AI Issue 5 2018

32 Acquisition International - Issue 5 2018 vangard is an ambitious law firm operating with long-term goals which will see it establish itself as the leader within the legal industry. We profile the firm as we look to explore the secrets behind its success of being named in AI’s 2018 Leading Adviser Awards as the Leading Employment and Labour Law Adviser of the Year in Germany. stablished in 2013, vanguard takes an innovative approach when working with its clients, working alongside them and keeping them updated through every step of the process. The firm’s progressive approaches are the result of legal excellence, coupled with many years of experience and an eye for the essential aspects of the legal industry. Inspired by the French ‘avant garde’, the company’s name is its bond and the legal team advises clients throughout Germany and further afield. Working hard to ensure that the most desired outcome is reached, staff at vangard work fast, efficiently and pragmatically, with the team also possessing the courage to take a firm position when the need arises. As a company, vangard does not sit back and as such takes a proactive approach in order to guarantee that the right results are achieved. Offering a variety of services across a vast array of sectors, the team at vangard covers every facet of employment law. Utilising the specialised skillset of the team, the company works with large corporations and medium-sized companies from several sectors, as well as small entrepreneurs and start-ups. Typically, the firm’s clients include national and international companies and organisations. Building long-term relationships and contacts across the legal sector, vangard is a member of Littler Global; the largest global employment and labour law practice which boasts over 1,300 attorneys in over 75 offices worldwide. As a member of Littler, vangard is able to resolve its client’s global inquiries with no difficulty. Littler has been representing and advising employers for 75 years in all aspects of labour law, providing solutions Company: vangard Contact: Alexander Bartz Address: Benrather Straße 12, Düsseldorf, 40213, Germany Phone: 0049 211 13 06 56 0 Website: www.vangard.de Livingup to a Reputationof Excellence E 1805AI08 at a global level from a single source. Recognised in the sector as a leading, innovative law firm, Littler has judicially represented, negotiated and settled some of the most influential labour law cases and collective agreements. Under the name Littler Global, the separate and independent law firms specialising in labour law appear together as an international legal service provider. Teamwork is essential to the success of any company in any business, and this is no different at vangard. The company puts together a perfectly tuned team made up of high-calibre experts for every client, in every legal situation. For instance, the team advises foreign companies on their German activities and German companies on their employment law questions with a foreign context. Featuring as AI’s Leading Employment and Labour Law Adviser of 2018 in Germany, Alexander Bartz has been an employment law specialist for a number of years. Additionally, he established his reputation whilst working at leading international law firms, and at Germany’s largest boutique firm for employment law. Brimming with experience, Alexander advises national and international clients on issues of individual and collective employment law with a focus on tariff law. Although he boasts an unrivalled amount of knowledge in a variety of areas, the core areas of Alexander’s practice include providing advice on restructurings, on questions and disputes arising under the Works Council Constitutional Act. Lastly, as a testament to his success, Alexander is a member of the European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA), the employment law attorneys’ working group of the German Bar Association, as well as the German Employment Court Association. Sharing his knowledge with the industry and wider community, Alexander lectures on employment law at the Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf and the Bucerius Law School in Hamburg. Overall, vangard creates innovative strategies for clients all over Germany. The firm’s extremely high levels of customer satisfaction, and striking ability to produce unrivalled results in the sector, have led the team at vangard to feel positive about the future. “...the core areas of Alexander’s practice include providing advice on restructurings, on questions and disputes arising under the Works Council Constitutional Act.”