Leif Born

Lawyer Senior Associate
Certified Specialist in Employment Law
Leif Born

Areas of practice

Employment Law

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.

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