Axel Braun

Lawyer Partner
Certified Specialist in Employment Law
Axel Braun

Areas of practice

Employment Law
Mobility & Logistics
Automotive

The focus of Axel Braun's work is on cross-border projects, corporate reorganisations and other collective law procedures (company bargaining agreements, social compensation plans, etc.). He is the author and/or editor of various reputated publication and regularly speaker or panelist to various organisations.

Vita

After initially working for several years as a police officer, Axel Braun studied law in Cologne (Germany), and Geneva (Switzerland). Upon completing his legal training to become a lawyer, which he undertook in Aachen, Cologne, Mumbai and Santander, he worked from 1990 for Fiedler & Forster in Frankfurt before joining Luther’s predecessor firm in 1995.

In the German-French working group of Luther he is also head of the employment law team. Axel Braun represents shareholder interests on the supervisory board of a group of companies operating internationally.

Honors and distinctions

  • Chambers Germany 2025: Ranking in "Employment", Band 5 (first ranking in 2011, "Axel Braun is an outstanding expert in all areas of employment law, but especially in all topics of works constitution law, (re-)organisation and structural issues.", "Axel Braun steers us absolutely perfectly through all the shallows of labour law.")
  • JUVE Guide 2024/2025: Listed under "Frequently Recommended" in "Labour Law" (first listed in 2016/2017, in 2010/2011, "targeted and practice-oriented solutions; good negotiator", client)
  • The Legal 500 Germany 2025: Recommendation in "Labour Law" (first mention in 2012, "Very agile, well networked") and mention in "City Focus Cologne" (first recommendation in 2023)
  • Lexology Index 2025 (former WWL Who’s Who Legal): Recommendation "National Leader" in "Germany – Labour & Employment" (first recommendation in 2021) and recommendation "Global Leader" in "Labour & Employment" (first recommendation in 2021)
  • Lexology Index 2024 (former WWL Who’s Who Legal): Award "Thought Leader" in "Thought Leaders Germany – Labour & Employment" (first award in 2023)
  • Best Lawyers 2025: Recommendation in "Labor and Employment Law" (first recommendation in 2009)
  • Best Lawyers 2024: Recommendation in "Employee Benefits Law" 
  • WirtschaftsWoche 2020: Recommendation "Top Lawyer" in "Labour Law" (first recommendation in 2012)
  • PLC 2012: Recommendation in "Labour and Employee Benefits" (first recommendation in 2010)

Clients

  • SAME Deutz-Fahr: on-going advice on all employment law issues
  • Amazon: on-going advice, litigation
  • Leading seller of electrical and electronic appliances: employment law advice with regard to foreign-based companies
  • International manufacturer and seller of specialty cheeses: comprehensive on-going advice
  • METRO Cash & Carry: advice on numerous reorganisations
  • Remondis Group: on-going advice on all matters pertaining to employment law, with a particular emphasis on collective bargaining and works constitution law
  • Rhenus Group: on-going advice and numerous business reorganisations
  • Global manufacturer of switchboards, distribution boards, air conditioning systems and IT infrastructure: on-going advice and numerous business reorganisations
  • German subsidiary of a global logistics group: advice on collective bargaining and works constitution law
  • Schmitz Cargobull: ongoing works constitution law advice
  • Ashland: advice on business reorganisation and litigation

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