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Christian Arnold

Christian Arnold

Germany 2026

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Gleiss Lutz
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Ranked in 1 practice area

Employment

Germany

11 years ranked

About

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Germany

Practice Areas

Christian advises on collective and individual employment law. He specialises in the conclusion and termination of service contracts with board members and managing directors as well as structuring remuneration systems, remuneration reports, and the provision of related assistance for shareholder meetings. His practice also focuses on (cross-border) reorganisations, particularly the associated co-determination issues. He also regularly advises on works constitution law, collective bargaining and industrial disputes.

Career

Christian studied at the universities of Tuebingen (Dr. iur.), Fribourg/Switzerland and at Yale Law School/USA (LL.M.). He has been a partner at Gleiss Lutz since 2011. Christian has been an Honorary Professor of the University of Mannheim since 2020.

Christian is a member of the German Bar Association’s Labour Law Working Group, of the German Bar Association's Committee for Labour Law, of the employment lawyers’ association “fachanwalt forum arbeitsrecht (ffa)” and of the American Employment Law Council (AELC).

Chambers Review

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Employment - Germany

Band 2
Individual Editorial

Christian Arnold frequently advises on employment topics related to management boards, including their reorganisation and remuneration systems. He also leads negotiations with works councils and trade unions.

Indviduelles Editorial
Christian Arnold berät regelmäßig zu arbeitsrechtlichen Themen im Zusammenhang mit Vorständen, insbesondere zu deren Umstrukturierung und Vergütungssystemen. Er führt außerdem Verhandlungen mit Betriebsräten und Gewerkschaften.
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Strengths

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  • Christian Arnold is highly knowledgeable and respected in his field, combining deep technical expertise with practical, commercially-minded advice. He demonstrates strong leadership within the team.

    EmploymentChambers Germany

  • Christian Arnold meets or exceeds all our expectations and is highly experienced in working with supervisory boards and executive boards.

    EmploymentChambers Germany

  • Christian demonstrates a solid work ethic and reliably fulfils the requirements of his role. He brings a pragmatic approach and works collaboratively with colleagues.

    EmploymentChambers Germany

  • Christian Arnold is just as good as everyone says.

    EmploymentChambers Germany

  • Christian Arnold is a very smart, knowledgeable adviser, which you need to avoid making any mistakes, especially in executive board contracts.

    EmploymentChambers Germany
  • Christian zeichnet sich durch eine hohe Arbeitsmoral aus und erfüllt die Anforderungen seiner Position zuverlässig. Er geht pragmatisch an die Dinge heran und arbeitet gut mit seinen Kollegen zusammen.
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