Hailed for its ‘strategic thinking and pragmatic solutions,’ Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwälte LLP & Co KG’s employment practice provides comprehensive legal and strategic advice to national and international clients. The team handles restructuring projects, including mass dismissals and post-merger integration, while focusing on labour law compliance, internal investigations and employment litigation. With deep expertise in the IT, telecoms, financial services, and pharmaceuticals sectors, Philipp Maier and Simone Liebmann-Slatin head up the group. Maier specialises in restructurings, transfers of undertakings and union negotiations, while Liebmann-Slatin advises on contract drafting and negotiations, and also compensation systems. Additionally, Andrea Haiden advises multinational clients on a broad spectrum of domestic and international employment challenges, with particular expertise in transactional restructurings, negotiations and cross-border litigation.
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Testimonials
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- ‘I highly recommend Andrea Haiden as an outstanding employment lawyer. She combines deep legal expertise with strong commercial awareness, delivering clear, pragmatic solutions while maintaining integrity, empathy and professionalism.’
- ‘I feel Andrea Haiden is a great lawyer and I would recommend her fully to any colleague. She goes in depth on every topic, finds fast and pragmatic solutions and has always been available by phone when needed.’
- ‘I trust the team because they consistently demonstrate the professionalism I expect from a partner: fast response times, strong technical knowledge and pragmatic advice.’
- ‘Simone Liebmann-Slatin is very responsive. We have never felt treated like a secondary client and she has developed a deep understanding of our risk appetite and internal terminology, making discussions extremely efficient.’
- ‘Philipp Maier provides strategic advice and clearly communicates complex issues, making the cooperation pleasant and highly effective.’
- ‘They are able to give pragmatic advice in a matrix and international setting.’
Key clients
- McDonald's
- Broadcom
- Andritz AG
- Lam Research AG
- Delachaux
- Michael Kors
- Biogen
- Sky
- ServiceNow
- Ralph Lauren
- Dentsply Sirona
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Philipp Maier; Simone Liebmann-Slatin
Other key lawyers
Andrea Haiden