“Signe Renée West is our point of contact and always available with a quick and helpful response. She knows our company and supports it with good legal advice. “Labora Legal is a small law firm specializing in HR legal issues and has been our preferred legal advisor in this area for some time. The responsiveness and quality of the advice is unique and includes a deep and valuable understanding of our operations and needs. If a client needs personal and operational HR legal advice of the highest quality and a highly competitive fee structure, we recommend Labora Legal at all times. “Very good knowledge of Danish laws, trade union structures, tax structures, labour law, etc. Able to explore new situations, for example the recent Covid pandemic, which has led to many cases within the judicial system and presents new challenges that need to be addressed.” “Tina and Jeppe are a strong team. With a solid legal foundation and experience, they provide excellent support and advice. They are very good at tailoring tips so that they are easy to use for the client. The firm: Labora Legal is a law firm specializing in employment law founded in 2010 by Anne Katherine Schøn and supported by Catrine Søndergaard Byrne in 2014. Over the past year, the company has significantly increased its prominence on the Danish employment scene, initially joining Tina Reissmann (manager) in December 2016 from Plesner, Jeppe Høyer Jørgensen from DLA Piper (formerly LETT) in March 2017 and finally Signe Renée West from Moalem Weitemeyer Bendsten in July 2017. The five partners all have many years of employment law experience with the top five employment law firms and are all known and recognized for their high-quality advice. In short, one could say that Labora Legal is the “best of all worlds” derived from the larger and long-established law firms Labora Legal is ranked by international lists of lawyers such as Chambers Europe and Legal 500.
Areas of practice: Labora Legal advises on all employment law matters, including collective redundancies, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, reorganisations, restrictive agreements, non-discrimination disputes, internal investigations, flexible labour relations, conditions for executives and managers, including incentive schemes, contracts and dismissals, the conclusion and interpretation of collective agreements and the drafting of Employment Contracts, Directives and Manuals. Tina Reissmann assists clients in a variety of areas, including collective redundancies, reorganizations and harmonization processes. One client praised her “strong knowledge of labour law” and added, “She also understands economic and political considerations in the industry. Labora Legal supported FORCE Technology in a collective redundancy process after losing a major contract. Our experience means that we are highly specialised in employment law and personal data and are used to working with companies of all sizes and sectors – Danish and international. “Highly qualified and accessible. Can handle strategic and practical issues always with excellent quality and in a timely manner. Labora Legal is a job shop that represents employers based in Denmark and abroad and advises on restructuring and redundancies, as well as issues related to the GDPR and the new Danish holiday law. The law firm regularly drafts employment contracts and advises on incentive systems and collective bargaining mandates. “Highly experienced lawyers specialized in employment law and personal data law/GDPR.
The size of the team is small and specialized and your contact person is almost always directly in question with the partner/lawyer in charge. We are one of the leading law firms in the field of employment law and personal data. The firm is increasingly focusing on personal data, data protection and data protection laws, especially in the overall area of employee privacy. Labora Legal frequently litigates before the courts and in arbitration proceedings in employment law cases. “Lawyer specialized in labour law. Very competent and innovative in providing solutions in labor law as well as in the resolution of labor disputes. Clients praise the team`s “excellent service and flexibility” as well as their “ability to respond quickly with quality advice”. Catrine Søndergaard Byrne is a well-known figure in the labour market. His experience includes contract drafting, anti-discrimination policies, data protection and day-to-day employment advice.
Sources note his advice as “precise and business-oriented.” “Very competent, agile, solution-oriented and flexible. Always responds very quickly to requests for help. In addition to a strong and established client base consisting of large, reputable companies, including listed companies, as well as small emerging companies, the firm receives recommendations from other Danish law firms, including large law firms, regarding assignments where a conflict of interest means that the engagement cannot be performed by the relevant law firm. The firm also benefits from several long-term relationships with law firms abroad, which serve as client mediators and assignments in cases requiring Danish expertise in labour law. The firm`s advice is value-added and at the highest level, including a high level where necessary, focusing on details where relevant, with the ongoing aim of being pragmatic, solution-oriented and effective. As it is only a partner company, all customers can and do receive the full attention of the partner in all their tasks. We all have many years of experience in large law firms in Copenhagen and head the respective employment law departments. Each of us has been ranked by international lawyers` directories as leading lawyers in Denmark in terms of employment law and personal data for several years. Labora Legal is an office partnership of independent law firms in integrated cooperation with continuous sparring and exchange of experiences. Labora Legal was founded from the desire to have personal customer contact, customer orientation and flexibility. In particular, Catrine Søndergaard Byrne, an International Certified Data Protection Expert (CIPP/E), has a strong focus on developing the field of data protection in Denmark, but Jeppe Høyer Jørgensen and Signe Renée West are also very experienced in this field.
Tina Reissmann; Catrine Søndergaard Byrne; Jeppe Høyer Jørgensen; Sign Renée West.