Jakob Widner

LL.M. (NYU) | Mag.iur. (University of Vienna) | Partner
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Jakob Widner heads the Employment Law and Dispute Resolution practice groups and provides comprehensive advice in these multi-faceted areas of law.

He drafts contracts relevant to employment law (including board and managing director matters) and separation agreements. He also provides employment law advice on company acquisitions and restructuring (works constitution, social plan, transfer of undertakings), employment law compliance & data protection, and company pension schemes and litigation.

In the life sciences sector, he advises on contract drafting in distribution and R&D as well as regulatory requirements and compliance.

Jakob studied in Vienna and New York and is admitted to the New York State Bar. He is the author of several professional articles and contributes to the periodic employment law newsletter of the International Law Organisation (ILO).

Jakob speaks German and English.