DLA Piper
About DLA Piper
DLA Piper is a respected presence in 5 local jurisdictions in DE, with 87 of its attorneys recognized in The Best Lawyers in Germany™ and 39 of its attorneys recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Germany™. Since receiving its first individual recognition in 2009, the firm has continued to excel across an exceptionally broad range of practice areas, including:
- Competition / Antitrust Law
- Data Security and Privacy Law
- European Union Law
- Insurance Law
- Labor and Employment Law
- Private Equity Law
- Project Finance and Development Practice
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
- Telecommunications Law
*Unactivated firm profiles show a limited selection of up to 10 practice areas.
These honors come directly from peer feedback, reflecting the strong regard other leading attorneys have for DLA Piper's skill, advocacy, and commitment to clients.
Office Locations:
- Cologne, Germany
- Düsseldorf, Germany
- Frankfurt/Main, Germany
- Hamburg, Germany
- Munich, Germany
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Recognized Lawyers at DLA Piper
Jörn Manhart is Partner at DLA Piper's Dusseldorf office and member of the Labour & Employment Law practice group. His area of activity comprises in particular the advising of national and international clients with regard to the structuring, the reorganisation and the modification of occupational pension schemes and systems. In this context Jörn Manhart assists both employers and product providers with labour and insurance supervisory law-related issues concerning the occupatio...
Christian Frhr. von Buddenbrock is Partner at BEITEN BURKHARDT‘s Dusseldorf office and member of the Labour & Employment Law practice group. In his area of expertise, which comprises labour and employment law as well as restructuring and insolvency law, he specialises in advising and representing companies in matters relating to company pension schemes.
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