Volker von Alvensleben
Areas of practice
Volker von Alvensleben advises on matters pertaining to individual and collective employment law, with a special emphasis on works constitution and collective bargaining law, the employment law aspects of transactions and the provision of employment law advice in the context of transformations, mergers and outsourcing.
Vita
Volker von Alvensleben studied law at the Universities of Kiel and Freiburg (both Germany). He carried out his legal training in Hamburg (Germany) and Paris (France) and was admitted to the German Bar in 1984. He has been a certified specialist in employment law since 1997. From 1992 to 2003, Volker von Alvensleben was already a Partner at Luther, returning as Of Counsel in 2021.
Honors and distinctions
- JUVE Guide 2020/2021: Listed under "Frequently Recommended" in the section "Labour Law" (first listed in 2016/2017)
- The Legal 500 Germany 2022: Recommendation in "Labour Law" (first listed in 2018)
- Best Lawyers 2025: Recommendation in "Labour and Employment Law" (first recommendation in 2013)
Clients
- Restructuring a large German clothing retailer
- Negotiating IT works agreements on behalf of an international network equipment provider
- Advising a manufacturer of office machinery on the employment law aspects of outsourcing measures
Publications
Memberships
- Hamburg Bar Association
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft Selbstständiger Unternehmer/Die Familienunternehmer e.V.
- Knight of Honor of the Order of Saint John
Dr Thomas Schwieters
Associate
Hanover
Paulina Noppeney
Associate
Berlin
Kristina Gutzke
Associate
Hamburg
Franziska Maier, LL.M. (UCLA)
Associate
Stuttgart
Charlotte Elsner
Associate
Dusseldorf
Iris López Martínez, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Isabel Dorothee Ruhnke, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Dr Denis Schütz
Senior Associate
Essen
Robert Schindler
Counsel
Essen
Shannon Charlotte Sopper, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Frankfurt a.M.
Simone Lersch
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Benjamin Effler
Associate
Berlin
Dr Astrid Seehafer, M.Sc.
Partner
Berlin
Melina Stamm, LL.M. (Paris)
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Gina Susann Kriwat
Associate
Cologne
Elaine Tolksdorf
Associate
Hamburg
Alexander F. Liebing, LL.M.
Counsel
Leipzig
Ricarda Maria Essel
Counsel
Berlin
Dr Maximilian Bahnsen
Associate
Hamburg
Sebo-Franz Krubally
Senior Associate
Berlin
Sabrina Rosbroj
Associate
Singapore
Sophia Meyer, Maître en Droit
Associate
Berlin
Dr Thomas Willaschek
Partner
Berlin
Alisa Schöneberg
Associate
Cologne
Lida Karra
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Elisabeth Kohoutek
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Hannah-Laura Schütte
Senior Associate
Stuttgart, Dusseldorf
Sabrina Aurnhammer
Associate
Munich
Ann-Kristin Freiheit
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Sebastian Fedder
Partner
Hamburg
Sophie Haeberlein
Associate
Leipzig
Clara von Wolffersdorff
Associate
Leipzig
Jan Spiering, LL.M. Taxation
Associate
Hanover
Dr Delia Jusciak
Associate
Leipzig
Maximilian Issels, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Munich
Jan Hufert
Associate
Hamburg
Eric Doyé
Associate
Leipzig
Paula Dresler
Associate
Berlin
Dr Elisabeth Sechtem
Senior Associate
Munich
Lena Barry
Legal Consultant
Leipzig
Denis Miller
Associate
Berlin
Anne-Sophie Fischer
Associate
Munich
Prof. Dr Christian Burholt, LL.M.
Partner
Berlin
Anna-Laura Martens
Associate
Berlin
Lara Zölck
Associate
Berlin
Julie Schwarz, LL.M. (Georgetown)
Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Alina Moers
Associate
Cologne
Manuel Rueß
Associate
Hamburg
Amelie Räpple, LL.M. (Berkeley)
Associate
Hamburg
Artur Winkler
Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Dr Dorothea Fleckner
Associate
Hamburg
Dr.iur. Andreas Knaul, LL.M. diap (ENA)
Berlin
Rebecca Romig
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Johannes Teichmann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Luisa Kramer
Associate
Hamburg
Theresa Oesch
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Jonny H. Giessel
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Charlotte Riese
Senior Associate
Berlin
Frederike Peters
Senior Consultant
Berlin
Caroline Ackermann
Counsel
Munich
Dr Lisa Kraayvanger
Senior Associate
Hanover
Daniel Latta
Partner
Berlin
Swe Yee Htun
Associate
Yangon
Thiri May Thu
Associate
Yangon
Martina Steude, LL.M. (Cape Town)
Senior Associate
Hanover, Hamburg
Lutz Keller
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Melanie Verstege
Counsel
Essen
Janina Ott
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Jan Hansen
Senior Associate
Cologne
Kathy Just
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Charlotte Buck
Associate
Hanover
Benedikt Stücker
Senior Associate
Hanover
Tobias Osseforth, Mag. rer. publ.
Partner
Munich
Tobias Schneider
Senior Associate
Cologne
Susanne Burkert-Vavilova
Counsel
Essen
Hla Yadanar Win
Associate
Yangon
Simon Alscher
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Leif Born
Senior Associate
Essen
Niccolo Langenheim, LL.M.
Associate
Cologne
Kevin Brinkmann, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Pia Analena Wieberneit
Senior Associate
Essen
Daniel Greger
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Annekatrin Veit
Partner
Munich
Dr Marco Arteaga
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Volker von Alvensleben
Of Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Aline Mück
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Astrid Schnabel, LL.M. (Emory)
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Isabel Schäfer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.
Partner
Cologne
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
Dr Jan-David Jäger
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Pierre Daniel Wittmann
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Caroline Risse
Senior Associate
Berlin
Dr Johannes Becker
Counsel
Cologne
Stefanie Kandzia, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.
Partner
Munich
Lukas Paetzold
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Laura Hoffmann, LL.M. (Dresden/London)
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Christoph Corzelius
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Paul Gooren, LL.M. (Chicago)
Partner
Berlin
Dominik Ledwon, LL.M. (Norwich)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Cyrielle Therese Ax
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Shi Yin Khoo, M.A. (Cantab)
Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Michelle Petruzzelli
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Maximilian Kressner, M.Jur. (Oxford)
Partner
Singapore
Frances Wolf
Senior Associate
Hamburg, Hanover
Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Munich
Dr Robert Burkert
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Daniela Salm
Counsel
Brussels
Anja Schwarz, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Anton Spinty
Senior Associate
Berlin
Martin Zackor, LL.M. (UCD)
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Karina Wojtowicz
Senior Associate
Hanover
Jenny Tsynn
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Anne Biebler
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dominik Menhaj
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Ann-Marie Jüttner
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)
Partner
Berlin
Katharina Klenk-Wernitzki, Dipl. Reg.-Wiss
Partner
Berlin, Cologne
Cornelia Yzer
Of Counsel
Berlin
Andre Schüttauf
Senior Associate
Essen
Dr Christian Rabe
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Anna Mayr
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Nina Stephan
Counsel
Essen
Jana Anna Voigt
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Fabian Lorenz, M.A.
Partner
Bangkok
Dr Eckart Petzold
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Cédric Müller, LL.M. (Bristol)
Partner
Essen
Achim Meier
Partner
Essen
Dr Detlef Mäder
Partner
Cologne, Dusseldorf
Dr Kay Oelschlägel
Partner
Hamburg
Robert Pacholski
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Ulrich Philippi
Partner
Stuttgart
Christian Kuß, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Thomas Kuhnle
Partner
Stuttgart, London
Christiane Kühn, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Partner
Munich
Dr Michael Rath
Partner
Cologne
Michael Rinke
Of Counsel
Cologne
Jens Röhrbein
Partner
Hanover
Dr Eva Maria K. Rütz, LL.M.
Partner
Dusseldorf, Cologne
Dr Martin Kolmhuber
Counsel
Cologne
Karsten Köhler
Partner
Leipzig
Thomas Köhler
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Rolf Kobabe
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Wulff-Axel Schmidt
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Volker Schneider
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Andreas Kloyer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., London
Paul Schreiner
Partner
Cologne, Essen
Dr Oliver Kairies
Partner
Hanover
Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)
Partner
Brussels, Dusseldorf
Dr Stefanie Hellmich, LL.M.
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Steffen Häberer
Partner
Leipzig
Kerstin Gröne
Partner
Cologne
Dr Thomas Gohrke
Partner
Hanover, Leipzig
Stephan Gittermann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Daniel Schubmann
Counsel
Hanover
Dr Stefan Galla
Partner
Essen
Dr Hendrik Bernd Sehy
Counsel
Hanover
Dr Markus Sengpiel
Managing Partner
Cologne
Sandra Sfinis
Partner
Hamburg
Christian Dworschak
Partner
Munich
Dr Maximilian Dorndorf
Partner
Essen
Klaus Thönißen, LL.M. (San Francisco)
Partner
Essen
Philipp Dietz, LL.M. (Edinburgh)
Partner
Cologne
Dr Jörgen Tielmann, LL.M.
Partner
Hamburg
Thorsten Tilch
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Andreas Tüxen, LL.M. (American University / WCL)
Partner
Berlin
Denis Ullrich
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Kuuya Josef Chibanguza, LL.B.
Partner
Hanover
Nadine Ceruti
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Christoph von Burgsdorff, LL.M. (Essex)
Partner
Hamburg
Prof. Dr Robert von Steinau-Steinrück
Partner
Berlin
Dr Gregor Wecker
Partner
Cologne
Axel Braun
Partner
Cologne
Achim Braner
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Thomas Weidlich, LL.M. (Hull)
Partner
Cologne
Guido Wenzel
Partner
Hamburg
Kerstin Belovitzer-Franz
Counsel
Stuttgart
Dr Arndt Begemann
Of Counsel
Essen
Martina Ziffels
Counsel
Hamburg
Daniel Zintl
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Stephan Bausch, D.U.
Partner
Cologne
Silvia C. Bauer
Partner
Cologne
Dr Marcus Backes
Partner
Hamburg
Hans-Christian Ackermann
Partner
Dusseldorf