusted partner. We are extremely pleased with their performance.'
‘They have shown an outstanding level of expertise and dedication. Their deep understanding of complex labour regulations and business legal frameworks has proven invaluable to our work. Their professionalism, responsiveness, and commitment to excellence make them invaluable partners in our legal endeavours.’
‘The team has outstanding knowledge in their field of expertise and at the same time is very creative in finding the most convincing lines of argumentation for a case. They deal with complex topics to our utmost satisfaction, are very responsive and work seamlessly. Together we determined the best litigation strategy to achieve our goals which really paid off. We felt completely at ease and received excellent support. ’
‘Angelika Pallwein-Prettner is very impressive, a fast thinker with a forward-looking approach. I would like to express my highest respect.'
‘High level of technical expertise, very strong consulting skills, very good accessibility even in urgent cases, high level of communication skills.'
'Horst Lukanec and his team are sophisticated experts in employment law.'
Key clients
- Starbucks Coffee Austria GmbH
- DAN-Küchen Möbelfabrik
- Austro dent GmbH
- EIT Manufacturing East GmbH
- Novataste Group
- Fristads GmbH
- Klarna Bank AB
- HDI Lebensversicherung AG
- Ferrero International S.A.
- Burgenland Energie AG
- Lucky Car
- AniCura Austria GmbH
- Capgemini Consulting Österreich AG
- MAN Truck & Bus Vertrieb Österreich GmbH
- Smurfit Kappa Nettingsdorfer Papierfabrik AG & Co KG
- Stabilo International GmbH
- Foot Locker Europe B.V.
- TripAdvisor LLC
- Positec Germany GmbH
- Tony’s Chocolonely Austria GmbH
- Radware GmbH
- IMS Nanofabrication GmbH
- BNP Paribas S.A.
- Crocs Europe B.V.
- Arval Austria GmbH
- Xerox Austria GmbH
- Metrostav a.s.
- Glacier Carbon Reduction GmbH
- Hoffmann SE
- STIHL Group
- Sumetzberger GmbH
- BigBus Vienna GmbH
- Ifm electronic GmbH
Work highlights
- Advised HDI Lebensversicherung AG on all required aspects and steps in connection with the lay-off of all Austrian employees due to the closure of its Austrian business.
- Advised a major Austrian insurance group on the introduction of a new partial employee-lease model within the different group companies.
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Horst Lukanec, Angelika Pallwein-Prettner