Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Wuersch Gering advised the selling shareholders of WorkMotion Software GmbH, a Berlin-based employer of record (EOR) platform, in the company’s sale to Lifted, a wholly owned subsidiary of Upwork (Nasdaq: UPWK), in a transaction under Delaware law. Oppenhoff was German counsel to the selling shareholders and advised on the German-law aspects of the transaction. The strategic acquisition expands Lifted’s EOR service offerings to more than 30 countries and is intended to accelerate WorkMotion’s existing growth strategy.
Wuersch Gering’s transaction team was led by Daniel A. Wuersch (corporate) and Claudio A. Guler (corporate) and included Derya Lane (corporate), Tamara Maurer (corporate), Michael Brown (IP) and Berwin Cohen (Tax). Oppenhoff’s transaction team was led by Christian Tönies. Lifted was represented by Fenwick and Gleiss Lutz.