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
Partner
Hans-Christian Ackermann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Caroline Ackermann
Counsel
Munich
Simon Alscher
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Volker von Alvensleben
Of Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Marco Arteaga
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Sabrina Aurnhammer
Associate
Munich
Cyrielle Therese Ax
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Lena Barry
Legal Consultant
Leipzig
Silvia C. Bauer
Partner
Cologne
Dr Stephan Bausch, D.U.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Johannes Becker
Counsel
Cologne
Kerstin Belovitzer-Franz
Counsel
Stuttgart
Leif Born
Senior Associate
Essen
Achim Braner
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Axel Braun
Partner
Cologne
Kevin Brinkmann, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Susanne Burkert-Vavilova
Counsel
Essen
Nadine Ceruti
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Christoph Corzelius
Senior Associate
Cologne
Philipp Dietz, LL.M. (Edinburgh)
Partner
Cologne
Dr Maximilian Dorndorf
Partner
Essen
Eric Doyé
Associate
Leipzig
Paula Dresler
Associate
Berlin
Christian Dworschak
Partner
Munich
Charlotte Elsner
Associate
Dusseldorf
Sebastian Fedder
Partner
Hamburg
Anne-Sophie Fischer
Associate
Munich
Dr Dorothea Fleckner
Associate
Hamburg
Adrian Freidank
Counsel
Cologne
Jonny H. Giessel
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Stephan Gittermann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Paul Gooren, LL.M. (Chicago)
Partner
Berlin
Daniel Greger
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Kerstin Gröne
Partner
Cologne
Kristina Gutzke
Associate
Hamburg
Steffen Häberer
Partner
Leipzig
Sophie Haeberlein
Associate
Leipzig
Jan Hansen
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Stefanie Hellmich, LL.M.
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Laura Hoffmann, LL.M. (Dresden/London)
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)
Partner
Berlin
Swe Yee Htun
Associate
Yangon
Jan Hufert
Associate
Hamburg
Maximilian Issels, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Munich
Dr Jan-David Jäger
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Munich
Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)
Partner
Brussels, Dusseldorf
Dr Delia Jusciak
Associate
Leipzig
Kathy Just
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Ann-Marie Jüttner
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Stefanie Kandzia, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Lida Karra
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Lutz Keller
Senior Associate
Cologne
Shi Yin Khoo, M.A. (Cantab)
Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Katharina Klenk-Wernitzki, Dipl. Reg.-Wiss
Partner
Berlin, Cologne
Dr Andreas Kloyer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., London
Dr.iur. Andreas Knaul, LL.M. diap (ENA)
Berlin
Dr Rolf Kobabe
Partner
Hamburg
Karsten Köhler
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Martin Kolmhuber
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Lisa Kraayvanger
Senior Associate
Hanover
Dr Maximilian Kressner, M.Jur. (Oxford)
Partner
Singapore
Gina Susann Kriwat
Associate
Cologne
Christiane Kühn, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Partner
Munich
Christian Kuß, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Niccolo Langenheim, LL.M.
Associate
Cologne
Daniel Latta
Partner
Berlin
Dominik Ledwon, LL.M. (Norwich)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Alexander F. Liebing, LL.M.
Counsel
Leipzig
Iris López Martínez, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Fabian Lorenz, M.A.
Partner
Bangkok
Dr Detlef Mäder
Partner
Cologne, Dusseldorf
Franziska Maier, LL.M. (UCLA)
Associate
Stuttgart
Anna-Laura Martens
Associate
Berlin
Dr Anna Mayr
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dominik Menhaj
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Denis Miller
Associate
Berlin
Alina Moers
Associate
Cologne
Dr Cédric Müller, LL.M. (Bristol)
Partner
Essen
Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.
Partner
Cologne
Paulina Noppeney
Associate
Berlin
Dr Kay Oelschlägel
Partner
Hamburg
Tobias Osseforth, Mag. rer. publ.
Partner
Munich
Janina Ott
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Robert Pacholski
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Lukas Paetzold
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Michelle Petruzzelli
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Christian Rabe
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Amelie Räpple, LL.M. (Berkeley)
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Michael Rath
Partner
Cologne
Michael Rinke
Of Counsel
Cologne
Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.
Partner
Munich
Caroline Risse
Senior Associate
Berlin
Sabrina Rosbroj
Associate
Singapore
Manuel Rueß
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Eva Maria K. Rütz, LL.M.
Partner
Dusseldorf, Cologne
Dr Isabel Schäfer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Robert Schindler
Counsel
Essen
Dr Wulff-Axel Schmidt
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Astrid Schnabel, LL.M. (Emory)
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Volker Schneider
Partner
Hamburg
Tobias Schneider
Senior Associate
Cologne
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Alisa Schöneberg
Associate
Cologne
Paul Schreiner
Partner
Cologne, Essen
Andre Schüttauf
Senior Associate
Essen
Hannah-Laura Schütte
Senior Associate
Stuttgart, Dusseldorf
Dr Denis Schütz
Senior Associate
Essen
Anja Schwarz, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Julie Schwarz, LL.M. (Georgetown)
Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Dr Thomas Schwieters
Associate
Hanover
Dr Elisabeth Sechtem
Senior Associate
Munich
Dr Markus Sengpiel
Managing Partner
Cologne
Sandra Sfinis
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Anton Spinty
Senior Associate
Berlin
Melina Stamm, LL.M. (Paris)
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Prof. Dr Robert von Steinau-Steinrück
Partner
Berlin
Nina Stephan
Counsel
Essen
Benedikt Stücker
Senior Associate
Hanover
Klaus Thönißen, LL.M. (San Francisco)
Partner
Essen
Thiri May Thu
Associate
Yangon
Dr Jörgen Tielmann, LL.M.
Partner
Hamburg
Thorsten Tilch
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Elaine Tolksdorf
Associate
Hamburg
Andreas Tüxen, LL.M. (American University / WCL)
Partner
Berlin
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Dr Annekatrin Veit
Partner
Munich
Dr Melanie Verstege
Counsel
Essen
Jana Anna Voigt
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Gregor Wecker
Partner
Cologne
Thomas Weidlich, LL.M. (Hull)
Partner
Cologne
Pia Analena Wieberneit
Senior Associate
Essen
Pierre Daniel Wittmann
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Hla Yadanar Win
Associate
Yangon
Martin Zackor, LL.M. (UCD)
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Martina Ziffels
Counsel
Hamburg
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
Daniel Zintl
Partner
Leipzig