Leif Born
Areas of practice
Leif Born advises domestic and international companies on all matters pertaining to individual and collective employment law. He concentrates his practice on drafting employment contracts, advising on the termination of employment and service relationships, assisting with transactions and advising on all matters related to works constitution law. He is also a frequent litigator before employment courts.
Having spent a year working in the employment law department of one of Germany’s largest nursing home operators, Leif Born has comprehensive knowledge of the processes and requirements of companies, in particular in the nursing care sector.
Vita
Leif Born studied law with an emphasis on employment law at Ruhr University in Bochum (Germany) from 2014 to 2018. After passing his first state law exam, he worked as a research assistant in Luther’s Essen office. From 2019 to 2021, he then carried out his legal training at the Higher Regional Court of Hamm (Germany), part of which involved working at Luther and at the Regional Labour Court of Hamm. Leif Born joined Luther as a lawyer in 2021 and has been a certified specialist in employment law since 2024.
Publications
- Betriebsratsmitglieder tragen im Vergütungsprozess auch nach arbeitgeberseitiger Vergütungskürzung die Darlegungs- und Beweislast – Anmerkung zum Urteil des LAG Niedersachsen vom 12.6.2024 – 8 Sa 687/23, in: Der Betrieb (DB) 2025, S. 260
- Kürzung der Vergütung eines Betriebsratsmitglieds angesichts hypothetischer Karriereentwicklung - Anmerkung zum Urteil des LAG Niedersachsen vom 14.2.2024 – 6 Sa 559/23, in: Arbeitsrechts-Newsletter, Heft 2/2024, S. 19-20
- § 20a IfSG – Die Corona-Schutzimpfung als gesetzliche Tätigkeitsvoraussetzung, in: Der Betrieb, Heft 12/2022
Blog posts
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Hans-Christian Ackermann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Daniel Zintl
Partner
Leipzig
Martina Ziffels
Counsel
Hamburg
Kerstin Belovitzer-Franz
Counsel
Stuttgart
Achim Braner
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Axel Braun
Partner
Cologne
Prof. Dr Robert von Steinau-Steinrück
Partner
Berlin
Nadine Ceruti
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Thorsten Tilch
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Klaus Thönißen, LL.M. (San Francisco)
Partner
Essen
Christian Dworschak
Partner
Munich
Sandra Sfinis
Partner
Hamburg
Kerstin Gröne
Partner
Cologne
Paul Schreiner
Partner
Cologne, Essen
Dr Volker Schneider
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Eva Maria K. Rütz, LL.M.
Partner
Dusseldorf, Cologne
Michael Rinke
Of Counsel
Cologne
Robert Pacholski
Partner
Leipzig
Fabian Lorenz, M.A.
Partner
Bangkok
Jana Anna Voigt
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Nina Stephan
Counsel
Essen
Dr Anna Mayr
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Andre Schüttauf
Senior Associate
Essen
Ann-Marie Jüttner
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Maximilian Kressner, M.Jur. (Oxford)
Partner
Singapore
Shi Yin Khoo, M.A. (Cantab)
Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Cyrielle Therese Ax
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dominik Ledwon, LL.M. (Norwich)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Paul Gooren, LL.M. (Chicago)
Partner
Berlin
Dr Christoph Corzelius
Senior Associate
Cologne
Lukas Paetzold
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Caroline Risse
Senior Associate
Berlin
Dr Jan-David Jäger
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Isabel Schäfer
Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Astrid Schnabel, LL.M. (Emory)
Partner
Hamburg
Volker von Alvensleben
Of Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Marco Arteaga
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Annekatrin Veit
Partner
Munich
Daniel Greger
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Pia Analena Wieberneit
Senior Associate
Essen
Kevin Brinkmann, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Leif Born
Senior Associate
Essen
Simon Alscher
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Hla Yadanar Win
Associate
Yangon
Susanne Burkert-Vavilova
Counsel
Essen
Kathy Just
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Jan Hansen
Senior Associate
Cologne
Janina Ott
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Thiri May Thu
Associate
Yangon
Swe Yee Htun
Associate
Yangon
Dr Lisa Kraayvanger
Senior Associate
Hanover
Dr Dorothea Fleckner
Associate
Hamburg
Amelie Räpple, LL.M. (Berkeley)
Associate
Hamburg
Julie Schwarz, LL.M. (Georgetown)
Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Denis Miller
Associate
Berlin
Lena Barry
Legal Consultant
Leipzig
Dr Elisabeth Sechtem
Senior Associate
Munich
Jan Hufert
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Delia Jusciak
Associate
Leipzig
Sophie Haeberlein
Associate
Leipzig
Sebastian Fedder
Partner
Hamburg
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Hannah-Laura Schütte
Senior Associate
Stuttgart, Dusseldorf
Sabrina Rosbroj
Associate
Singapore
Elaine Tolksdorf
Associate
Hamburg
Gina Susann Kriwat
Associate
Cologne
Melina Stamm, LL.M. (Paris)
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Charlotte Elsner
Associate
Dusseldorf
Kristina Gutzke
Associate
Hamburg
Paulina Noppeney
Associate
Berlin
Dr Jan-Moritz M. Hahn
Associate
Leipzig