Clifford Chance is facing an employment dispute in Germany as two former salaried partners accuse the firm of unfair dismissal related to its recent partnership restructuring.

The former partners left the Magic Circle law firm’s Düsseldorf arm as part of its partnership restructuring, which was launched this spring. The duo have filed claims for unfair dismissal in the local labor courts claiming that, as non-equity partners, they were employees rather than shareholders, which would grant them additional protection under local law.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]