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Employment lawyers

With around 100 employment lawyers across Germany’s major commercial centres, the CMS Labor, Employment & Pensions practice is one of the largest in the market in terms of headcount. It also features strongly in key industry rankings. Our employment law specialists have been among the top-tier law firms in this field for many years. 

Instructed by DAX corporations as well as SMEs, we cover all aspects of employment law. Market observers acknowledge our capabilities: “CMS has employment law in its DNA.”

Looking for a lawyer specialising in employment law? Further down this page is a list with the contact details of all our employment law experts. Feel free to contact us at any time.

Further information on our Labor, Employment & Pensions practice can be found here

 
Boris Alles
Dr. Boris Alles
Partner
Rechtsanwalt | Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht (Certified lawyer for labor and employment law)
Germany, Frankfurt
Boris Alles advises international corporations and corporate groups on all individual and collective employment law issues. His key areas of expertise include the planning and implementation of restructuring...
Marion Bernhardt
Prof. Dr. Marion Bernhardt
Partner
Rechtsanwältin | Fachanwältin für Arbeitsrecht (Certified lawyer for labor and employment law)
Germany, Leipzig
Germany, Berlin
Marion Bernhardt’s practice covers employment law and compliance. She is widely experienced in advising and representing large and medium-sized companies and groups as well as public enterprises on...
Alexander Bissels
Dr. Alexander Bissels
Partner
Rechtsanwalt | Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht (Certified lawyer for labor and employment law)
Germany, Cologne
Alexander Bissels advises companies on all labor law aspects of restructurings, transfers of undertakings as well as outsourcing projects. He has special expertise in cross-border personnel adjustment...
Barbara Bittmann
Dr. Barbara Bittmann
Partner
Rechtsanwältin | Fachanwältin für Arbeitsrecht (Certified lawyer for labor and employment law)
Germany, Duesseldorf
Barbara Bittmann has long-standing experience advising German and international companies on operative and strategic employment and labor law matters, in particular in the context of restructurings, transfers...
Andrea Bonanni
Dr. Andrea Bonanni
Partner
Rechtsanwältin | Fachanwältin für Arbeitsrecht (Certified lawyer for labor and employment law)
Germany, Cologne
Andrea Bonanni advises German and international companies on all aspects of individual and collective employment law, with a focus on preparing and implementing restructuring projects and other change...
Carsten Domke
Carsten Domke, LL.M., Maître en Droit
Partner
Rechtsanwalt | Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht (Certified lawyer for labor and employment law)
Germany, Frankfurt
Carsten Domke advises German and multinational companies on restructuring and outsourcing projects and negotiates collective bargaining agreements, reconciliations of interests and redundancy programmes...
Angela Emmert
Dr. Angela Emmert
Partner
Rechtsanwältin | Fachanwältin für Arbeitsrecht (Certified lawyer for labor and employment law)
Germany, Cologne
Angela Emmert is a widely experienced labor and employment lawyer, advising German and international clients on restructurings and business unit spin-offs, flexible staff deployment, mass redundancies...
Kira Falter
Kira Falter
Partner
Rechtsanwältin | Fachanwältin für Arbeitsrecht (Certified lawyer for labor and employment law)
Germany, Cologne
Kira Falter advises German and international companies on all aspects of individual and collective employment law, with a focus on the legally compliant deployment of external staff, i.e., service agreements...
Benedikt Forschner
Dr. Benedikt Forschner, LL.M. (University of Edinburgh)
Partner
Rechtsanwalt | Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht (Certified lawyer for labor and employment law)
Germany, Munich
Benedikt Forschner is a member of the firm’s employment law team, advising German and international companies on all matters of individual and collective employment law. He focusses on the drafting...
Björn Gaul
Prof. Dr. Björn Gaul
Partner
Rechtsanwalt | Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht (Certified lawyer for labor and employment law)
Germany, Cologne
Björn Gaul has extensive experience in advising German and international companies on corporate restructurings, business outsourcings, changes of collective bargaining agreements, flexible staff deployment...