Pinsent Masons wins employment law partner Michael Kalbfus

12 Dec 2023 | 01:51 pm | 1 min. read

The multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has hired employment partner Michael Kalbfus in its Munich office to strengthen its German employment capabilities.

Michael has extensive experience in advising on and coordinating international employment law compliance and digitalisation projects with a particular emphasis on IT and data protection. Furthermore, he also has extensive experience in advising clients on national and cross-border M&A transactions.

Michael joins from German law firm Noerr where he was a partner in its employment team for three years. Prior to his tenure at Noerr, he was Counsel at Baker McKenzie’s Munich office for two years and an associate in the same office for seven years. Michael joins with senior associate Andreas Schöberle.

Manfred Schmid, Head of the German and Global Employment & Reward Practice at Pinsent Masons, adds: "We’re excited to welcome Michael and Andreas, two established and well-respected employment lawyers with a wealth of employment law-related compliance expertise. As a leading multinational law firm, adding strength and depth to our German and global Employment & Reward law team will enable us to further advance our vision of becoming a leading global law firm for cross-border projects.“

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