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Legal 500 Europe, Middle East and Africa, 2025

Employment - ‘Taylor Wessing provides good counsel at a fair rate. They are very responsive and are able to overcome the challenges presented by different time zones and tight deadlines.'; ‘Markus and Mounira: listening, adjusting to unique circumstances and sectors, and being ultra pragmatic in giving advice, even when it's not the news the client (us) is looking for.'; 'The team's candor and deep follow through is second to none. They treat each case as an owner would and it makes all the difference. Plus, as our main clients are in NY, we appreciated how they made an effort to make themselves available at times that worked for us.’; ‘Markus Asshoff and Mounira Freih-Bengabou are amazing partners, who truly care about outcomes and giving us the right, pragmatic, business advice, even in tougher situations - they also are not afraid to push for us to take a stronger stance and negotiate hard instead of giving in quickly - they are flexible to be as involved as we need, and they have clearly managed so many situations to base their advice on - they have their finger on the pulse of the industry and developments in French labor laws and practices, making them an invaluable partner.’

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Markus is an employment lawyer and a member of our international compliance group.

Clients praise Markus for his insightful, realistic, and practical advice. He’s recognised for being a tough but fair negotiator. Markus advises a wide range of companies in all sectors, including national and international companies in France, on all aspects of individual and collective employment law and social security law. His practice is particularly focused on international employment contracts, managing director’s status, negotiation of termination packages, mobility, complex restructuring operations, including social plans, transfer of business as well as day-to-day advice to HR departments. Moreover, Markus assists his clients before French Courts.

Markus specializes in compliance related issues (alert procedures, audits, employee trainings, preparation and assistance during anti-corruption controls, etc.).

 

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Corporate crime & compliance
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CV

Since 2003 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2002 - 2003 Associate, Landwell (PWC)
2003 Admitted to bar, Paris
2001 Masters, Social Security Law, Paris X University, France
2000 Masters, Employment Law, Paris X University, France

Career

Since 2003 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2002 - 2003 Associate, Landwell (PWC)

Education

2003 Admitted to bar, Paris
2001 Masters, Social Security Law, Paris X University, France
2000 Masters, Employment Law, Paris X University, France

Memberships & Associations

European Employment Lawyers Association
Deutsch-Französische Industrie- und Handelskammer Paris (French/German Chamber of Commence Paris)
Deutsch-Französische Juristenvereinigung (Association of French/German jurists)
Association Française de Droit du Travail et de la Sécurité Sociale (AFDT) (French Association of Labor Law and Social Security)

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English German

Awards

Legal 500 Europe, Middle East and Africa, 2025

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Employment - ‘Taylor Wessing provides good counsel at a fair rate. They are very responsive and are able to overcome the challenges presented by different time zones and tight deadlines.'; ‘Markus and Mounira: listening, adjusting to unique circumstances and sectors, and being ultra pragmatic in giving advice, even when it's not the news the client (us) is looking for.'; 'The team's candor and deep follow through is second to none. They treat each case as an owner would and it makes all the difference. Plus, as our main clients are in NY, we appreciated how they made an effort to make themselves available at times that worked for us.’; ‘Markus Asshoff and Mounira Freih-Bengabou are amazing partners, who truly care about outcomes and giving us the right, pragmatic, business advice, even in tougher situations - they also are not afraid to push for us to take a stronger stance and negotiate hard instead of giving in quickly - they are flexible to be as involved as we need, and they have clearly managed so many situations to base their advice on - they have their finger on the pulse of the industry and developments in French labor laws and practices, making them an invaluable partner.’

Legal 500 Europe, Middle East and Africa 2019

Recommended lawyer - Compliance (France)

Chambers Europe 2017

Leading indvidual - Employment : "He always delivers what he promises. He's very realistic and will give you a comprehensive outlook of what will happen and how he'll do it, which I really like.“

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