Christian Koops

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Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH von Rechtsanwälten und Steuerberatern

Munich

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Biography

Christian Koops is a partner in the Employment & Compensation Practice Group at Baker McKenzie’s Munich office and is a member of the Firm’s European and Global Labor Law practice groups. Christian advises particularly clients in the Technology and Life Science industry on the full spectrum of employment law matters, with particular expertise in structuring and legal assessment of contingent workforce models, algorithmic management, and outsourcing and transactions. He regularly publishes articles on employment law topics and is a frequent speaker at in-house and external seminars. Christian’s work has been featured in various legal outlets, and he conducts training on a wide range of employment matters.

Practice Focus

For over 10 years, Christian’s practice is dedicated to advising clients on both collective and individual employment law matters, with a particular emphasis on navigating the complexities of multijurisdictional projects. He supports organizations in addressing the legal challenges that arise from cross-border employment structures and helps them anticipate and respond to evolving regulatory requirements. This approach ensures that clients remain compliant and strategically positioned in a rapidly changing legal landscape.

A core part of Christian’s practice involves the structuring and legal assessment of multijurisdictional contingent workforce models. He assists clients in deploying external labor through platforms and service providers, ensuring compliance with local classification rules, social protection standards, and emerging EU directives on platform work. In addition to providing strategic advice, Christian also defends clients against prosecution and public authorities in cases involving alleged misclassification of workers, helping organizations manage legal risks and safeguard their interests.

His practice further encompasses algorithmic management, with a particular focus on employee data privacy and the legal boundaries of digital oversight in the workplace. Christian supports clients in navigating GDPR compliance and the evolving complexities of AI, including emerging EU frameworks governing automated decision-making and digital HR tools. He advises on the implications of AI-driven management systems and helps organizations respond to new regulatory challenges in this rapidly developing area.

Christian regularly advises on outsourcing and employment-related aspects of corporate transactions. He assists clients in structuring and managing employment risks in carve-outs and integrations, and aligning outsourcing models with labor law requirements across jurisdictions. His work includes strategic guidance on vendor transitions, TUPE-like obligations, and co-employment risks.

Admissions

Germany (2013)

Education

Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht (Attorney Specializing in Employment Law)
Superior Court of Justice, Berlin (Second State Exam) (2013)
University of Passau (Referendar Exam) (2010)
University of London (English Law) (2007)

Languages

English
German
Spanish

Previous Offices

Berlin
New York

Co-author (with Julia Kaufmann), “Wie viel Mitarbeiterüberwachung die DSGVO erlaubt”, Computerwoche, 30 July 2025
Co-author (with Danielle Pinedo, Paula Talavera, Andrea Haiden), "European Union: Specific regulation of technological impact on the workforce ahead?", Baker McKenzie Blog, 6 August 2025
Co-author (with Julia Wilson), "HR Privacy Developments", Baker McKenzie Blog, 28 February 2025 and 15 November 2024
Co-author (with Philipp Schlotthauer), "Die Rechtsfortbildung des BSG zum Beschäftigtenstatus – gleichzeitig Entscheidungsbesprechung zu BSG B 12 BA 1/23 R, B 12 R 15/21 R und B 12 BA 4/22 R", BB 2024, 1460
Co-author (with Martin Maties), "Effektive Compliance und Hinweisgeberschutz bei Verstößen gegen die persönliche Integrität im (Grenz-)Anwendungsbereich des Hinweisgeberschutzgesetzes", NZA 2024, 287
Co-author (with Mirjam A. de Blécourt, Philipp Schlotthauer), "Platform Workers Directive goes ahead", Global Compliance News, 3 April 2024

Co-author (with multiple colleagues), "Germany’s new whistleblower law", Global Compliance News, 18 May 2023
Co-author (with Julia M. Wilson, Dr. Matthias Köhler, and others), "HR Privacy Newsletter", Global Compliance News, 18 November 2023
Co-author (with Steffen Scheuer), "Germany: Increased misclassification risks in case of engagement of one-man shop", Lexology, 3 August 2023
Co-author StichwortKommentar eSport-Recht, Maties [Hrsg], 2023
Co-author (with Nepomuk Nothelfer), "Der sozialversicherungsrechtliche Status von E-Sportlern", NZS 2021, 918
Co-author (with Katja Häferer), "Crowdworker als Arbeitnehmer," Beck-online, NJW 2021, 1787, 23.6.2021
Co-author (with Tino Marz), "Key Employment Law Topics in Video Games M&A | Part 2: Crunch – A Legal Risk in Germany," Baker McKenzie Blog, 2 December 2020
Co-author (with Franziska Klippstein), "Virtuelle Wahlen des Wahlvorstands nach § 129 BetrVG?," Baker McKenzie Kompass, 3 November 2020
Co-author (with Steffen Scheuer), "Arbeitsschutzregel: Arbeitsschutz während Corona," Baker McKenzie Kompass, 25 August 2020
Co-author (with Tino Marz), "Key Employment Law Topics Tech M&A (Part 1)," Baker McKenzie Client Alert, 11 June 2020
Co-author (with Florian Opper), "Die Mitarbeiterbefragung gem. § 17 Abs. 1 Nr. 5 lit. c VerSanG-E – Das Ende der “unbedingten Auskunftspflicht” des Arbeitnehmers?," BB 2020, 1589
Co-author (with Michael Kalbfus),"Es bleibt dabei: Crowdworker sind grundsätzlich keine Arbeitnehmer," Baker McKenzie Kompass, 5 Dezember 2019
Author, "Fremdmitarbeiter richtig eingesetzt? – Compliance-System bringt Licht ins Dunkel," Baker McKenzie Kompass, 3 November 2019
Co-author (with Steffen Scheuer, Matthias Köhler, Lena Kern, Michael Kalbfus, Katja Giese, Petra Hess, Burkard Göpfert, Anja Lausberg, Lara Link, Thomas Meyerhans, Sarah Wekel, Ulrike Elisabeth Bischof), "Arbeitswelt 4.0," Erich Schmidt Verlag, 22 März 2017
Co-author (with Burkard Göpfert), "E-Recruiting über soziale Netzwerke – Herausforderungen für die arbeitsrechtliche Praxis," ArbRAktuell 2017, 185
Author, "Außerordentliche Kündigung wegen sexueller Belästigung," NJW 2017, 3018
Author, "Lohnpfändung: Der Arbeitgeber zwischen zwei Gläubigern," Personalführung 2016, Heft 6, 72-74
Author, "Bring your own device - Rechtliche Risiken bei dem Einsatz privater Kommunikationsmitteln durch Arbeitnehmer," Personalführung 2016, Heft 12/1, 72-75
Co-author (with Matthias Köhler), "Sexuelle Belästigung am Arbeitsplatz – Einmal grapschen erlaubt?," BB 2015, S. 2807
Author, "Entschädigungsanspruch eines Arbeitnehmers wegen Observation durch einen Detektiv einschließlich heimlicher Videoaufnahmen - Entscheidungsbesprechung zu BAG v. 19.2.2015 - 8 AZR 1007/13," EWiR 2015, 713
Author, "Wenn zwei sich nicht verstehen: Mobbing oder nicht?," Personalführung 2015, Heft 10
Author, "Alkohol und Betäubunsmittel am Arbeitsplatz - nicht wegschauen!," Personalführung 2015, Heft 6

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