Dr Astrid Schnabel, LL.M. (Emory)
Areas of practice
Dr Astrid Schnabel advises national and international companies on matters pertaining to individual and collective employment law and other, related areas of law. One of her focus areas is works constitution law, in particular in connection with the works council’s co-determination rights when it comes to restructurings and staff adjustments, the introduction of IT systems and health and safety at work. Another focus area is advising on the transfer of businesses, on acquisitions and the cross-border deployment of staff. Astrid Schnabel also represents companies in court and before conciliation committees.
Vita
Dr Astrid Schnabel studied law at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg (Germany) and at Emory University in Atlanta (USA). After carrying out her legal training, which included training periods in a leading commercial law firm in Atlanta and at the European Commission in Brussels (Belgium), among others, she worked for an international commercial law firm from 2014 to 2021, as a member of the employment law practice group in the Hamburg office and also on secondment in Atlanta. Astrid Schnabel joined Luther in 2021.
Honors and distinctions
- The Legal 500 Germany 2025: Mention in the category "Labour Law" (first recommendation in 2022, "Astrid Schnabel has been our trusted point of contact for almost 10 years. She has excellent specialist knowledge and finds innovative solutions for complex legal situations and HR scenarios.")
The Legal 500 Germany 2023: Recommendation in "City Focus Hamburg"
Clients
- Advising an international clothing retail company on staff adjustment measures, current employment law issues and health and safety at work
- Advising an international technology company on the closure of its site in Germany
- Advising an office equipment and IT company on the design of variable remuneration systems and on health and safety at work
- Advising a globally operating IT and telecommunications company on individual and collective employment law issues, including staff cuts, the closure of sites and remuneration systems
Publications
- Die Rolle von Energiepreisbremsen beim Unternehmenskauf und bei Umwandlungen, in: Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht (ZIP) 2024, S. 2000-2007 (gemeinsam mit Ekkehard Hübel)
- Die Vergütung von Betriebsräten, in: Schreiner/Von Steinau-Steinrück (Hrsg.), Arbeitsrecht in der anwaltlichen Praxis – Festschrift für Axel Braun, C.H. Beck, 2024, S. 297-311 (gemeinsam mit Volker von Alvensleben)
- Unzulässige nachträgliche Entfernung einer Dankes-, Bedauerns- und Wunschformel aus dem Zeugnis – Anmerkung zum Urteil des Bundesarbeitsgerichts vom 6.6.2023 – 9 AZR 272/22, in: Neue Zeitschrift für Arbeitsrecht Rechtsprechungs-Report (NZA-RR), Heft 3/2024, S. 103
Blog posts
Lectures
- 13.07.2023: Webinar „Follow-up Klimaschutzverträge – Der Schlüssel zur Dekarbonisierung?"
- 15.06.2023: Webinar „Klimaschutzverträge – Der Schlüssel zur Dekarbonisierung?"
- 10.05.2023: Webinar „Preisbremsen 3.0 – arbeitsrechtliche To-dos und Restriktionen"
- 18.04.2023: AI-Bites - der Luther Lunch I KI und Arbeitsrecht – Mensch vs. Maschine?
- 14.03.2023: Zweiteiliges Webinar I Es wird stürmisch? Wir machen Sie wetterfest! M&A in unsicheren Zeiten (2. Teil)
- 07.03.2023: Zweiteiliges Webinar I Es wird stürmisch? Wir machen Sie wetterfest! Weichenstellungen und rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen in unsicheren Zeiten (1. Teil)
- 17.01.2023: Das HinweisgeberschutzG aus arbeitsrechtlicher Perspektive
- 27.09.2022: Corona Update - Fit für den Herbst
- 07.07.2022: Der HinweisgeberschutzG-E aus arbeitsrechtlicher Perspektive
Memberships
- Astrid Schnabel has been a member of the Board of the Hanseatic Bar Association since 2020
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