Osborne Clarke places New Work and digital transformation at the centre of its employment advice. Thus, instructions pertaining to the use of AI often entail discrimination protection and employee protection issues, while the group applies its expertise in New Work and Global Mobility in the context of compliance, use of external personnel and home office matters. David Plitt, who is experienced in New Work, Green HR and works constitution law, recently took over the practice management from Thomas Leister, who is well versed in temporary employment and HR compliance. Christoph Seidler (restructuring, collective employment law) joined from KLIEMT.Arbeitsrecht's Hamburg office in August 2023.
Testimonials
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'I am absolutely satisfied with the collaboration and rate it as extremely positive. Advice in general was TOP!'
'Viktoria Winstel: She is an extremely competent lawyer. She is available at any time and has helped our organization with many difficult cases. Fast results without having to wait long for a response. Furthermore, her expertise enabled many cases to be resolved without the hassle of court proceedings, for which we are very grateful.'
'Professional in support and assistance.'
'My long-standing collaboration with Thomas Leister is unique; he is very client-oriented and flexible in terms of time. I appreciate Mr. Leister's knowledge of our culture and organization in order to find the right solutions for us in terms of labor law, without much explanation on our part. This is time-saving and efficient. The professional advice is perfect. Working together is simply fun, despite the often challenging topics. I look forward to further long-term collaboration with him!'
'The OC team is always up-to-date with the legal situation. They inform us proactively. For any request, they will also forward it internally if we have not contacted the correct contact person immediately. The answers are always prompt and absolutely understandable.'
'Timo Karsten is a super competent contact, always available and up-to-date with our legal cases. It's just all around fun to work with him. It almost feels like in-house legal advice because it works so well in partnership.'
'We receive impressively quick feedback from OC. We are now represented by OC in a variety of legal areas. The lawyers are human, but still technically experienced.'
- 'The team is very quick with solutions. At the same time, it covers detailed aspects and possibilities.'
Key clients
- Haema AG
- HCL Technologies Germany GmbH
- Lumberg Connect GmbH
- Wipro Business Services GmbH (vormals METRO-nom)
- Wipro Technologies GmbH
- Borealis Hotel Group
- Bruker Gruppe Deutschland (Bruker EAS, Bruker HTS, Bruker BioSpin, RI Research)
- CrownPeak Technology Inc.
- Cruise LLC (Cruise Munich GmbH)
- DAIKIN Airconditioning Germany GmbH
Work highlights
- Advising Haema AG on a restructuring project due to the closure and relocation of a laboratory, including negotiations on a balance of interests/social plan with the works council.
- Advising HCL Technologies Germany GmbH in connection with various master service agreements; as well as ongoing employment law advice.
- Assisting Lumberg Connect GmbH with the transformation of a production company in Germany, including advice to the management, management training, advice on implementation towards the works councils and on compliance.