30th Floor, North Tower, Beijing Kerry Centre, 1 Guanghua Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100020
+86 10 8519 0011
50th Floor, Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
+852 2521 5621
Room 4605, Park Place, 1601 Nanjing West Road, Jing An District, Shanghai, 200040
+8621 6321 1166
Suite 2405, 24/F, SCIA Tower, Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518000
+86 755 6123 5666
Select your language
Please accept the geolocation request appearing in your browser
Find other offices
Our advisers act on domestic and international matters of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names in the market. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and industry sectors.
Advising and representing an international e-commerce group on streamlining work processes, including implementing staff re-ductions and representing the company before the employment agency regarding the reimbursement of mass redundancy notifications.
Advised an international food group on the outsourcing of warehouses to external operators, especially regarding the transfer of operations of the employees and the associated legal consequences.
Advised a UK university on the management of complaints and claims for alleged breach of contract and the Consumer Rights Act 2015 arising out of the UCU strikes in 2019/20 and then subsequent move to online teaching following government Covid-19 restrictions. This included reviewing the university's obligations under their T&Cs, the preparation of communications to students, the design of no detriment and compensation procedures and the handling of threats of legal action and subsequent claims.
Advising a major ferry service operator on the impact of COVID-19 on their cross-channel and Irish Sea freight operations. The client’s immediate concern is the impact of the NHS Test & Trace app on the number of employees self-isolating, and the development of strategies to reduce the number of “pings” and to get employees back to work more quickly.
Advised on employment law in the multi-stage merger of grid companies of different energy supply companies. We advised on the collective law aspects and preparation and support of negotiations with the works councils and trade unions.
Advised a utility company on the merger of multiple companies, especially in local public transport with regard to a unification of employment contracts and a change in collective agreements, on negotiations with the works council and the trade union to agree on transitional arrangements and in-house collective agreements.
Advised the University of Leeds on the purchase of Cloth Hall Court from Leeds Beckett University, along with acquisition of the staff.
Advised Motor Fuel Limited on its acquisition of 100% of the share capital of an operator of eight petrol filling stations. This included a pre-completion re-organisation to move certain non-core assets into corporate entities as well as TUPE consultation on a share acquisition.
Comprehensive legal advice to a US software company in the context of a restructuring of its German subsidiary based in Berlin consisting of one company with usually approx. 25 employees, including the comprehensive examination and consideration of various complex legal issues, in particular the preparation of all necessary documents and the respective delivery.
Comprehensive advice to a US software group in the context of the establishment of a new works council in a German subsidiary, including support during a proceeding in front of the labor court to contest the works council election or nullity as well as advice to the client during the election procedure and strategic negotiation with the responsible election bodies.
Our expertise, at your disposal
With over 490 partners and 3000 people around the world, we are well-placed to support you across a full range of legal and advisory services.
Stay ahead by signing up to our weekly email of news and expert analysis, tailored for you
Trade Unions & Employee Consultation
/what-we-do/your-people/employment-reward/trade-unions-employee-consultation
Valid email address
Thanks, we have sent an email to
Thanks, we have sent an email to
Please check your inbox to confirm your subscription. The confirmation email may take up to 15 minutes to arrive.
• Check your spam or junk folder
• Ensure your email address was entered correctly.
• You can amend your details and resubmit if required
• If the email has still not arrived, please contact us for assistance
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised White Energy Company Limited (ASX: WEC) on its agreement to acquire the entities that own the South Galilee Coal Project from the AMCI Group.
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, on a landmark Islamic green financing supporting the development of the Plaza District within The Sustainable City - Yiti in Muscat, Oman.
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has appointed Joshua Htet as a partner in its Energy and Infrastructure team in London, strengthening the firm's capabilities across project finance, energy transition and renewable energy.
Manfred Schmid
Partner, Global Head of Employment & Incentives
We use cookies that are essential for our site to work. To improve our site, we would like to use additional cookies to help us understand how visitors use it, measure traffic to our site from social media platforms and to personalise your experience. Some of the cookies that we use are provided by third parties. To accept all cookies click ‘accept all’. To reject all optional cookies click ‘reject all’. To choose which optional cookies to allow click ‘cookie settings’. This tool uses a cookie to remember your choices.
Please visit our cookie policy for more information.