McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP
McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP's focus on collective employment law is evident in its routine support of reorganisations, restructuring and associated staff reduction and outsourcing issues as well as social plan and reconciliation of interests negotiations. Practice head Volker Teigelkötter frequently leads on these matters, which often entail cross-border aspects. Other recent matters included temporary employment, working time recording and remuneration.
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Testimonials
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- 'Outstanding service provider on all employment law issues in a global corporate environment. Extremely short feedback times, pragmatic approach, extremely professional and competent, always friendly and at eye level. Very cooperative. Collaboration is a joy.'
- 'The MWE team is exceptional! Work was flawless and exceeded my expectations at every stage of the process.'
- 'Volker Teigelkötter: High level of commitment and reliability - high speed - high analytical skills and ability to think in an inter-connected, solution-oriented manner - courage to make recommendations and courses of action that go beyond legal assessments - up-to-date know-how on current case law.'
- 'Thomas Gennert gave us excellent advice and proved that he is an expert in all areas of German employment law. His quick response time and balance between legal intent and practical impact were very valuable and I have nothing but the highest praise for the services we received from him.'
'MWE has a very good understanding of the industry thanks to its many years of advice in the banking sector and is very familiar with legal issues relevant to the financial sector. MWE is characterized by a very high level of reliability and responsiveness. '
'Christian Rolf is a razor-sharp analyst and excellent team player.'
- 'Consistently top performance at a high level. High conciseness in all activities. Short response time. Preparation of error-free documents of all kinds. Tailor-made solutions.'
Key clients
- Borgers Group/Dr. Frank Kebekus
- DECKEL MAHO Seebach GmbH
- DMG MORI Vertriebs und Service GmbH
- Federal Employment Agency
- Global Savings Group (GSG)
- IONOS Group
- Jumeirah International LLC
- METRO PROPERTIES GmbH & Co. KG
- Mitsubishi Power Europe GmbH
- Teleperformance Germany S.à.r.l. & Co. KG
- trivago N.V.
- United Internet Group
Work highlights
- Advising Global Savings Group (GSG) on employment law on its merger with Pepper.com (Pepper).
- Advising IONOS Group on the structuring of a compensation system for its board of directors and the revision of contractual compensation regulations for top management in the course of the IPO.
- Advising the insolvency administrator of Borgers Group on negotiations regarding the implementation of Autoneum Group's acquisition concept for Johann Borgers GmbH iI and Borgers Süd GmbH iI.