What the team is known for
Bech-Bruun houses a highly experienced team recognised for its extensive employment law practice. The practice has notable skill in employment dispute resolution, representing clients in litigation proceedings. The team is well versed in handling employment investigations and advising on incentive schemes and collective bargaining, as well as handling employee rights and termination negotiations. Bech-Bruun advises on the employment law aspects of corporate mergers, acquisitions and restructurings.

Strengths
A client reports: "We are very pleased with our collaboration with Bech-Bruun."

Work highlights
Bech-Bruun represented the Capital Region of Denmark in an action brought by the Danish Nurses Organisation.

Notable practitioners
Lise Lauridsen advises clients on breach of employment contract investigations as well as on M&A-related employment questions. She has additional expertise in pension issues, corporate reorganisations and incentive schemes. A client comments: "I am particularly impressed by her down-to-earth, commercial and practical advice on complex matters."

Morten Ulrich is a highly respected practitioner with extensive experience in both collective and individual employment mandates. A client remarks: "He has excellent knowledge about the legal process in both the civil law system, and the labour law system."

Sandro Ratkovic assists with holiday pay issues, collective bargaining agreements and senior executive terminations. Based in Copenhagen, he is also experienced in labour-related investigations.

Chambers and Partners Europe 2022, Employment

Ranked: tier 1

Bech-Bruun handles the full gamut of employment law issues. It advises both Danish and global companies on the employment aspects of high-profile mergers and transactions as well as regularly undertaking work on behalf of, and against, major trade unions. The team also advises on management restructurings, mass redundancies and collective bargaining agreements. The group is led by the ‘superb’ Lise Lauridsen, who has extensive litigation experience; Lauridsen and Morten Ulrich are experts in handling matters relating to the termination of senior civil servants' contracts. Sandro Ratkovic specialises in cross-border work, with a focus on business immigration matters.

‘Bech-Bruun has a great – and broad – employment practice. Always on top of things and with a service level that goes beyond my other experiences.’

‘Very competent team with high professionalism.’

Legal 500, Employment