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Christina Kappes
Counsel

Christina Kappes, LL.M. (University of Minnesota)

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

Languages
  • German
  • English
  • French
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Christina Kappes specialises in advising German and international companies in various industry sectors on individual and collective employment law, including litigation before the relevant courts. She advises and represents clients on all types of changes in operation and on the introduction of new forms of working and remuneration models. Christina also assists her clients in works council and trade union negotiations. She has special expertise in collective bargaining law and co-determination matters in companies and often advises public sector employers.

Christina joined CMS in 2020. In 2026, she was appointed Counsel.

Awards & Recognitions
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    Ones to watch for Employment
    Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2025 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers
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    Lawyer of the Future for Employment Law
    Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2024 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers

Publications

  • Streik – Rechtschutz gegen Arbeitskampfmaßnahmen – Teil I: Voraussetzungen eines rechtmäßigen Streiks, Arbeitsrecht Aktuell (ArbRAktuell) 2023, 485, co-author: Dr. Saskia Pitzer
  • Auslegung einer tariflichen Regelung über Sondervergütung für Arbeit an Heiligabend, Der Betrieb (DB), 2022, 2994
  • Grenzen der betriebsverfassungsrechtlichen Mitbestimmung bei betrieblichen Hygienemaßnahmen; Der Betrieb (DB), 2021, 572; co-author: Verena Oechslen

Lectures list

  • Drohende Streikmaßnahmen – Praxistipps für Arbeitgeber, CMS Deep Dive Webinar, together with Dr. Angela Emmert, Daniel Hennig und Roman Kies, 07-11-2023
  • Arbeitsrecht für Führungskräfte, In-House Webinar, regularly since 2022

Education

  • 2020: Second state examination in law
  • 2018 - 2020: Trainee lawyer at Berlin Higher Regional Court including placements at CMS Berlin and the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
  • 2017 - 2018: LL.M. (focus on US employment law) at the University of Minnesota
  • 2016: First state examination in law
  • 2011 - 2016: Law studies at the University of Heidelberg and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
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