Lexton supports employers regarding all topics that need to be addressed within the scope of day-to-day business, such as drafting employment contracts and bonus agreements, measures to retain employees, terminations, termination agreements, negotiations with works councils, drafting works agreements, conflict management for avoiding industrial tribunal proceedings and so on. Our clients benefit from our well-founded legal expertise as well as from the breadth of our experience and the ‘gut feeling’ that our experienced legal practitioners have developed over time.

Restructuring (such as outsourcing, transfers of undertakings, operational changes with reconciliations of interests and a social compensation plan, transfer companies) usually poses a particular challenge for the parties involved on both the employer’s and employee’s sides. We advise our clients on planning (analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of various restructuring scenarios, scheduling), negotiations with works councils and employees (negotiation strategy, consideration of costs and benefits along the timeline) and carrying out restructuring. Experience, careful planning and maintaining good relationships among all parties involved are often the keys to success in these cases.

From share deals to asset deals, with regard to corporate acquisitions Lexton supports clients not only in corporate law but also in all matters related to labour law.

We possess a wealth of experience in litigation before industrial tribunals, e.g. in wrongful dismissal lawsuits, disputes regarding co-determination rights of the works council, proceedings to replace the consent of the works council, injunctive relief, election contestation procedures and so on. We continually bear expenses and benefits in mind throughout the litigation process. A quick settlement can often be more reasonable from an economic perspective than long-winded litigation. Sometimes, however, it is worthwhile to pursue a long fight for a case in court.

We provide support for employers in conciliation committee proceedings on a wide range of topics (reconciliations of interests, social compensation plans, information and communications technology, roll-out of new software, introduction of new remuneration models etc.). Selecting the right conciliation committee chairperson often proves decisive in setting the right course. Over years of activity and networking, we have established and maintained relationships with many different conciliation committee chairpersons.