The employment law practice at DLA Piper, which is expanding its presence in the firm’s Düsseldorf office, is focused on providing individual and collective law advice, but with a particular proficiency in collective bargaining law. Added to this is representation in outsourcing and compliance issues and a broadening of dedicated expertise in areas such as HR compliance. Henriette Norda oversees the group, and is a standout contact for restructurings. More generally, the team’s workload also revolves around pension schemes, for which Christian Freiherr von Buddenbrock and counsel Jörn Manhart are well known. Hans-Peter Löw stands out for remuneration issues connected to board members.
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Work highlights
Advising the ZF Group on company pension law on the review and implementation/suspension of the pension adjustment for approx. 17,000 company pensioners, and subsequent representation in individual disputes.
Advised Beiersdorf AG on the global introduction of a new HR system, a digital personnel file and centralized HR support through regional hubs ("HR NextGen").
Advising Borg Warner Inc. on restructuring measures, including co-determination issues at the company level as well as on collective bargaining issues in connection with planned operational changes until 2028.
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Practice head
Henriette Norda
Other key lawyers
Christian Freiherr von Buddenbrock; Kai Bodenstedt; Jens Kirchner; Hans-Peter Löw; Jörn Manhart