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Leonie advises domestic and international clients on all aspects of individual and collective employment law.

Leonie is a member of our International Employment Practice Group, based in Düsseldorf.

In addition to providing clients with ongoing legal advice on topics related to general labour law questions, she places a particular focus on drafting contracts as well as advising on termination processes. Leonie also regularly advises on issues related to the collective bargaining aspects of employment law, as well as in the field of employee participation and corporate co-determination.

Leonie studied law at the University of Cologne. During her legal training at the Regional Court of Cologne she worked for a well-known law firm in Düsseldorf and at the German Consulate General in Chicago. After completing her legal training, she initially worked from 2016 for the labour law team of an international commercial law firm in Düsseldorf. Leonie joined us in January 2018.

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International HR Services

News & Events

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    Types of employment contracts in Finland, Denmark and Sweden

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  2. 1112-2018

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  3. 3011-2018

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  1. 2211-2018

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  2. 2211-2018

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  3. 0111-2018

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  1. 1707-2018

    Verpflichtung des Arbeitnehmers zur Mitteilung einer Adressänderung auch im laufenden Kündigungsschutzprozess

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  2. 1707-2018

    Newsletter Arbeitsrecht Juli 2018

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