Jones Day's range of employment advice includes transactions and false self-employment audits, as well as restructuring and company pension issues. The group is particularly active in matters pertaining to M&A and corporate law, where clients benefit from a cross-border expertise that is based on close cross-location cooperation. Friederike Steininger heads the practice and is experienced in negotiations with employee representatives, including those in a contentious context.
Testimonials
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'Competent advice on both works constitution law and individual employment law.'
'The employment law team has a strong interest in working in partnership with clients, properly understanding the issues and then quickly providing solutions.'
'Friederike Steininger is always available and finds practical solutions even in very complex situations.'
'Paul Melot de Beauregard: Very competent, very fast feedback times.'
'Cooperation between different departments. High proportion of women in senior positions. Factual, practical cooperation, no nonsense.'
'High accessibility and very quick feedback. Very good understanding of tasks and solutions. Pragmatic approach with high legal precision. Economical and holistic thinking.'
'Paul Melot de Beauregard: Excellent sparring partner and advisor. High level of expertise combined with a pragmatic approach. Thinks holistically and takes the client by the hand when necessary without creating unnecessary effort. Very service-oriented.'
- 'Julius Arden: A safe bet. Excellent understanding and expertise. Also very service-oriented.'
Key clients
- CO.DON GmbH
- Eisenwerk Hasenclever
- DMK Group
- GfK SE
- Toyota Material Handling Group
- TotalEnergies SE
Work highlights
- Employment advice to GfK SE on the sale of its European consumer panel division (GfK Consumer Panels & Services) to YouGov, an international online market research and analytics technology group headquartered in Great Britain.
- Successful representation of DMK Group in several individual proceedings before the Federal Employment Court concerning collective bargaining effectiveness of night work allowances.