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Bird & Bird

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Bird & Bird LLP focuses its employment advice on the consumer goods, healthcare, IT and telecommunications sectors, while its strengths lie in restructuring support and project-related matters. In this context, the practice regularly assists with the negotiation of distribution agreements, reconciliations of interests and social plans with works councils and unions. Transactional support and interface expertise in social security law complement its offering. Barbara Geck heads the practice and is experienced in reorganisations and co-determination law.
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  • 'Barbara Geck provides pragmatic, understandable solutions that can be used at any time.'

  • 'Barbara Geck offers pragmatic advice and solutions within the given framework while at the same time having a razor-sharp mind to find possible weak points.'

  • 'Barbara Geck is a great sparring partner for both the legal and business support of our cases. She advises openly and honestly about the opportunities, challenges and possibilities in our situation and is pragmatic at the same time. She is able to present potential risks accurately and realistically while protecting the interests of the client.'

  • 'We have had good experiences with the team.'

Key clients

  • 3M
  • 3M Deutschland GmbH | Dyneon
  • 3M Healthcare Germany GmbH
  • Hisense Gorenje Germany GmbH
  • Itron GmbH
  • Longi
  • Messe München GmbH

Work highlights

  • Employment advice to 3M Deutschland GmbH regarding an announced closure at the end of 2025 and a subsequent phase-out of PFAS production in Burgkirchen (Bavarian Chemical Triangle) for at least three years.
  • Advising Itron GmbH on carve-outs of company pensions between signing and closing to enable transactions.
  • Representation of a global life sciences conglomerate in a damages claim brought by an applicant for alleged data protection violation.

Lawyers

Practice head

Barbara Geck 

Other key lawyers

Thomas Hey; Martin Nebeling; Ralph Panzer; Catharina Klumpp; Benjamin Karcher; Artur-Konrad Wypych