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Annika Vanessa Kemna

Counsel
Rechtsanwältin | Fachanwältin für Arbeitsrecht (Certified lawyer for labor and employment law)

CMS Hasche Sigle
Stadthausbrücke 1-3
20355 Hamburg
Germany
Languages German, English

Annika Vanessa Kemna advises German and international companies on all aspects of individual and collective employment law.

She focuses on the preparation and implementation of reorganisations, on negotiations with works councils on works agreements as well as reconciliation of interests and social compensation plans, on employment due diligence issues on transactions as well as establishing and terminating employment relationships.

Annika also represents companies in employment tribunals, in particular in the context of dismissals and disputes with works councils. She joined CMS in 2016 and has been a counsel since 2021.

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Memberships & Roles

  • Hamburger Verein für Arbeitsrecht e.V.
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Publications

  • Münchener Anwaltshandbuch Arbeitsrecht, Teil L. Zusammenarbeit mit dem Betriebsrat, Beck, 5. Auflage 2021
  • Betriebsänderung und Beteiligung der Schwerbehindertenvertretung, Neue Zeitschrift für Arbeitsrecht (NZA) 2019, S. 1547
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Lectures list

  • "Digital, divers und nachhaltig, die Betriebsratswahl 2022", CMS Circle, Hamburg, 17.02.2022
  • "Praktisch gedacht: Arbeitszeiterfassung nach dem EuGH", CMS Circle, Hamburg, 25.02.2021
  • "Stärkung der Schwerbehindertenvertretung - Folgen für Restrukturierung und Tagesgespräch", CMS Circle, Hamburg, 14.11.2019
  • "Arbeiten 4.0" CMS Circle, Hamburg, 17.06.2019
  • "Brückenteilzeit nach § 9a TzBfG" CMS Circle, Hamburg, 22.11.2018
  • Praxisworkshop: Betriebsratswahl 2018 (12.9.2017)
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Education

  • 2016: Second state examination in law
  • 2014: Trainee lawyer at Hamburg Higher Regional Court, including stints at an international law firm in Hamburg, working in the firm’s labor and employment law practice, and an internationally operating German consumer goods company and retailer, working in the company’s HR department
  • 2013 - 2014: Research assistant at an international law firm in Hamburg, working in the firm’s labor and employment law practice
  • 2013: First state examination in law
  • Law studies at the University of Duesseldorf
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02/06/2023
CMS advises SYNLAB on acquisition of WolfartKlinik
Stuttgart – The SYNLAB Group has acquired the WolfartKlinik hospital in Gräfelfing near Munich from the Wolfart family. The transaction was agreed in February 2023 and has now been successfully completed...
29/09/2022
CMS advises AEW on investment in Mobility as a Service provider AZOWO
Stuttgart – Mobility as a Service provider AZOWO GmbH has raised growth capital in a Series A financing round led by AEW Energie AG (AEW).A CMS team headed by Dr Christoph Lächler and Dr Florian Plagemann...
15/09/2022
100 Jahre Frauen in juristischen Berufen
100 years of women in legal professions – cause for celebration! Lawyer, prosecutor, judge – these professions were closed to women in the past. In today’s podcast, Julia Dönch, Kristina Walter and Annika Vanessa Kemna talk about the journey and the work of female lawyers who, despite all the obstacles, paved the way for women to enter these “classic” legal professions. Tune in for a podcast full of facts, games, partying and a look back at the “Roaring Twenties”.
28/01/2022
CMS advises DermaZentrum on sale to Halder
Stuttgart – The founder of the DermaZentrum Group, Prof. Viktor Meineke, has sold a majority stake in the group to private equity firm Halder as part of an owner buy-out. The transaction has now been...
22/01/2021
CMS advises ECE on restructuring
Hamburg – ECE has adopted a new structure with effect from 1 January 2021. The ECE Group is an international owner-managed family firm in the real estate and investment business. It offers asset management...
24/05/2019
CMS advises Telefónica Deutschland on consolidating its locations
Hamburg – Having completed the integration of E-Plus and in view of the financial impact of the auctions for the new 5G mobile frequencies, Telefónica Deutschland is seeking to further enhance its...