Horst Lukanec
Lawyers profile
Horst Lukanec
Europe 2022: Employment
About
Provided by Horst Lukanec
Practice Areas
Horst is a partner in the firm's Employment law team and has been advising national and international clients since more than 20 years on all aspects of individual and collective employment law with a focus on corporate restructurings, advisory of executives and court representation.
He focuses on
- National and international corporate restructurings
- Workforce reduction and social plan negotiations
- Executive contracts and executive compensation schemes
- Court representation
- Bogus self-employment and wage-dumping
Career
He joined Binder Grösswang in 1996 and has been a partner since 2004. Horst studied law at the University of Vienna (Mag. iur. 1994) and obtained his postgraduate degree from Tulane University Law School in New Orleans (LL.M. 1999).
Professional Memberships
Horst is a member of the European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA) and the International Bar Association (IBA).
Chambers Review
Europe
Horst Lukanec regularly advises prestigious domestic and international clients from the car manufacturing and finance sector on M&A-related employment mandates, including social plans, work council negotiations and workforce reorganisation as well as production closures. Besides his advisory work he is also visible in court proceedings. One client describes Horst Lukanec as "reliable, precise, full of ideas and very understandable. He can explain topics well, even for a non-lawyer."