About Elmar Schnitker

Elmar Schnitker has been a partner in Freshfields’ employment, incentives and pensions practice in Germany since 2002. His practice covers pension and employment issues arising in transactions, post-transactional integrations and restructurings, including mass redundancies and the harmonisation of terms and conditions. Elmar is a market-recognised specialist in occupational pension schemes and regularly advises on their establishment, handling and modification. He is also involved in contractual trust agreements and topics such as indexation, settlements and litigation, and has substantial expertise in pension buyout and de-risking projects. He advises on market-leading transactions and helps to structure law-compliant funding and guarantee concepts.