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Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law

Employment

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Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law

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We are Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law.

We advise companies, business owners and executives on all matters relating to labor law, and much more. We work together with our clients to design solutions for all legal issues faced in the world of work. We work in partnership with our clients. Our six locations in Germany mean that we are always there for you. “Workplace Law” is in our name because we can assist in optimizing our clients’ approach to complex legal and actual issues to ensure the success of today’s progressive companies.

We are a real team.

All for all. We see ourselves as a team – all of us working in close collaboration for and with our clients. Our team is crucial to our shared success. There is no silo thinking in our firm – we share our knowledge openly. That’s how we want to work. As a result, our clients always receive the very best professional expertise.

We are international.

As a founding member of L&E Global, we have been part of an exceptional international alliance since 2011. Together with over 1,750 labor law experts in more than 30 countries, we manage and handle international projects. For us, operating across national borders is an integral part of our daily work.

We are passionate.

Labor law is our passion. We love the challenge and remain focused, even when it gets difficult. We draw on the wealth of experience that many of us have brought from large law firms. We find simplicity in complexity and make it transparent.

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Employment - Germany

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law is a dedicated team of employment specialists with particular experience in business restructuring, including mass workforce reductions, as well as reconciliations and social plans. The practice additionally handles compliance, remuneration and works council matters and represents companies in employment litigation. The law firm further advises on the implementation of SE structures as well as employment-related data protection. The team is active across a variety of sectors including financial services, technology and life sciences, advising traditional companies as well as several prominent players in the gig economy.

Wofür das Team bekannt ist

Die Kanzlei Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law verfügt über ein spezialisiertes Team von Arbeitsrechtsexperten und -expertinnen mit besonderer Expertise in Unternehmensrestrukturierungen, einschließlich Massenentlassungen, sowie in Interessenausgleichen und Sozialplanverfahren. Darüber hinaus berät die Kanzlei zu Compliance, Vergütung und Betriebsratsangelegenheiten und vertritt Unternehmen in arbeitsrechtlichen Streitigkeiten. Die Kanzlei berät außerdem zur Implementierung von SE-Strukturen sowie zum datenschutzrechtlichen Arbeitsrecht. Das Team ist branchenübergreifend tätig, unter anderem in den Bereichen Finanzdienstleistungen, Technologie und Biowissenschaften, und berät sowohl traditionelle Unternehmen als auch zahlreiche namhafte Akteure der Gig-Economy.

Work Highlights

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  • Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law advised IHI Charging Systems on two site closures and the subsequent social plan negotiations.

  • Die Anwaltskanzlei Push Wahlig Workplace Law beriet IHI Charging Systems bei zwei Schließungen der Standorte und den anschließenden Verhandlungen über den Sozialplan.

Strengths

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  • There are some really brilliant lawyers at PWWL.

    Employment respondentGermany
  • PWWL offers the ability to work in teams with lawyers and company representatives on an equal footing and with trust, providing significantly more than just employment law advice.

    Employment respondentGermany
  • PWWL are very competent, friendly, reliable and easy to reach. I only have the best things to say about the law firm.

    Employment respondentGermany
  • PWWL offers the ability to present facts in a way that is understandable even to non-lawyers and, where necessary, provides expert and pragmatic guidance in the decision-making process.

    Employment respondentGermany
  • PWWL has very capable and knowledgeable partners who offer expert legal knowledge combined with an economic and tactical view. The exchanges are always insightful and the advice is spot on.

    Employment respondentGermany
  • PWWL bietet die Möglichkeit, Sachverhalte so darzustellen, dass sie auch für juristische Laien verständlich sind, und bietet bei Bedarf fachkundige und pragmatische Unterstützung im Entscheidungsprozess.
    Employment respondentGermany

Notable Practitioners

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  • Senior StatespeopleGeorg Annuß
    Senior StatespeopleGeorg Annuß

    Georg Annuß

    Georg Annuß is highly regarded in the German employment market for his wide-ranging expertise in advising supervisory boards and representing clients in employment litigation. He further boasts longstanding experience in restructuring and compliance mandates.

    Georg Annuß genießt im deutschen Arbeitsrecht hohes Ansehen für seine umfassende Expertise in der Beratung von Aufsichtsräten und der Vertretung von Mandanten in arbeitsrechtlichen Streitigkeiten. Darüber hinaus verfügt er über langjährige Erfahrung in Restrukturierungs- und Compliance-Mandaten.
    • Georg Annuß is an employment law genius.

      Employment respondentGermany
    • Georg Annuß ist ein Genie im Arbeitsrecht.
      Employment respondentGermany
  • Band 3Timon Grau
    Band 3Timon Grau

    Timon Grau

    Timon Grau is experienced in advising well-known clients from a variety of sectors, including automotive, manufacturing and energy, on corporate transactions as well as collective employment law matters. He is also well versed in collective bargaining and in establishing co-determination structures, while additionally focusing on employment law compliance and crisis management.

    Timon Grau berät namhafte Mandanten aus verschiedenen Branchen, darunter Automobil, Fertigung und Energie, bei Unternehmenstransaktionen sowie Fragen des kollektiven Arbeitsrechts. Er ist zudem versiert in Tarifverhandlungen und der Einrichtung von Mitbestimmungsstrukturen und konzentriert sich darüber hinaus auf die Einhaltung des Arbeitsrechts und das Krisenmanagement.
    • Timon Grau is an impressive lawyer.

      Employment respondentGermany
    • Timon Grau ist ein beeindruckender Anwalt.
      Employment respondentGermany
  • Band 3Tobias Pusch
    Band 3Tobias Pusch

    Tobias Pusch

    Tobias Pusch handles a wide range of employment mandates, such as restructurings, terminations and co-determination issues, as well as employee data protection and IT software rollouts. He boasts further expertise in representing clients in high-stakes contentious matters.

    Tobias Pusch betreut ein breites Spektrum an arbeitsrechtlichen Mandaten, darunter Umstrukturierungen, Kündigungen und Fragen der Mitbestimmung, sowie Arbeitnehmerdatenschutz und die Einführung von IT-Software. Er verfügt zudem über umfassende Expertise in der Vertretung von Mandanten in hochkarätigen Streitfällen.

    • Tobias Pusch is very hands-on, commercial and present in front of the clients, who ask him questions directly, showing the trust they have in him.

      Employment respondentGermany
    • Tobias Pusch provides outstanding advice, particularly on strategic issues. The solutions to current challenges are always delivered to our complete satisfaction.

      Employment respondentGermany
    • He is quite a driver of innovation.

      Employment respondentGermany
    • Tobias Pusch berät hervorragend, insbesondere in strategischen Fragen. Die Lösungen für aktuelle Herausforderungen werden stets zu unserer vollsten Zufriedenheit geliefert.

      Employment respondentGermany
    • Er ist ein echter Innovationstreiber.
      Employment respondentGermany
    • Tobias Pusch ist sehr praxisorientiert, wirtschaftlich orientiert und präsent gegenüber den Kunden, die ihm direkt Fragen stellen und damit ihr Vertrauen in ihn zum Ausdruck bringen.

      Employment respondentGermany
  • Band 4Thomas Wahlig
    Band 4Thomas Wahlig

    Thomas Wahlig

    Thomas Wahlig possesses particular expertise in the employment aspects of restructuring mandates, including staff reductions, relocations, transfers of operations and discontinuations of business units. He further assists with works council and union negotiations.

    Thomas Wahlig verfügt über besondere Expertise in den arbeitsrechtlichen Aspekten von Restrukturierungsprojekten, einschließlich Personalabbau, Standortverlagerung, Betriebsübergängen und der Schließung von Geschäftsbereichen. Er unterstützt zudem Betriebsrats- und Gewerkschaftsverhandlungen.

    • Thomas Wahlig is a brilliant employment lawyer.

      Employment respondentGermany
    • Thomas Wahlig ist ein brillanter Arbeitsrechtler.

      Employment respondentGermany

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