Showcasing a particular niche in complex negotiations with works councils and mass layoffs, Raue, based in Berlin, is active in both individual and collective employment law matters. Sascha Herms and Judith Heyn lead the team together, offering the full range of employment law expertise between them; Heyn is skilled in advising on occupational pension schemes, whereas Herms stands out for her knowledge in social security law. A strength in social plan advice, employee data protection law advice, and a strong presence in compliance investigations also forms a key part of the group’s expertise.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge

Key clients

  • Kliniken Nordoberpfalz
  • Mercedes-Benz Group
  • Labor Berlin GmbH
  • Omnicare Beteiligungen GmbH
  • Berliner Ensemble GmbH
  • BT Berlin Transport GmbH
  • BVG Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
  • Hochland SE/Hochland Deutschland GmbH
  • IHK Berlin
  • Stiftung Berliner Philharmoniker
  • Stiftung Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin (DHZB) und Unter-stützungskasse DHZB
  • Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Work highlights

Advised Freie Universität Berlin on dealing with staff councils and issues relating to staff representation law, as well as litigation before labour and administrative courts.
Assisted Kliniken Nordoberpfalz with a regulatory audit program initiated at the end of 2021 as part of the restructuring and was expanded to include further areas of compliance, billing and employment law compliance.
Advised a state-owned hospital in Baden Württemberg on a comprehensive compliance investigation into allegations made public against the hospital and its former chief physician.
Practice head

Sascha Herms; Judith Heyn