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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Daniel Zintl
Partner
Leipzig
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
Martina Ziffels
Counsel
Hamburg
Hla Yadanar Win
Associate
Yangon
Pia Analena Wieberneit
Senior Associate
Essen
Jana Anna Voigt
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Annekatrin Veit
Partner
Munich
Elaine Tolksdorf
Associate
Hamburg
Thorsten Tilch
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Thiri May Thu
Associate
Yangon
Klaus Thönißen, LL.M. (San Francisco)
Partner
Essen
Nina Stephan
Counsel
Essen
Prof. Dr Robert von Steinau-Steinrück
Partner
Berlin
Melina Stamm, LL.M. (Paris)
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Sandra Sfinis
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Elisabeth Sechtem
Senior Associate
Munich
Julie Schwarz, LL.M. (Georgetown)
Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Hannah-Laura Schütte
Senior Associate
Stuttgart, Dusseldorf
Andre Schüttauf
Senior Associate
Essen
Paul Schreiner
Partner
Cologne, Essen
Dr Volker Schneider
Partner
Hamburg
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Dr Astrid Schnabel, LL.M. (Emory)
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Isabel Schäfer
Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Eva Maria K. Rütz, LL.M.
Partner
Dusseldorf, Cologne
Sabrina Rosbroj
Associate
Singapore
Caroline Risse
Senior Associate
Berlin
Michael Rinke
Of Counsel
Cologne
Amelie Räpple, LL.M. (Berkeley)
Associate
Hamburg
Lukas Paetzold
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Robert Pacholski
Partner
Leipzig
Janina Ott
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Paulina Noppeney
Associate
Berlin
Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.
Partner
Cologne
Denis Miller
Associate
Berlin
Dr Anna Mayr
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Fabian Lorenz, M.A.
Partner
Bangkok
Dominik Ledwon, LL.M. (Norwich)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Gina Susann Kriwat
Associate
Cologne
Dr Maximilian Kressner, M.Jur. (Oxford)
Partner
Singapore
Dr Lisa Kraayvanger
Senior Associate
Hanover
Shi Yin Khoo, M.A. (Cantab)
Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Ann-Marie Jüttner
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Kathy Just
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Delia Jusciak
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Jan-David Jäger
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Jan Hufert
Associate
Hamburg
Swe Yee Htun
Associate
Yangon
Jan Hansen
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Jan-Moritz M. Hahn
Associate
Leipzig
Sophie Haeberlein
Associate
Leipzig
Kristina Gutzke
Associate
Hamburg
Kerstin Gröne
Partner
Cologne
Daniel Greger
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Paul Gooren, LL.M. (Chicago)
Partner
Berlin
Dr Dorothea Fleckner
Associate
Hamburg
Sebastian Fedder
Partner
Hamburg
Charlotte Elsner
Associate
Dusseldorf
Christian Dworschak
Partner
Munich
Dr Christoph Corzelius
Senior Associate
Cologne
Nadine Ceruti
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Susanne Burkert-Vavilova
Counsel
Essen
Kevin Brinkmann, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Axel Braun
Partner
Cologne
Achim Braner
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Leif Born
Senior Associate
Essen
Kerstin Belovitzer-Franz
Counsel
Stuttgart
Lena Barry
Legal Consultant
Leipzig
Cyrielle Therese Ax
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Marco Arteaga
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Volker von Alvensleben
Of Counsel
Hamburg
Simon Alscher
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Hans-Christian Ackermann
Partner
Dusseldorf