Dr. Luca Rawe | Lawyers

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Overview

Luca advises on all individual and collective employment law issues, in particular on the employment law aspects of M&A transactions and post-merger-integration and executive matters.

Luca has a specific focus on occupational pensions schemes. In this respect, he advises on the design, implementation and modification of pension schemes as well as concepts for outsourcing and de-risking of pension liabilities.

Experience

ams OSRAM: advising on the employment and pension law aspects of the sale of part of its sensor business to Infineon.
Blacklane: advising on the employment law aspects of the acquisition by Uber.
Blackrock: advising inter alia on the employment and pension law aspects of the acquisition of 50.1 percent of the shares in Mainova WebHouse GmbH, and the establishment of certain Management Incentive Programs.
Brenntag: advising on the employment and pension law aspects of group-wide transformation projects.
Carrier: advising on the employment and pension law aspects of the acquisition of Viessmann’s Climate Solution business for €12bn, the sale of its global commercial refrigeration business to its long-time joint venture partner Haier and the sale of Riello to Ariston Group.
Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale/TARGO Deutschland Finanzholding Gruppe: advising on the employment and pension law aspects of the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Oldenburgische Landesbank (OLB).
Fresenius: advising on various employment and pension law matters, including the set up of new long-term incentive schemes.
HOLCIM: advising on the employment and pension law aspects of the acquisition of Xella and James Hardie.
Lonza: advising on the employment and pension law aspects of the sale of the Capsules & Health Ingredients (CHI) business unit.
Mercedes-Benz: advising the Supervisory Board on employment law aspects in connection with the service contracts of the members of the Executive Board, the remuneration system for the Executive Board, and other agreements with current and former members of the Executive Board and other executives.
Nestlé: advising on the employment and pension law aspects of the contribution of the frozen pizza production in Europe and the water business into a joint venture structure with a private equity investor.
Nexans: advising on the employment and pension law aspects of the sale of the autoelectric group.
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG: advising on the employment and pension law aspects of the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary MHP Management und IT-Beratung GmbH (MHP) to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).
PowerCo SE: advising on all aspects of employment and pension matters in the context of the ramp-up process of the battery cell business in Salzgitter.
TRATON Group: advising on the employment and pension law aspects of the acquisition of the financial services business of MAN and Volkswagen Truck & Bus from Volkswagen Financial Services.
Uniper: advising on complex corporate governance and novel employment and remuneration issues in the context of the rescue package by the German government worth €13.5bn in state support, the sale of the coal-fired power plant Datteln and the sale of the Uniper Wärme GmbH.
Volkswagen: advising on the employment and pension law aspects of the sale of a majority stake to Everllence.

Recognition

“Diamond Star – Next Generation Award” awarded by Handelsblatt for the doctoral thesis in 2017.

Education, Qualifications and Languages

Luca studied law at the University of Cologne. He continued his education at the Rhein. Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn where he earned his Doctorate of Law.

Luca has been practicing law since 2017. He has been working as a Managing Associate at Linklaters since 2022 and was appointed Counsel in 2026. Prior to joining Linklaters, he worked for a renowned international law firm and a leading employment law firm in Germany.

He speaks German and English.

Thought Leadership

Luca regularly publishes articles on employment and pension law matters.

Overview

Luca advises on all individual and collective employment law issues, in particular on the employment law aspects of M&A transactions and post-merger-integration and executive matters.

Experience

ams OSRAM: advising on the employment and pension law aspects of the sale of part of its sensor business to Infineon.

Blacklane: advising on the employment law aspects of the acquisition by Uber.

Blackrock: advising inter alia on the employment and pension law aspects of the acquisition of 50.1 percent of the shares in Mainova WebHouse GmbH, and the establishment of certain Management Incentive Programs.

Brenntag: advising on the employment and pension law aspects of group-wide transformation projects.

Carrier: advising on the employment and pension law aspects of the acquisition of Viessmann’s Climate Solution business for €12bn, the sale of its global commercial refrigeration business to its long-time joint venture partner Haier and the sale of Riello to Ariston Group.

Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale/TARGO Deutschland Finanzholding Gruppe: advising on the employment and pension law aspects of the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Oldenburgische Landesbank (OLB).

Fresenius: advising on various employment and pension law matters, including the set up of new long-term incentive schemes.

HOLCIM: advising on the employment and pension law aspects of the acquisition of Xella and James Hardie.

Lonza: advising on the employment and pension law aspects of the sale of the Capsules & Health Ingredients (CHI) business unit.

Mercedes-Benz: advising the Supervisory Board on employment law aspects in connection with the service contracts of the members of the Executive Board, the remuneration system for the Executive Board, and other agreements with current and former members of the Executive Board and other executives.

Nestlé: advising on the employment and pension law aspects of the contribution of the frozen pizza production in Europe and the water business into a joint venture structure with a private equity investor.

Nexans: advising on the employment and pension law aspects of the sale of the autoelectric group.

Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG: advising on the employment and pension law aspects of the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary MHP Management und IT-Beratung GmbH (MHP) to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).

PowerCo SE: advising on all aspects of employment and pension matters in the context of the ramp-up process of the battery cell business in Salzgitter.

TRATON Group: advising on the employment and pension law aspects of the acquisition of the financial services business of MAN and Volkswagen Truck & Bus from Volkswagen Financial Services.

Uniper: advising on complex corporate governance and novel employment and remuneration issues in the context of the rescue package by the German government worth €13.5bn in state support, the sale of the coal-fired power plant Datteln and the sale of the Uniper Wärme GmbH.

Volkswagen: advising on the employment and pension law aspects of the sale of a majority stake to Everllence.

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