Felix Diehl

Dr. Felix Diehl is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Frankfurt office and joined the Firm in 2017. In 2022 he also practiced in the Firm's Chicago office. Felix was recognized as "Next Generation Partner" by Legal500 in 2025. He was recognized as "Best Lawyers: One to Watch" for labor and employment law by Best Lawyers/Handelsblatt from 2021 to 2024. Felix advises domestic and international clients on all labor and employment law-related matters, particularly in conjunction with mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, and works council issues. He represents his clients in and out of court, with respect to termination of employment and contract disputes. Felix has significant experience in employment and pension law aspects of global transactions and multijurisdictional restructuring projects. Felix regularly deals with European Works Council matters and is experienced in leading employment work streams for cross-border projects. · Baker McKenzie

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Dr. Felix Diehl is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Frankfurt office, with a focus on labor and employment law. He advises onM&A, restructurings, works council issues, and employment/pension law aspects of global transactions, including cross-border projects. He also practiced in the firm's Chicago office in 2022. Recognized as 'Next Generation Partner' by Legal500 in 2025 and 'Best Lawyers: One to Watch' for labor and employment law (2021-2024).

Practice areas

Employment LawLabor LawPension LawMergers and AcquisitionsRestructuring

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Germany

Baker McKenzie · Dr. Felix Diehl is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Frankfurt office and joined the Firm in 2017. In 2022 he also practiced in the Firm's Chicago office. Felix was recognized as "Next Generation Partner" by Legal500 in 2025. He was recognized as "Best Lawyers: One to Watch" for labor and employment law by Best Lawyers/Handelsblatt from 2021 to 2024. Felix advises domestic and international clients on all labor and employment law-related matters, particularly in conjunction with mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, and works council issues. He represents his clients in and out of court, with respect to termination of employment and contract disputes. Felix has significant experience in employment and pension law aspects of global transactions and multijurisdictional restructuring projects. Felix regularly deals with European Works Council matters and is experienced in leading employment work streams for cross-border projects.

Germany

Expertise

Employment and pension law aspects of global transactionsMultijurisdictional restructuring projectsEuropean Works Council mattersTermination of employment and contract disputesWorks council issues

Education

Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt (Assessor Exam) (2017)
University of Giessen (Dr. iur.) (2015)
University of Giessen (Referendar Exam) (2010)

Admissions

Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt (Assessor Exam)

Languages

EnglishGermanFrenchItalianSpanishPortugueseChineseJapaneseRussianArabicKoreanTurkishDutchPolishSwedishDanishNorwegianFinnishGreekHebrewHindiBengaliTagalogVietnameseThaiCzechRomanianHungarianSerbianCroatianSlovakBulgarianUkrainianBelarusianPersianUrduPunjabiMalayIndonesianSwahiliFarsiKurdishBerberTamilTeluguMarathiGujaratiKannadaMalayalamSinhalaNepaliBurmeseKhmerLaoMongolianAmharicSomaliZuluXhosaAfrikaansHausaYorubaIboQuechuaAymaraGuaraniMaoriHawaiianSamoanTongan