Kevin Brinkmann, LL.M.
Areas of practice
Kevin Brinkmann advises national and international clients in all areas of individual and collective employment law.
One of his main areas of expertise is works constitution law. In addition, he advises in particular on the termination of employment and service relationships and the defense against claims for damages by employees based on the General Data Protection Regulation.
Kevin Brinkmann represents companies in court and before conciliation boards.
Vita
Kevin Brinkmann studied law at the University of Münster (Germany). After passing the First State Examination in Law, he successfully completed an LL.M. in Business Law with a focus on Labor and Employment Law at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HFH). His legal training included a traineeship at the Labor Court in Bielefeld, Germany. Kevin Brinkmann joined Luther's Hamburg office as a lawyer in 2021. He has been a certified specialist attorney in employment law since 2023. He also completed his training as a mediator in 2023.
Publications
- Anforderungen an die Darlegung eines immateriellen Schadens im Rahmen des Anspruchs nach Art. 82 Abs. 1 DSGVO – Anmerkung zu den Urteil des BAG vom 20.6.2024 – 8 AZR 91/22 und 8 AZR 124/23, in: Der Betrieb (DB) 2025, S. 327-328
- Datenschutzbeauftragte und Interessenkonflikte – Die Gefahr der Unvereinbarkeit mit sonstigen Aufgaben und Ämtern, in: Betriebs-Berater (BB), Heft 1-2/2024, S. 54-60
- Urlaubsabgeltung – Verfall durch tarifliche Ausschlussfristen - Anmerkung zum Urteil des Bundesarbeitsgerichts vom 31.01.2023 – 9 AZR 244/20, in: Der Betrieb (DB), Heft 47/2023, S. 2764
- Abberufung eines Datenschutzbeauftragten nur aus wichtigem Grund - Anmerkung zum Urteil des Europäischen Gerichtshofs vom 9. Februar 2023 – C-453/21 (X-FAB Dresden), in: Gesellschafts- und Wirtschaftsrecht (GWR), Heft 14/2023, S. 217
Blog posts
Memberships
- Hamburg Bar Association e.V.
- Working Group on Labor and Employment Law of the German Bar Association
- Integrated Mediation e.V.
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Partner
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Simon Alscher
Associate
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Of Counsel
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Dr Marco Arteaga
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Cyrielle Therese Ax
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Lena Barry
Legal Consultant
Leipzig
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
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Counsel
Essen
Nadine Ceruti
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Christoph Corzelius
Senior Associate
Cologne
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Partner
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Charlotte Elsner
Associate
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Partner
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Dr Dorothea Fleckner
Associate
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Dr Paul Gooren, LL.M. (Chicago)
Partner
Berlin
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Senior Associate
Hamburg
Kerstin Gröne
Partner
Cologne
Kristina Gutzke
Associate
Hamburg
Sophie Haeberlein
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Jan-Moritz M. Hahn
Associate
Leipzig
Jan Hansen
Senior Associate
Cologne
Swe Yee Htun
Associate
Yangon
Jan Hufert
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Jan-David Jäger
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Delia Jusciak
Associate
Leipzig
Kathy Just
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Ann-Marie Jüttner
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
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Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Dr Lisa Kraayvanger
Senior Associate
Hanover
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Partner
Singapore
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Associate
Cologne
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Senior Associate
Cologne
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Partner
Bangkok
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Senior Associate
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Associate
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Partner
Cologne
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Associate
Berlin
Janina Ott
Senior Associate
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Partner
Leipzig
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Senior Associate
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Amelie Räpple, LL.M. (Berkeley)
Associate
Hamburg
Michael Rinke
Of Counsel
Cologne
Caroline Risse
Senior Associate
Berlin
Sabrina Rosbroj
Associate
Singapore
Dr Eva Maria K. Rütz, LL.M.
Partner
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Counsel
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Dr Astrid Schnabel, LL.M. (Emory)
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Senior Associate
Essen
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Senior Associate
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Associate
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Senior Associate
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Sandra Sfinis
Partner
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Melina Stamm, LL.M. (Paris)
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Prof. Dr Robert von Steinau-Steinrück
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Counsel
Essen
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Partner
Essen
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Associate
Yangon
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Senior Associate
Leipzig
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Associate
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Partner
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Essen
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Yangon
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Singapore
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Leipzig