Prof Dr Robert von Steinau-Steinrück > Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH > Cologne, Germany > Lawyer Profile

Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
ANNA-SCHNEIDER-STEIG 22
50678 COLOGNE
Germany

Work Department

Employment Law.

Position

Prof. Dr Robert von Steinau-Steinrück is an employment lawyer. He advises companies on all matters pertaining to individual and collective employment law.

His main focuses are

  • works constitution law, staff representation law and collective bargaining law;
  • restructuring, staff cuts, layoffs;
  • business transfers and employment law in transactions;
  • co-determination and compliance as well as industrial action issues;
  • representation and consulting of executives.

Career

Prof. Dr Robert von Steinau-Steinrück studied law in Passau and Bonn (Germany). While carrying out his legal training in Berlin, which included secondments in Palermo (Italy), and Dublin (Ireland), he received his doctorate in employment law. After completing his second state exam, he initially worked as a foreign associate in New York (USA). He started working as a lawyer for Luther in 1997. In 1998 he joined Gleiss Lutz, returning to Luther in 2003, where he has worked since. Prof. Dr Robert von Steinau-Steinrück is a visiting professor at the University of Potsdam (Germany).

Lawyer Rankings

Germany > Employment

Mainly assisting with collective employment issues, Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH applies a full-service approach and is regularly instructed to advise on restructuring and reorganisations, staff reductions, including volunteer programs, balance of interest negotiations and social plans, as well as company pension schemes and collective bargaining law issues. Practice head Paul Schreiner has a similar focus and is particularly active in restructuring under co-determination law. Robert von Steinau-Steinrück is one of the key contacts for outsourcing, compliance, employment disputes, works constitution and collective bargaining law, while cross-border projects are often handled by Axel Braun; he is also experienced in operational reorganisation. In July 2022, Kerstin Gröne (restructuring, litigation) and Paul Gooren (collective bargaining law, workforce reductions, compliance, works constitution law) made partners.