Dr. Martin Landauer, M. Jur. (Oxford)

● advising on restructurings, adjustment of staffing levels, business relocations, reorganization and closure of operations, introduction of short-time work models;
● negotiating with employee representatives in co-determination matters such as for implementation of IT systems, amendment of remuneration schemes and working time models, as well as conducting related conciliation board and court proceedings;
● assistance with international staffing issues such as employer of record and lease employment concepts;
● advising on executive and board member agreements and complex compensation systems;
● guidance on labor law compliance, in particular in the fields of bogus self-employment and illegal temporary employment, and representation of clients in related administrative proceedings;
● advising on post-merger integration of businesses and operations following M&A transactions, both in national and in cross-border constellations;
● designing flexible and modern work arrangements including mobile work, work on demand and “workation” concepts;
● advising on corporate co-determination matters;
● guidance on employment related social security law.

Education

• Certified Specialist for Employment Law, Munich Bar Association, 2012
• Ph.D., Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, 2011
• J.D., University of Oxford, 2007
• Second State Examination, 2003
• First State Examination, University of Regensburg, 2001

European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA)

• 2014 – Practical Handbook on Low-Performance, Sickness, Severe Disability – “Severe Disability and Special Protection”
• 2014 – Practical Handbook on Low-Performance, Sickness, Severe Disability – “The Operational Integration Management”
• 2012 – Nomos  – “State Responsibility for In-patient Long-term Care in England and Germany. A Comparative Legal Analysis of Regulatory Mechanisms in the Enabling State”
• 2012 – European Journal of Labor Law – “Recent Developments in German Labour Law”
• 2011 – New Journal for Labor Law – “Labour Criminal Law´ and the Importance of Compliance Systems: Criminal Offences `for´ the Company”
• 2010 – Nomos – “Old-age Social Security for Civil Servants and Its Reforms in a Legal Comparison – The Pension Systems for Civil Servants in the United Kingdom”
• 2009 – The Healthcare Sector Journal  – “Decision-analytical Modelling of Costs per QALY in the Context of the German Social Law”
• 2008 – New Journal for Labor Law – “Perspectives of the Statutory Accident at Work Insurance in Japan and Germany”
• 2006 –  German Administrative Journal – “Reform of the Health Insurance System in the Netherlands”

• Handelsblatt in cooperation with The Best Lawyers in Germany^™: 2020-2027
Recommended Lawyer in the categories „Labor and Employment Law“ und „Employee Benefits Law“

• JUVE Handbook: Commercial Law Firms (2022 – 2026/2027)
Frequently Recommended Lawyer in the category “Employment Law” 2022-2026/2027
Competitor about him: “Has a keen sense for the essentials“ (2025/2026)
Client about him: “highly committed & competent during reorganizations” (2022/2023)

• Thomson Reuters Outstanding Lawyer Empfohlener Anwalt 2023-2024
Recommended Lawyer, Client about him: “Expertise with the intricacies of the German works council system and day-to-day legal advice in Germany regarding corporate activities.”