Kerstin Belovitzer-Franz
Areas of practice
Kerstin Belovitzer-Franz advises national and international companies, in particular logistics companies and companies from the supply industry, on all aspects of individual and collective employment law, as well as on all related economic and strategic issues.
She focuses her practice on providing companies with ongoing advice, and representation in labour court, on matters relating to service and employment relationships, including with regard to collective bargaining agreements, and across all aspects of works constitution law, in particular in connection with codetermination by the works council and the drafting of works agreements. Kerstin Belovitzer-Franz has many years of experience advising on the employment law aspects of mergers, acquisitions and restructurings (including negotiating reconciliation-of-interests agreements and social compensation plans).
Kerstin Belovitzer-Franz is currently advising her clients on all employment and labour law issues related to the transformation of the economy.
Her knowledge of the social security laws relevant to employers completes her advisory services.
Vita
Kerstin Belovitzer-Franz studied law at the University of Tübingen (Germany) and then carried out her legal training at the Regional Court of Stuttgart (Germany). In both state law examinations, her focus was on employment law. Kerstin Belovitzer-Franz carried out part of her training in Salamanca (Spain) and at a business law firm in New York (USA). She joined Luther as a lawyer in 2013.
Publications
- Freistellungsanspruch des Betriebsrats gem. § 40 Abs. 1 BetrVG – Rechnung an den Arbeitgeber – Anmerkung zum Beschluss des Bundesarbeitsgerichts vom 8. März 2023 – 7 ABR 10/22, in: Neue Zeitschrift für Arbeitsrecht Rechtsprechungs-Report (NZA-RR), Heft 19/2023, S. 559
- Die 20 wichtigsten Fragen zur Kurzarbeit aus den Bereichen Arbeitsrecht, Steuer- und Sozialversicherungsrecht, in: Luther Blog vom 29.04.2020
- Einführung von Kurzarbeit - Leitfaden für Unternehmen, in: Luther Newsletter vom 03.04.2020
- Are professional foster parents excluded from the right to request payment in lieu of untaken annual leave? (RO), in: European Employment Law Cases (EELC), 2019/3
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "Vergütung bei Crowdworking", in: Total Compensation – Handbuch der Entgeltgestaltung, herausgegeben von Frank Maschmann, dfv-Verlag, 2017 (gemeinsam mit Dietmar Heise)
Blog posts
Memberships
- Bundesvereinigung Logistik (BVL) e.V.
- Anwaltverein Stuttgart e.V.
- Deutscher Anwaltverein e.V. Arbeitsgemeinschaft Arbeitsrecht
Counsel
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Hans-Christian Ackermann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Marcus Backes
Partner
Hamburg
Daniel Zintl
Partner
Leipzig
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
Denis Ullrich
Partner
Leipzig
Klaus Thönißen, LL.M. (San Francisco)
Partner
Essen
Dr Maximilian Dorndorf
Partner
Essen
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 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 Benjamin Hub
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Thomas Hufnagel
Partner
Singapore
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 Eva Maria K. Rütz, LL.M.
Partner
Dusseldorf, Cologne
Christiane Kühn, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Partner
Munich
Dr Thomas Kuhnle
Partner
Stuttgart, London
Dr Ulrich Philippi
Partner
Stuttgart
Robert Pacholski
Partner
Leipzig
Ole-Jochen Melchior
Partner
Essen
Dr Axel Mühl
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Eckart Petzold
Partner
Dusseldorf
Fabian Lorenz, M.A.
Partner
Bangkok
Katharina Klenk-Wernitzki, Dipl. Reg.-Wiss
Partner
Berlin, Cologne
Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)
Partner
Berlin
Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Munich
Dr Maximilian Kressner, M.Jur. (Oxford)
Partner
Singapore
Dr Rut Herten-Koch, M.A.
Partner
Berlin
Dr Paul Gooren, LL.M. (Chicago)
Partner
Berlin
Dr Steffen Gaber, LL.M. (Sydney)
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Gunnar Müller-Henneberg
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Johannes Becker
Partner
Cologne
Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Astrid Schnabel, LL.M. (Emory)
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Marco Arteaga
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Annekatrin Veit
Partner
Munich
Jette Gustafsson, LL.M. (Boston)
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Boris Ober
Partner
Cologne
Dr Johannes Teichmann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Dr Thorsten Becker
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Sebastian Fedder
Partner
Hamburg
Oliver Köhler
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Mathieu Laurent
Partner
Luxembourg
Dr Anika Wendelstein
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr David von Saucken, MJur (Oxon)
Partner
Berlin, London
Prof. Dr Hans-Georg Hahn
Of Counsel
Hanover
Michael Rinke
Of Counsel
Cologne
Philipp Kropatscheck Nguyen, LL.M.
Of Counsel
Singapore
Volker von Alvensleben
Of Counsel
Hamburg
Martina Ziffels
Counsel
Hamburg
Kerstin Belovitzer-Franz
Counsel
Stuttgart
Nadine Ceruti
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Guido Dornieden
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Maresa Hormes
Counsel
Essen
Wolfgang Liebau
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Jana Anna Voigt
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Nina Stephan
Counsel
Essen
Stephanie Quaß
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Elena Recklin
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Christian Brauns
Counsel
Stuttgart
Salvatore Calcagno
Counsel
Stuttgart
Dr Isabel Schäfer
Counsel
Hamburg
Susanne Burkert-Vavilova
Counsel
Essen
Rebecca Romig
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Artur Winkler
Counsel
Hamburg
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Robert Schindler
Counsel
Essen
Thorsten Tilch
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Hans-Peter Hufschlag
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Anna Mayr
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Andre Schüttauf
Senior Associate
Essen
Maxim Oertel
Senior Associate
Berlin
Ann-Marie Jüttner
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
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 Christoph Corzelius
Senior Associate
Cologne
Lukas Paetzold
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Christina Göbel
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Mathis Lorenzen, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Jens Kaiser
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Jan-Christian Schmid
Senior Associate
Leipzig, Hamburg
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
Daniel Greger
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Pia Analena Wieberneit
Senior Associate
Essen
Kevin Brinkmann, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Leif Born
Senior Associate
Essen
Benedikt Stücker
Senior Associate
Hanover
Kathy Just
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Jan Hansen
Senior Associate
Cologne
Janina Ott
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Felix Hielscher
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Lutz Keller
Senior Associate
Cologne
Roberto Pirschel
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Lisa Kraayvanger
Senior Associate
Hanover
Michael Pfeiffer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Elisabeth Sechtem
Senior Associate
Munich
Hannah-Laura Schütte
Senior Associate
Stuttgart, Dusseldorf
Simon Alscher
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Hla Yadanar Win
Associate
Yangon
Thiri May Thu
Associate
Yangon
Swe Yee Htun
Associate
Yangon
Fabien Benjamin Wehner, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Dorothea Fleckner
Associate
Hamburg
Amelie Räpple, LL.M. (Berkeley)
Associate
Hamburg
Alexandra Gebauer
Associate
Munich
Julie Schwarz, LL.M. (Georgetown)
Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Denis Miller
Associate
Berlin
Jan Hufert
Associate
Hamburg
Mike Hillers
Associate
Hanover
Dr Delia Jusciak
Associate
Leipzig
Sophie Haeberlein
Associate
Leipzig
Sabrina Aurnhammer
Associate
Munich
Leon Breiden
Associate
Cologne
Lida Karra
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Daniel Hilmer
Associate
Hamburg
Julian Wantzen, LL.M. (Wellington)
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Sabrina Rosbroj
Associate
Singapore
Severin Uhsler
Associate
Munich
Elaine Tolksdorf
Associate
Hamburg
Gina Susann Kriwat
Associate
Cologne
Melina Stamm, LL.M. (Paris)
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Christopher Borho
Associate
Stuttgart
Nina Klünker, LL.M. (KCL)
Associate
Berlin
Charlotte Elsner
Associate
Dusseldorf
Kristina Gutzke
Associate
Hamburg
Paulina Noppeney
Associate
Berlin
Dr Thomas Schwieters
Associate
Hanover
Dr Jan-Moritz M. Hahn
Associate
Leipzig
Lena Barry
Legal Consultant
Leipzig