Katja Haeferer is a partner with more than 15 years of experience in labor and employment law. She co-heads the German Employment & Compensation practice and is an active member of the Firm's European Labor Law and Global Labor Law practice groups. Recognized as a Stand-out Legal Talent by Acritas in 2021 and listed among Wirtschaftswoche’s most renowned employment law practitioners from 2021 to 2024, Katja’s experience is well-regarded in the legal community. Her international perspective is enriched by her tenure in the Firm’s San Francisco and Palo Alto offices.

Katja provides strategic and comprehensive employment advice on domestic and multi-jurisdictional projects, including pre- and post-merger corporate restructurings, collective dismissals, negotiations with works councils and unions, cross-border secondments, global equity plans, and gender pay audits. She supports several multinational clients in the management of their global workforce regarding, addressing global working conditions, cross-border personnel deployment, and global HR compliance matters. Katja often leads multi-jurisdictional employment projects.

Katja has extensive experience advising companies on employee representation in Societas Europaea (SE) supervisory boards and works councils, as well as European Works Councils (EWCs). She also provides strategic guidance on navigating the complex process of transforming into a Societas Europaea (SE). Katja authored a legal commentary on German SE-legislation “SEBG,” published in â€œAR - Kommentar, Kommentar zum gesamten Arbeitsrecht” (2021). She is also an experienced litigator in complex employment and SE law matters, including cases before the Federal Labor Court (BAG) and the European Court of Justice (ECJ). Katja's client base ranges from Germany- and EMEA-headquartered clients with global operations to local subsidiaries of multinationals.

Christian is the Head of Employee Benefits at Allianz SE (global HQ), responsible for the Global Benefits Strategy. A key part of the strategy is to foster shareholder culture through the Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP). Since joining Allianz in 2018, he has been instrumental in developing this program from the ground up, ensuring its successful implementation worldwide. 

Prior to Allianz, he worked for UniCredit Bank AG and Towers Watson in the area of Rewards and Performance. Christian holds a degree in economics.

Anete leads the Global Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) at Allianz SE (global HQ), bringing over eight years of experience within Allianz’s structure.

Throughout her career at Allianz, she has taken on various roles, both at the global headquarters and within one of the company’s business entities, gaining broad expertise in Allianz’s global setup, strategic direction, and stakeholder management. This experience has provided Anete with a deep understanding of Allianz's strategy and culture, which she leverages to drive ESPP innovation and improvements that foster a strong employee shareholder culture at Allianz.

Anete holds a Master’s degree in Business Management.

Dominik initially started in DHL’s Investor Relations department in 2016 taking care of investor communication, capital markets projects & compliance. In 2020 he joined the Compensation & Benefits department where he lead the financial and legal team implementing the new Employee Share Plan for DHL’s middle management in over 120 countries. Currently he is heading the team responsible for DHL’s top executive share programs. In this role he is mainly responsible for the administration & design of these programs as well as for global compliance and governance across all share plans offered to top executives, middle management and employees.

Dominik has more than 16 years experience in the capital markets and holds a Masters degree in Business Administration majoring in International Relations and Developing Countries.