Managing Associate
kruppa@pwwl.de
+49 (0) 211 528 745 -0
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Dr. Sophie Kruppa’s practice covers all aspects of individual and collective labor law. She has particular experience in works constitution law, complex restructurings, and business transfers. She is also highly experienced in internal investigations and advising executives. Dr. Sophie Kruppa regularly represents clients before labor courts nationwide..

Language skills: German, English
Location: Dusseldorf

  • Career

    2011–2016
    Studies of Law with a focus on labor law at the University of Cologne

    2012–2014
    Student assistant at the Institute for private international and comparative law, University of Cologne

    2012–2013
    Research assistant at Major Exam and Practice Paper Course, University of Cologne

    2013
    Semester abroad at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh (USA)

    2016–2017
    Research assistant at Küttner Rechtsanwälte, Cologne

    2017–2019
    Research assistant at the Institute for Labor and Business Law, University of Cologne

    2019–2021
    Legal training at the Regional Court of Cologne with placements including the Regional Labor Court of Cologne, the German Embassy in Washington, D.C., and the Employment & Incentives practice group at Linklaters LLP

    2017–2020
    PhD thesis on temporary agency work supervised by Prof. Dr. Martin Henssler at the University of Cologne

    2021–2025
    Associate at the Employment & Incentives practice group at Linklaters LLP, Düsseldorf

    2023–2024
    Part-time Master’s program “Labor Law” at the University of Münster

    2025
    Managing Associate at Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law, Düsseldorf

  • Publications

    Zum Beginn der Kündigungsfrist bei umfangreicher Compliance-Untersuchung, Anmerkung zu BAG vom 5.5.2022 – 2 AZR 483/21, EWiR 2022, 664 (gemeinsam mit T. Grau), EWiR 2022. 664

    Die Impfung und das Arbeitsrecht – Impfstatus, Impfpflicht und Impfbonus (gemeinsam mit J. Sievers), jM 2022, 106-113

    Das Arbeitsausfallrisiko in der Pandemie (Teil 2) – Risikozuweisung für eigenverantwortlich getroffene Entscheidungen – Impfverweigerer und Reisende in Risikogebiete – (gemeinsam mit J. Sievers), jM 2022, 22-28

    Das Arbeitsausfallrisiko in der Pandemie (Teil 1) – Die Zurechnung des Arbeitsausfallrisikos und ein Paukenschlag des BAG (gemeinsam mit J. Sievers), jM 2021, 446–453

    Die Festhaltenserklärung des Leiharbeitnehmers bei der illegalen und der verdeckten Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (Dissertation), Nomos

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Managing Associate
kruppa@pwwl.de
+49 (0) 211 528 745 -0

Dr. Sophie Kruppa’s practice covers all aspects of individual and collective labor law. She has particular experience in works constitution law, complex restructurings, and business transfers. She is also highly experienced in internal investigations and advising executives. Dr. Sophie Kruppa regularly represents clients before labor courts nationwide..

Language skills: German, English
Location: Dusseldorf

Career

2011–2016
Studies of Law with a focus on labor law at the University of Cologne

2012–2014
Student assistant at the Institute for private international and comparative law, University of Cologne

2012–2013
Research assistant at Major Exam and Practice Paper Course, University of Cologne

2013
Semester abroad at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh (USA)

2016–2017
Research assistant at Küttner Rechtsanwälte, Cologne

2017–2019
Research assistant at the Institute for Labor and Business Law, University of Cologne

2019–2021
Legal training at the Regional Court of Cologne with placements including the Regional Labor Court of Cologne, the German Embassy in Washington, D.C., and the Employment & Incentives practice group at Linklaters LLP

2017–2020
PhD thesis on temporary agency work supervised by Prof. Dr. Martin Henssler at the University of Cologne

2021–2025
Associate at the Employment & Incentives practice group at Linklaters LLP, Düsseldorf

2023–2024
Part-time Master’s program “Labor Law” at the University of Münster

2025
Managing Associate at Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law, Düsseldorf