Gorrissen Federspiel’s dedicated employment team advises on complex and business-critical labour and employment matters, with a particular focus on restructurings, collective redundancies, executive benefits and workplace misconduct issues. The practice is also proficient in navigating the employee aspects of cross-border transactions and IPOs for key industrial sectors. Described by his clients as an ‘outstanding market leader’, Jacob Sand leads the team, with deep expertise in collective labour law, EU law and union rights issues. Other key contacts include Ditte Grundtvig Larsen, who is known for her guidance on outsourcing projects and investigations surrounding sensitive employment matters, and Rasmus Høj Christensen, who has expertise in employee relations work related to M&A transactions. Morten Ulrich joined the practice in 2025.
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Practice head
Jacob Sand
Other key lawyers
Ditte Grundtvig Larsen; Rasmus Høj Christensen; Morten Ulrich