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Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.

Lawyer │ Partner

Certified Specialist in Employment Law

Cologne

+49 221 9937 25099

katharina.mueller@luther-lawfirm.com

Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.

Areas of practice

Employment Law

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Compliance & Internal Investigations

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Restructuring & Insolvency

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Future Work

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Information Tech & Telecommunications

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Mobility & Logistics

Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann advises national and international companies on digital change issues, as well as on the preparation and implementation of restructuring, outsourcing and staff adjustment measures. She has great expertise in all areas of employment law, with a particular focus on providing employment law advice on mass dismissals, negotiating reconciliation of interest agreements, social compensation plans and collective reorganisation agreements and dealing with the employment law aspects of mergers and acquisitions. In addition to this focus area, she also advises on remuneration and employment compliance systems (data security, health and safety at work, managers’ liability, working with subcontractors and suppliers).

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Vita

Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann studied law in Bonn and Cologne (both Germany) and carried out part of her legal training in Singapore. From 2010 to 2019, she worked as an employment lawyer in the Cologne office of Osborne Clarke and most recently as a Partner at Andersen.

Honors and distinctions

JUVE Handbuch 2019/2020: Listed under "Frequently Recommended" in "Labour Law" (first listed in 2017/2018, "competent, collegial and goal-oriented", competitor)
The Legal 500 Germany 2023: Recommended in "City Focus Berlin"
The Legal 500 Germany 2022: Recommended in "Labour Law"
Best Lawyers 2026: Recommended in "Labor and Employment Law" (first recommended in 2021)

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Publications

Der Betriebsbegriff im Kontext der Massenentlassungsanzeige – eine harte Nuss?, in: Schreiner/Von Steinau-Steinrück (Hrsg.), Arbeitsrecht in der anwaltlichen Praxis – Festschrift für Axel Braun, C.H. Beck, 2024, S. 189-199 (gemeinsam mit Lisa Kraayvanger)

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Blog posts

Communication and duty of neutrality of the employer during works council elections

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Lectures

15.06.2022: AI-Bites – der Luther Lunch I AI & Workplace – KI aus dem Blickwinkel des Arbeitsrechts und Beschäftigten- datenschutzes

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Memberships

Employment Law Committee of the Cologne Bar Association
Employment Law Working Group of Deutscher Anwaltsverein (DAV)
BITKOM Social Media Working Group

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