Caroline Risse
Areas of practice
Caroline Risse advises companies on all matters pertaining to individual and collective employment law, including the drafting of contracts, co-determination issues and terminations. She also regularly represents companies before labour and regional labour courts. In addition, Caroline Risse advises her clients on collective bargaining agreements and on legal issues related to industrial action.
Vita
Caroline Risse studied law with a particular emphasis on employment law in Heidelberg (Germany) and Lille (France). After graduating from university, she worked as a research assistant in employment law in the Berlin office of a commercial law firm. Caroline Risse carried out her legal training at the Higher Regional Court of Berlin (Germany), which included training periods in the Administration of the German Parliament (Deutscher Bundestag) and in the employment law department of a German commercial law firm, among others. Caroline Risse was admitted to the German Bar in 2021 and joined Luther the same year. Since 2024, she has additionally been a certified specialist in employment law.
Publications
- Neues aus Erfurt und Brüssel: Kommt das Ende des „Gender-Pay-Gap“?, in: NJW-Spezial (Neue juristische Wochenzeitschrift), Heft 16/2023, S. 498 (gemeinsam mit Paula Sophie Kurth)
- Verfall und Verjährung von Urlaub und Urlaubsabgeltung, in: NJW-Spezial (Neue juristische Wochenzeitschrift), Heft 04/2023, S. 114 (gemeinsam mit Paula Sophie Kurth)
- Das Dienstfahrrad - ein beliebtes Angebot mit Stolperfallen, in: NJW-Spezial (Neue juristische Wochenzeitschrift), Heft 20/2022, S. 626
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "Gesetz über Sprecherausschüsse der leitenden Angestellten (Sprecherausschußgesetz - SprAuG)", in: Gesamtes Arbeitsrecht, herausgegeben von Prof. Dr. Winfried Boecken , LL.M., Prof. Franz Josef Düwell , Prof. Dr. Martin Diller & Prof. Dr. Hans Hanau, 2. Auflage 2022
- Pfändungsschutz von Arbeitseinkommen - Corona-Sonderzahlungen, in: NJW-Spezial (Neue juristische Wochenzeitschrift), Heft 24/2021, S. 754
Lectures
- 06.11.2024: Arbeitsrechtsfrühstück Berlin – Aktuelle Rechtsprechung und Gesetzgebung
- 27.06.2024: BVAU: Themenforum „Entgelttransparenz“ – der rechtliche Rahmen
- 21.03.2024: Luther Female Network: „Gender Equality als Lieferkettensorgfaltspflicht“
- 23.09.2023: Regionalgruppe Mitte: „Brennpunkt Entgeltgleichheit“
- 07.09.2023: Regionalgruppe Ost: „Brennpunkt Entgeltgleichheit“
- 11.07.2023: Arbeitsrechtsfrühstück Berlin: Equal Pay: Neues zur Entgeltgleichheit
- 01.03.2022: Webinar: Hinweisgebersysteme im Unternehmen
- 28.02.2022: Corporate Bites - Hinweisgebersysteme im Unternehmen
Senior Associate
Hans-Christian Ackermann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Prof. Dr Hans-Georg Hahn
Of Counsel
Hanover
Dr Marcus Backes
Partner
Hamburg
Daniel Zintl
Partner
Leipzig
Martina Ziffels
Counsel
Hamburg
Kerstin Belovitzer-Franz
Counsel
Stuttgart
Reinhard Willemsen
Partner
Munich, Cologne
Thomas Weidlich, LL.M. (Hull)
Partner
Cologne
Anne Caroline Wegner, LL.M. (European University Institute)
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Andreas Blunk, MLE
Partner
Hanover
Achim Braner
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Axel Braun
Partner
Cologne
Dr Jürgen Bremer
Partner
Dusseldorf
Prof. Dr Robert von Steinau-Steinrück
Partner
Berlin
Birgitta von Dresky
Partner
Singapore
Nadine Ceruti
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Denis Ullrich
Partner
Leipzig
Thorsten Tilch
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Klaus Thönißen, LL.M. (San Francisco)
Partner
Essen
Dr Maximilian Dorndorf
Partner
Essen
Guido Dornieden
Counsel
Cologne
Christian Dworschak
Partner
Munich
Dr Gernot-Rüdiger Engel
Partner
Hamburg
Ingo Erberich
Partner
Cologne
Volker Steimle
Partner
Cologne
Nicole Fröhlich
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Sandra Sfinis
Partner
Hamburg
Carsten Andreas Senze
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Steffen Gaber, LL.M. (Sydney)
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Geert Johann Seelig
Partner
Hamburg
Prof Dr Florian Schulz M.B.A. (Nimbas)
Partner
Hamburg
Kerstin Gröne
Partner
Cologne
Dr Thomas Halberkamp
Partner
Hanover
Jens-Uwe Heuer-James
Partner
Hanover
Dr Maresa Hormes
Counsel
Essen
Dr Benjamin Hub
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Thomas Hufnagel
Partner
Singapore
Dr Hans-Peter Hufschlag
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Paul Schreiner
Partner
Cologne, Essen
Dr Andreas Kloyer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., London
Dr Volker Schneider
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Wulff-Axel Schmidt
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Christoph Schauenburg, LL.M. (London)
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Klaus Schaffner
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Martin Kolmhuber
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Eva Maria K. Rütz, LL.M.
Partner
Dusseldorf, Cologne
Michael Rinke
Of Counsel
Cologne
Christiane Kühn, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Partner
Munich
Dr Thomas Kuhnle
Partner
Stuttgart, London
Christian Kuß, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Ulrich Philippi
Partner
Stuttgart
Robert Pacholski
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Ole-Jochen Melchior
Partner
Essen
Dr Axel Mühl
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Eckart Petzold
Partner
Dusseldorf
Wolfgang Liebau
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Fabian Lorenz, M.A.
Partner
Bangkok
Jana Anna Voigt
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Nina Stephan
Counsel
Essen
Dr Anna Mayr
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Andre Schüttauf
Senior Associate
Essen
Katharina Klenk-Wernitzki, Dipl. Reg.-Wiss
Partner
Berlin, Cologne
Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)
Partner
Berlin
Stephanie Quaß
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Maxim Oertel
Senior Associate
Berlin
Adrian Freidank
Counsel
Cologne
Ann-Marie Jüttner
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Elena Recklin
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Christian Brauns
Counsel
Stuttgart
Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Munich
Dr Maximilian Kressner, M.Jur. (Oxford)
Partner
Singapore
Pascal Brinkmann, LL.B. (London), LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Kuala Lumpur
Shi Yin Khoo, M.A. (Cantab)
Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Cyrielle Therese Ax
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dominik Ledwon, LL.M. (Norwich)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Sandra Bausch
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Rut Herten-Koch, M.A.
Partner
Berlin
Dr Paul Gooren, LL.M. (Chicago)
Partner
Berlin
Philipp Kropatscheck Nguyen, LL.M.
Of Counsel
Singapore
Dr Christoph Corzelius
Senior Associate
Cologne
Lukas Paetzold
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Christina Göbel
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Mathis Lorenzen, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Gunnar Müller-Henneberg
Partner
Stuttgart
Jens Kaiser
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Jan-Christian Schmid
Senior Associate
Leipzig, Hamburg
Dr Johannes Becker
Counsel
Cologne
Anna-Sophia Riebeling
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Caroline Risse
Senior Associate
Berlin
Dr Jan-David Jäger
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Isabel Schäfer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Astrid Schnabel, LL.M. (Emory)
Partner
Hamburg
Volker von Alvensleben
Of Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Marco Arteaga
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Annekatrin Veit
Partner
Munich
Daniel Greger
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Pia Analena Wieberneit
Senior Associate
Essen
Kevin Brinkmann LL.M.
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Leif Born
Senior Associate
Essen
Simon Alscher
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Hla Yadanar Win
Associate
Yangon
Susanne Burkert-Vavilova
Counsel
Essen
Benedikt Stücker
Senior Associate
Hanover
Kathy Just
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Jan Hansen
Senior Associate
Cologne
Janina Ott
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Felix Hielscher
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Lutz Keller
Senior Associate
Cologne
Jette Gustafsson, LL.M. (Boston)
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Boris Ober
Partner
Cologne
Roberto Pirschel
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Thiri May Thu
Associate
Yangon
Swe Yee Htun
Associate
Yangon
Dr Lisa Kraayvanger
Senior Associate
Hanover
Michael Pfeiffer
Associate
Hamburg
Fabien Benjamin Wehner, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Johannes Teichmann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Rebecca Romig
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Dorothea Fleckner
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Artur Winkler
Counsel
Hamburg
Amelie Räpple, LL.M. (Berkeley)
Associate
Hamburg
Alexandra Gebauer
Associate
Munich
Julie Schwarz, LL.M. (Georgetown)
Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Dr Thorsten Becker
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Denis Miller
Associate
Berlin
Lena Barry
Legal Consultant
Leipzig
Dr Elisabeth Sechtem
Senior Associate
Munich
Jan Hufert
Associate
Hamburg
Mike Hillers
Associate
Hanover
Dr Delia Jusciak
Associate
Leipzig
Sophie Haeberlein
Associate
Leipzig
Sebastian Fedder
Partner
Hamburg
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Sabrina Aurnhammer
Associate
Munich
Hannah-Laura Schütte
Senior Associate
Stuttgart, Dusseldorf
Leon Breiden
Associate
Cologne
Lida Karra
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Oliver Köhler
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Daniel Hilmer
Associate
Hamburg
Julian Wantzen, LL.M. (Wellington)
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Sabrina Rosbroj
Associate
Singapore
Severin Uhsler
Associate
Munich
Mathieu Laurent
Partner
Luxembourg
Elaine Tolksdorf
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Anika Wendelstein
Partner
Stuttgart
Gina Susann Kriwat
Associate
Cologne
Melina Stamm, LL.M. (Paris)
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr David von Saucken, MJur (Oxon)
Partner
Berlin, London
Dr Christopher Borho
Associate
Stuttgart
Robert Schindler
Counsel
Essen
Nina Klünker, LL.M. (KCL)
Associate
Berlin
Timo Reckert
Associate
Hanover
Charlotte Elsner
Associate
Dusseldorf
Kristina Gutzke
Associate
Hamburg
Paulina Noppeney
Associate
Berlin
Dr Thomas Schwieters
Associate
Hanover