Counsel
schilder@pwwl.de
+49 (0) 221 47 67 10-0
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Kristina Schilder advises national and international corporations and groups of companies, Associations and Start-ups as well as Executives on all matters of individual and collective labor law. Her areas of expertise are focused on restructurings, drafting of employment contracts, advising on the termination of employment relationships by mutual agreement or in disputes as well as litigation representation. Kristina Schilder is very experienced in negotiating with works councils and trade unions including representing employers in establishment-level arbitration committees and supporting them in collective bargaining. A special focus of her work is on labor criminal law, HR Compliance and internal investigations as well as Environmental, Social and Governance.

Language skills: German, English
Location: Cologne

Counsel
schilder@pwwl.de
+49 (0) 221 47 67 10-0

Kristina Schilder advises national and international corporations and groups of companies, Associations and Start-ups as well as Executives on all matters of individual and collective labor law. Her areas of expertise are focused on restructurings, drafting of employment contracts, advising on the termination of employment relationships by mutual agreement or in disputes as well as litigation representation. Kristina Schilder is very experienced in negotiating with works councils and trade unions including representing employers in establishment-level arbitration committees and supporting them in collective bargaining. A special focus of her work is on labor criminal law, HR Compliance and internal investigations as well as Environmental, Social and Governance.

Language skills: German, English
Location: Cologne

Career

born in Mülheim/Ruhr

1993-1998
Study of Law at Westfälische-Wilhelms-Universität Münster

1999-2001
Compulsory legal training in Cologne and San Francisco, USA

2001
Admission to the German Bar

2001 – 2004
Lawyer at ARCON Rechtsanwälte Schmidt-Sibeth, Heisse, Weisskopf, Kursawe, Cologne

2004 – 2007
Lawyer and Managing Associate at avocado rechtsanwälte, Cologne

2008
Certified labor and employment law specialist

2008 – 2016
Salary Partner at avocado rechtsanwälte, Cologne

2017-2022
In-house lawyer at kölnmetall Arbeitgeberverband der Metall- und Elektroindustrie Köln e. V., Cologne

2022
Counsel at Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law