Dr. Anja Dachner

Anja Dachner is a recognized advisor on complex transformation and restructuring cases. She regularly advises German and international clients on transformation, integration and restructuring projects and supports social partners in solving difficult challenges. Her main areas of expertise are in the energy, automotive and chemical industries and cover social plan, social tariff and tariff negotiations as well as the development of modern transformation units and companies. She provides strategic and comprehensive employment advice on domestic and multi-jurisdictional projects and often leads multi-jurisdictional employment projects. She also has extensive experience in representing her clients in both judicial and extrajudicial proceedings across all labor law instances up to and including representation before the German Federal Labor Court and the European Court of Justice.

Bio

• With KLIEMT.HR Lawyers since 2018
• Several years practising as attorney at Baker McKenzie in Munich and London
• Professional training in Freiburg, Frankfurt am Main, Munich and at University of Michigan, USA

Recent Projects (Excerpt)

– Staff reduction of approx. 1.750 FTE at automotive supplier in Bavaria (2025 – present)
– Staff reduction of approx. 750 FTE at IT company in Berlin (2024 – present)
– Staff reduction of approx. 500 FTE at automotive supplier in Lower Saxony (2024 – present)
– Relocation of furniture manufacturer from Bavaria to Italy with staff reductions of approx. 100 FTE (2025 – present)
– Extensive staff reductions and retraining measures for an IT company in Munich (2025–present)

Rankings (Excerpt)

– Listed as one of the most renowned lawyers in employment law in Germany (Wirtschaftswoche Ranking Arbeitsrechtskanzleien 2024)
– Listed as “Best Lawyer”, Employment Law (Best Lawyers / Handelsblatt, since 2022) and Restructuring and Insolvency law (Best Lawyers / Handelsblatt, 2025)

Languages

• German
• English