Klaus Thönißen primarily advises on the restructuring of companies or groups of companies and the transfer of businesses. In addition to advising clients, his area of responsibility also includes providing intensive assistance in negotiations on the reconciliation of interests and social compensation plans with the relevant employee representatives.
His clients include numerous family businesses. Not least because of a one-year interim position as Legal Counsel at Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA, he has extensive knowledge of business processes and, therefore, provides comprehensive, strategic advice. In addition, Klaus Thönißen is a lecturer for individual labour law at the Ruhr University Bochum.
Klaus Thönißen first developed an interest for employment law during his studies in Bonn (Germany). It was because of this enthusiasm that he passed the university part of his first state exam in the area of employment and social security (under the supervision of Prof. Dr Gregor Thüsing, among others). In addition, from the sixth semester onwards, he worked continuously – over a total period of around five years – for a certified specialist in employment law. Following his first state exam, Klaus Thönißen carried out his legal training in Düsseldorf (Germany) and San Francisco (USA). This also included a training period in the employment law department of an international business law firm. After passing his second state law exam, he pursued a master’s degree at the University of San Francisco (USA), where he was awarded the title Master of Laws (LL.M.).
Klaus Thönißen, LL.M. (San Francisco)
Michael Pfeiffer
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Annekatrin Veit
Partner
Munich
Vanessa Laura Skibinski
Associate
Berlin
Kerstin Gröne
Partner
Cologne
Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.
Partner
Munich
Dr Anika Wendelstein
Partner
Stuttgart
Christian Brauns
Counsel
Stuttgart
Alexander F. Liebing, LL.M.
Counsel
Leipzig
Anne Biebler
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Karina Wojtowicz
Senior Associate
Hanover
Rebecca Romig
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Elena Recklin
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Stephanie Quaß
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Elisabeth Kohoutek
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Ann-Kristin Freiheit
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Hannah-Laura Schütte
Senior Associate
Stuttgart, Dusseldorf
Katharina Klenk-Wernitzki, Dipl. Reg.-Wiss
Partner
Berlin, Cologne
Jan Hansen
Senior Associate
Cologne
Adrian Freidank
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Paul Gooren, LL.M. (Chicago)
Partner
Berlin
Ricarda Maria Essel
Counsel
Berlin
Martina Ziffels
Counsel
Hamburg
Cornelia Yzer
Of Counsel
Berlin
Reinhard Willemsen
Partner
Munich, Cologne
Dr Thomas Willaschek
Partner
Berlin
Thomas Weidlich, LL.M. (Hull)
Partner
Cologne
Anne Caroline Wegner, LL.M. (European University Institute)
Partner
Dusseldorf
Prof. Dr Robert von Steinau-Steinrück
Partner
Berlin
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Klaus Thönißen, LL.M. (San Francisco)
Partner
Essen
Dr Johannes Teichmann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Nina Stephan
Counsel
Essen
Volker Steimle
Partner
Cologne
Dr Björn Simon
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
Dr Volker Schneider
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Wulff-Axel Schmidt
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Christoph Schauenburg, LL.M. (London)
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Eva Maria K. Rütz, LL.M.
Partner
Dusseldorf, Cologne
Michael Rinke
Of Counsel
Cologne
Dr Ulrich Philippi
Partner
Stuttgart
Tobias Osseforth, Mag. rer. publ.
Partner
Munich
Dr Kay Oelschlägel
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Cédric Müller, LL.M. (Bristol)
Partner
Essen
Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Axel Mühl
Partner
Stuttgart
Ole-Jochen Melchior
Partner
Essen
Achim Meier
Partner
Essen
Simone Lersch
Counsel
Cologne
Christian Kuß, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Thomas Kuhnle
Partner
Stuttgart, London
Thomas Köhler
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Kuuya Josef Chibanguza, LL.B.
Partner
Hanover
Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Munich
Dr Benjamin Hub
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)
Partner
Berlin
Dr Rut Herten-Koch, M.A.
Partner
Berlin
Dr Thomas Gohrke
Partner
Hanover, Leipzig
Dr Stefan Galla
Partner
Essen
Dr Steffen Gaber, LL.M. (Sydney)
Partner
Stuttgart
Nicole Fröhlich
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Sebastian Fedder
Partner
Hamburg
Ingo Erberich
Partner
Cologne
Dr Gernot-Rüdiger Engel
Partner
Hamburg
Christian Dworschak
Partner
Munich
Guido Dornieden
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Maximilian Dorndorf
Partner
Essen
Nadine Ceruti
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Prof. Dr Christian Burholt, LL.M.
Partner
Berlin
Dr Christoph von Burgsdorff, LL.M. (Essex)
Partner
Hamburg
Axel Braun
Partner
Cologne
Achim Braner
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Arndt Begemann
Of Counsel
Essen
Dr Johannes Becker
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Marcus Backes
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Marco Arteaga
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Volker von Alvensleben
Of Counsel
Hamburg
Hans-Christian Ackermann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Jan-Moritz M. Hahn
Associate
Leipzig
Dr David von Saucken, MJur (Oxon)
Partner
Berlin, London
Kevin Brinkmann, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Alexandra Gebauer
Associate
Munich
Benedikt Stücker
Senior Associate
Hanover
Dr Maresa Hormes
Counsel
Essen
Severin Uhsler
Associate
Munich
Nina Klünker, LL.M. (KCL)
Associate
Berlin
Jan Hufert
Associate
Hamburg
Maxim Oertel
Senior Associate
Berlin
Dr Andreas Blunk, MLE
Partner
Hanover
Dr Andreas Kloyer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., London
Leif Born
Senior Associate
Essen
Dr Robert Burkert
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Oliver Kairies
Partner
Hanover
Caroline Ackermann
Counsel
Munich
Birgitta von Dresky
Partner
Singapore
Anja Schwarz, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Jens Kaiser
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Jan-Christian Schmid
Senior Associate
Leipzig, Hamburg
Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)
Partner
Brussels, Dusseldorf
Sabrina Aurnhammer
Associate
Munich
Janina Ott
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Thomas Schwieters
Associate
Hanover
Paulina Noppeney
Associate
Berlin
Kristina Gutzke
Associate
Hamburg
Charlotte Elsner
Associate
Dusseldorf
Simon Alscher
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Roberto Pirschel
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Christopher Borho
Associate
Stuttgart
Jette Gustafsson, LL.M. (Boston)
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Sandra Bausch
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Paul Schreiner
Partner
Cologne, Essen
Elaine Tolksdorf
Associate
Hamburg
Caroline Risse
Senior Associate
Berlin
Frederike Peters
Senior Consultant
Berlin
Gina Susann Kriwat
Associate
Cologne
Timo Reckert
Associate
Hanover
Dr Astrid Seehafer, M.Sc.
Partner
Berlin
Kerstin Belovitzer-Franz
Counsel
Stuttgart
Dr Daniela Salm
Counsel
Brussels
Sophia Meyer, Maître en Droit
Associate
Berlin
Artur Winkler
Counsel
Hamburg
Daniel Zintl
Partner
Leipzig
Denis Ullrich
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Hendrik Bernd Sehy
Counsel
Hanover
Dr Astrid Schnabel, LL.M. (Emory)
Partner
Hamburg
Jens Röhrbein
Partner
Hanover
Dr Thomas Halberkamp
Partner
Hanover
Dr Daniel Schubmann
Counsel
Hanover
Isabel Dorothee Ruhnke, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Dr Jan-David Jäger
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Jenny Tsynn
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Robert Schindler
Counsel
Essen
Dr Benjamin Effler
Associate
Berlin
Shannon Charlotte Sopper, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Denis Schütz
Senior Associate
Essen
Dr Delia Jusciak
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Dorothea Fleckner
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Maximilian Bahnsen
Associate
Hamburg
Daniel Greger
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Maximilian Kressner, M.Jur. (Oxford)
Partner
Singapore
Ann-Marie Jüttner
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Lisa Kraayvanger
Senior Associate
Hanover
Julian Monden
Senior Associate
Hanover
Melina Stamm, LL.M. (Paris)
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Sabrina Rosbroj
Associate
Singapore
Martina Steude, LL.M. (Cape Town)
Senior Associate
Hanover, Hamburg
Dr Christoph Corzelius
Senior Associate
Cologne
Julian Wantzen, LL.M. (Wellington)
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Frances Wolf
Senior Associate
Hamburg, Hanover
Charlotte Riese
Senior Associate
Berlin
Lena Barry
Legal Consultant
Leipzig
Fabien Benjamin Wehner, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Stuttgart
Daniel Hilmer
Associate
Hamburg
Sebo-Franz Krubally
Senior Associate
Berlin
Robert Pacholski
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Clara von Wolffersdorff
Associate
Leipzig
Pia Analena Wieberneit
Senior Associate
Essen
Stefanie Kandzia, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Aline Mück
Senior Associate
Cologne
Felix Hielscher
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Dr.iur. Andreas Knaul, LL.M. diap (ENA)
Berlin
Dr Martin Kolmhuber
Counsel
Cologne
Denis Miller
Associate
Berlin
Lida Karra
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Jens-Uwe Heuer-James
Partner
Hanover
Sophie Haeberlein
Associate
Leipzig
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Fabian Lorenz, M.A.
Partner
Bangkok
Cyrielle Therese Ax
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Lara Zölck
Associate
Berlin
Jan Spiering, LL.M. Taxation
Associate
Hanover
Prof. Dr Hans-Georg Hahn
Of Counsel
Hanover
Susanne Burkert-Vavilova
Counsel
Essen
Manuel Rueß
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Eckart Petzold
Partner
Dusseldorf
Mike Hillers
Associate
Hanover
Lukas Paetzold
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Elisabeth Sechtem
Senior Associate
Munich
Julie Schwarz, LL.M. (Georgetown)
Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Hla Yadanar Win
Associate
Yangon
Guido Wenzel
Partner
Hamburg
Jana Anna Voigt
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Thorsten Tilch
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Thiri May Thu
Associate
Yangon
Andre Schüttauf
Senior Associate
Essen
Dr Klaus Schaffner
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Isabel Schäfer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Anna-Sophia Riebeling
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Amelie Räpple, LL.M. (Berkeley)
Associate
Hamburg
Theresa Oesch
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Anna Mayr
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Wolfgang Liebau
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dominik Ledwon, LL.M. (Norwich)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Luisa Kramer
Associate
Hamburg
Shi Yin Khoo, M.A. (Cantab)
Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Lutz Keller
Senior Associate
Cologne
Kathy Just
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Thomas Hufnagel
Partner
Singapore
Swe Yee Htun
Associate
Yangon
Dr Michael Ebert
Counsel
Stuttgart
Charlotte Buck
Associate
Hanover