The world is changing rapidly – and the world of work with it. Likewise, the requirements for labour law advice of boards, executives in HR and legal counsels have changed significantly in recent years. These changes will not only continue but also increase exponentially in quantity and quality. New, complex challenges will be faced by employers and their human capital management. Global matrix structures, whistleblowing, transformation projects, artificial intelligence and crowd funding are just a few of the topics that are increasingly being highlighted – and cannot be adequately tackled with classic labour law advice.
All questions about HR answered. From one source. Efficient. Innovative. Strategic. A new concept of labour law advice. That is HR.Law by ARQIS. With a market-leading and effective team of lawyers and experts from various specialties, we find legally secure and sustainable solutions for the challenges in HR.
focuses on the client’s goals and creates immediately implementable and value-oriented solutions.
provides holistic evaluations, risk assessments and implementation concepts for executives in HR.
supports clients cooperatively and responsibly in situations of change management, transformation processes and restructurings.
combines expert legal skills with business thinking, technical expertise and the use of legal technology.
Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier and Tobias Neufeld have been in charge of developing an innovative consulting approach at ARQIS which solves the increasingly complex challenges in HR in a focused, efficient and interdisciplinary way. Together with their team, they combine the expertise necessary for HR.Law in the areas Labour Law, Company Pension Schemes, Compensation & Benefits, HR Compliance, Data Law/Data Privacy, M&A/Corporate; both nationally and internationally.
is founding and managing partner at ARQIS and has decades of experience in HR advice for national and international companies.
The JUVE Handbuch regularly lists her among the “Leading Advisors in Labour Law”. Competitors are quoted with “she is practice-oriented, professionally very competent and uncomplicated”, “professionally outstanding and pragmatic”.
According to Chambers Europe, Andrea Panzer-Heemeier is focused and results-oriented. They emphasise that she has experience in dealing with matters of individual and collective labour law and representing clients during broad restructurings.
Legal 500 Deutschland lists Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier regularly as a recommended lawyer in labour law. Competitors and clients are cited to have said she “knows every trick in the book and is excellent on all subject areas”.
Best Lawyers/Handelsblatt named Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier “Lawyer of the Year” for labor & employment Law in 2013 and includes her for years, as one of the best business lawyers in this area.
Andrea Panzer-Heemeier was awarded as “Most Influential Woman in Labour Law 2018” by the magazine Acquisition Intl. Global Excellence.
has been a partner at ARQIS since 2020 and has decades of experience in HR advice for national and international companies. He is a leading name in the design of company pension schemes (JUVE- Handbuch 2019/2020).
According to Chambers Europe, he offers “outstanding expertise”, “communicates very well and is extremely responsive and client-oriented”, in addition to being “the pensions expert”.
Who’s Who Legal Germany states: “Tobias Neufeld stands out for his impressive work in advising clients on the labour law aspects of major restructurings and mergers”. In 2021 he was part of “Who’s Who Legal Thought Leaders – Labour & Employment”, the editorial selection of the world’s best legal experts in labour law.
The JUVE Handbook lists him among the “Leading Advisors for Labour Law”, “Leading Advisors for Occupational Pension Plans” and “Leading Advisors for Employee Data Protection”. JUVE emphasises that he stands for a legal advice approach “that goes beyond pure labour law and covers HR topics as a whole and is increasingly expected by clients”.
Legal 500 Deutschland describes his work as “efficient”, “clear and concise” and references his “broad expert knowledge”. Previously, Legal 500 described his labour law expertise as follows: Tobias Neufeld is “great on international, complex issues” and “great on company pension schemes”.
He is regularly among the “Best Lawyers“ for Labor & Employment (Handelsblatt).
Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier
Managing Partnerin, Specialist lawyer in labour law
T +49 211 13069 145
andrea.panzer-heemeier@arqis.com
Tobias Neufeld, LL.M.
Partner, Specialist lawyer in labour law
T +49 211 13069 -2040
tobias.neufeld@arqis.com