Cologne-based employment boutique Küttner Rechtsanwälte covers all facets of employment law. Central areas of expertise include restructuring and reorganisation, which are frequently handled by Thomas Niklas - who is also experienced in the outsourcing sector -, company pension schemes as well as collective bargaining and works constitution law; matters related to New Work and AI as well as working time recording and the Whistleblower Protection Act represent additional areas of expertise, while data protection issues are handled by Thomas Faas, among others. Associate Maren Henseler is experienced in implementing compliance and whistleblower systems as well as conducting internal investigations. Thomas Köllmann (New Work, use of AI in working life) and Michel Hoffmann (advice to public sector employers) made partners in January 2023.
Testimonials
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'Küttner is up to date with case law and legislation and offers a high level of expertise on all labor law issues in German-speaking countries.'
'100% availability; same-day response; IT and remote tools are state-of-the-art.'
Key clients
- Land Nordrhein-Westfalen
- ADAC Nordrhein e.V.
Work highlights
- Advising and representing BASF before the Federal Labor Court in collective bargaining disputes affecting the company's entire workforce.
- Advising Norgine GmbH on employment law in a global restructuring process.