Gleiss Lutz has advised Lifted Solutions LLC (“Lifted”), a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed Upwork Inc. (“Upwork”), on its acquisition of Berlin-based WorkMotion Software GmbH (“WorkMotion”).
Founded in Berlin in 2020, WorkMotion operates as a global employer of record (EOR) platform through a network of subsidiaries in more than 30 countries.
Lifted provides enterprises with solutions for the compliant engagement and management of contingent talent worldwide. Its services are available in more than 180 countries.
Nasdaq-listed Upwork (ticker: UPWK) is one of the world’s leading work marketplaces. In fiscal year 2025, the company generated approximately USD 4 billion in Gross Services Volume (GSV) and served approximately 785,000 active clients.
In addition, a team of Fenwick & West advised Lifted and Upwork on the acquisition.
The following Gleiss Lutz team, led by Dr. Jan Balssen (partner) and Dr. Stephanie Dausinger (both M&A, both Munich), advised Lifted and Upwork Inc.:
Dr. Christian Cascante (partner, Stuttgart), Dr. Olaf Hohlefelder (partner, London), Dr. Pirmin Emanuel Schreiner (Munich), Barbara Dorothea Bücker (all M&A, Berlin), Dr. Ocka Stumm (partner), Dr. Dominik Monz (counsel, both Tax, both Frankfurt), Dr. Manuel Klar (counsel, Munich), Simon Clemens Wegmann (both Data Protection, Berlin), Dr. Jacob von Andreae (partner), Aylin Hoffs (counsel), Dr. Cosima Baumeister (all Public Law/Foreign Trade Law, all Düsseldorf), Dr. Rut Steinhauser (partner), Angela Tschech (both Employment, both Berlin), Jan Felix Hinrichs (counsel, IP/Tech, Berlin), Dr. Christian Hissnauer (partner), Aike Würdemann, Tobias Kempf (all Financial Regulatory, all Frankfurt), Dr. Tim Weber (partner), Michael Clever (both Real Estate, both Frankfurt), Ludwig Fritz (counsel), Niklas Kaiser (both Banking & Finance, Frankfurt), Dr. Felix Wrocklage, Till Trouvain de Oliveira (both Compliance & Investigations, both Frankfurt), Dr. Iris Benedikt-Buckenleib (counsel, Competition/Antitrust, Munich), Dr. Adrian Schulz (Corporate, Munich).
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