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Philip Michel
Senior Associate

Philip Michel

Rechtsanwalt

Duesseldorf, Germany
Languages
  • German
  • English

Philip Michel advises German and international companies on all aspects of individual and collective employment law.

He joined CMS in 2022. Philip already specialized in employment law during his previous legal traineeship and as a research assistant in another commercial law firm.

Publications

  • Arbeitsrechtliche Aspekte einer grenzueberschreitenden Verschmelzung, Zeitschrift fuer Arbeitsrecht im Unternehmen (ZAU) 2025, Nr. 01, Co-authors: Dr. Barbara Bittmann, Dr. Michael Rein

Education

  • 2022: Second state examination in law
  • 2020 - 2022: Trainee lawyer in Frankfurt Higher Regional Court district with a focus on employment law including placement in the employment law department of Viessmann Group GmbH & Co. KG
  • 2019: Research assistant at Hengeler Mueller in Frankfurt a.M.
  • 2019: First state examination in law
  • 2013 - 2019: Law studies at the University of Marburg
Practice Areas
Labor, Employment & Pensions Legal Tech in employment law New Work German Labor and Employment Law HR Compliance Co-determination Restructuring & Transformation

Insights by Philip

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Legal Update Germany

Works council elections in matrix structures

17 Feb 2026 12 min read
Legal Update Germany

Works council elections 2026: procedure, deadlines and typical pitfalls

02 Oct 2025 8 min read
Deals Germany

CMS advises Vertiseit AB on the acquisition of mdt Medientechnik GmbH

14 Jul 2025 1 min read
News Germany

Becoming a public limited company – CMS advises Raiffeisen Waren-Zentrale Rhein-Main on change of legal form

28 Apr 2023 2 min read
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