References
We provide advice in all areas of labor and employment law,
including related areas of law, such as service contract law,
social security law, commercial and corporate law.
2025/2026
JUVE Handbook
The boutique offers specialized advice on restructuring, occupational pension schemes, and labor law compliance. The firm covers the entire spectrum of employer consulting (including public service law, corporate co-determination, collective bargaining law, and data protection) and has respected partners with their own profiles at all three locations. In addition, it provides transaction support for law firms without expertise in labor law and for insolvency administrators, and advises law firms on internal personnel issues. Altenburg is a founding member of the international alliance Ellint. In addition to the market-driven upturn in restructuring, the renowned Berlin partner Beck advised numerous companies, including Meica and Berlin Chemie, on the implementation of the Pay Transparency Directive. At the same time, the team tapped into new client groups, including numerous associations and fintechs, and expanded its relationships.
2026
ALTENBURG has been selected as one of the Best Law Firms for employment law by the renowned US legal directory Best Lawyers® which published its list of Best Law Firms™ in Germany 2026, based on recommendations from clients and lawyers.
ALTENBURG was recommended in the following categories:
National
Tier 1 for Labor and Employment Law
Metropolitan Rankings
Bavaria
Tier 1 for Labor and Employment Law
Tier 1 for Employee Benefits Law
new: Tier 1 for Restructuring and Insolvency Law
Berlin
Tier 1 for Labor and Employment Law
Tier 1 for Employee Benefits Law
Tier 3 for Data Security and Privacy Law
Hamburg
Tier 1 for Labor and Employment Law
new: Tier 2 for Employee Benefits Law
Tier 2 for Restructuring and Insolvency Law
Tier 3 for Corporate Law
The Best Law Firms Germany rankings evaluate feedback from over 10,000 clients and around 6,000 lawyer evaluations. In Germany, Best Lawyers publishes the results of the survey in collaboration with Handelsblatt.
2025
FOCUS Spezial Recht & Rat
ALTENBURG is recommended in FOCUS Spezial Recht & Rat 2025 as a top commercial law firm for labor law at our three locations in Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich. For the 2025 survey, around 25,000 lawyers were invited to participate in an online survey, including those working at the highest management level in commercial law firms and in corporate legal departments.
2025
brandeins
ALTENBURG is recommended in the current law firm ranking “Best Commercial Law Firms 2025” published by brandeins magazine with the highest rating of five out of five stars. The comprehensive list includes a total of 435 commercial law firms in 24 different areas of law, including both large law firms and specialized boutiques.