Dentons' employment advice often relates to collective bargaining issues in a restructuring context, employee data protection, HR compliance, company pension schemes and the use of external personnel. The latter two segments are focus areas for Sascha Grosjean, who jointly leads the team with Markus Diepold (restructuring).

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Testimonials

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  • 'Well-connected team. Always friendly, competent, cost-conscious and well-informed.'

  • 'Strong practical relevance in individual employment law (employer side). Comprehensive worldwide network of local offices and partner firms for international matters.'

  • 'Frank Lenzen is outstanding in every respect. In addition to his excellent specialist knowledge, his flexibility, quick comprehension, always practical approach and tactical skills are impressive. He is also cost-conscious. Mr. Lenzen is worth every minute he charges you. Without him, we as a company would not be where we are today!'

  • 'Philipp Byers: Legally and tactically experienced partner with a feel for what is feasible in each case.'
  • 'Quick response to issues with appropriate recommendations. Uncomplicated approach that is tailored to the client.'

  • 'Always available and timely and accurate feedback.'

  • 'Markus Diepold gives a qualified answer over the phone without having to do any research first. This also applies to matters with a foreign connection. He brings the relevant, very sound specialist knowledge as well as a high level of service orientation and the honesty to clearly describe situations and make recommendations for action.'

  • 'The employment team really acts as such and is characterised by extremely high levels of expertise in all areas of employment law and data protection; client and solution orientation!'

Key clients

  • Acsys Lasertechnik GmbH
  • Actian
  • Allgäuer Zeitungsverlag GmbH
  • AvePoint Deutschland GmbH
  • Axel Springer Porsche GmbH & Co. KG
  • Bankhaus Herzogpark
  • BARMER
  • Big.Cube
  • BioNTech SE
  • BNP Paribas S.A.
  • Capitalmind GmbH
  • CarboCode GmbH
  • Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH
  • Czech Airlines
  • EB-Sustainable Investmanagement GmbH
  • Ecoflow
  • Europlasma GmbH
  • Flughafen München
  • GEODIS
  • GRS Group
  • Harting Stiftung & Co. KG
  • HCL Technology GmbH
  • Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer e.V.
  • ISKA Schön GmbH
  • Kemptener Kommunalunternehmen
  • Kode GmbH
  • Lactalis S.A.
  • Landesbank Berlin AG
  • Lebensversicherung von 1871
  • Magic Event & Medientechnik GmbH
  • mantro GmbH
  • Med-El Elektromedizinische Geräte Deutschland GmbH
  • Mitie UK
  • Nearthlab
  • Occhio GmbH
  • Pier 7 Food Import GmbH
  • Plasser Robel
  • Proaktiv Management GmbH
  • Provinzial Holding AG
  • Quick International
  • Seoul Semiconductor Europe GmbH
  • Shutterstock
  • SKODA AUTO Deutschland GmbH
  • Solaris SE
  • Sono Motors GmbH
  • Sparda-Bank München
  • Spilger
  • Sportalm GmbH
  • Stabilus SE
  • Stronghold Germany GmbH
  • Sun Chemical
  • TLI Steuerberatungsgesellschaft
  • Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA
  • Wavestone
  • Yamaha Music Europe GmbH
  • Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH
  • Yondr

Work highlights

  • Advising a German pharmaceutical company on the negotiation of a remuneration system, regulations on working hours and other working conditions with the works council as an alternative to collective bargaining; also advising on issues relating to works council remuneration and individual contractual disputes.
  • Advising Mitie UK on collective bargaining and pension issues in connection with the transfer of employees to the company's German branch.
  • Employment advice to solar technology company Sono Motors GmbH in the context of insolvency proceedings under self-administration, including on employee participation programs in conjunction with insolvency law.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Markus Diepold, Sascha Grosjean

Other key lawyers

Frank Lenzen, Philipp Byers