Employment | Europe

Ellex Valiunas has a highly regarded team offering advice on the full spectrum of labour law matters. The law firm is skilled at handling the employment aspects of transactions and restructurings, including staff transfers and replacements, as well as advising on internal policy development, works council issues and dismissals. The team additionally acts on contentious issues as well as providing advisory support.

Sorainen is highly active across a wide range of employment issues, assisting leading domestic and international clients. The law firm is distinguished for its wide-ranging non-contentious practice, which handles corporate restructurings, dismissals and redundancies, as well as employee relocation and immigration issues and non-compete agreements. The team is skilled in remuneration-related mandates and additionally acts on contentious cases, including unfair dismissal, harassment and internal investigation cases.

TGS Baltic has a well-regarded team, especially active in employee remuneration issues, and also handles staff dismissals. The law firm further advises on negotiations with trade unions and works councils as well as regulatory compliance mandates, internal policies, immigration and relocation issues and non-competition. The team regularly acts for local and multinational clients.

COBALT houses a significant team of lawyers who are well placed to handle a variety of matters, such as those relating to works councils and trade unions as well as employment contracts and immigration issues, including cross-border secondments and redundancies. The law firm has additional experience in areas such as employee termination, discrimination, non-compete issues and restructurings and reorganisations. The team acts for a client roster of leading international and local corporates as well as government bodies.

Noewe Legal assists clients with the full gamut of labour law matters related to employment contracts, employee options management and collective agreements. The team is noted for its experience in the review and amendment of internal policies pertaining to annual leave, overtime and remote working. The department has additional knowledge in terminations and the change of CEOs, and also acts on labour law disputes.

WALLESS is a full-service law firm offering broad support in employment law mandates. The department regularly assists with employment contracts, including aspects such as management bonus schemes. The practice is also knowledgeable in dismissals and the employment topics connected to changes in corporate structure. The group additionally represents clients in contentious employment issues and the labour law aspects of shareholder disputes.