Dr. Angela Emmert

Angela Emmert is a widely experienced labour and employment lawyer, advising German and international clients on restructurings and business unit spin-offs, flexible staff deployment, mass redundancies, the implementation of changes to collective bargaining agreements and the harmonisation of working conditions as well as on developing flexible working hours and remuneration programmes. She handles the strategic preparation of the restructurings and conducts negotiations with trade unions and works councils on collective bargaining agreements, works agreements, reconciliation of interests, staff reduction, redundancy programmes and transfer of business.

Together with her team, Angela covers all employment aspects of national and international transactions, including carrying out the due diligence process and drafting contracts in respect to solving specific employment law challenges. She advises clients on the preparation of M&A transactions, including vendor and buyer due diligence, as well as on post-merger integration.

Another focus of her work is the introduction, implementation and continuous development of compliance systems. Angela Emmert also advises companies on issues relating to pay transparency and the legally compliant design of corresponding processes and measures. She also advises on individual employment relationships, including the conclusion and termination of service agreements with management. Clients benefit in particular from Angela’s sound commercial understanding of their respective industry and she has particular know-how of sectors such as metal and chemicals, hotels and leisure, construction as well as healthcare and pharmaceutical. She advises both listed and medium-sized companies.

Angela has been a lawyer since 2000 and became a partner in 2006.