Die Kanzlei Küttner

Thomas
Faas
Lawyer | Employment Law Specialist | Partner
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+49 221 22286-309
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Richmodstraße 8, 50667 Cologne
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Thomas Faas
Rechtsanwalt | Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht | Partner
faas[at]kuettner-rechtsanwaelte.de
+49 221 22286-309
Richmodstraße 8, 50667 Köln, Deutschland
Küttner Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB
Vita
Thomas Faas has been with Küttner Rechtsanwälte since 2014, serving as a partner since 2017. He advises and represents national and international companies in all matters of individual employment law and collective labour law.
A key focus of his practice is the employment-law conceptualisation and implementation of complex restructuring and transformation projects, including negotiations with employee representatives (employer and works council). As a member of our Digital New Work & Data Protection expert team, he also advises companies on the introduction of new technologies and all matters relating to employee data protection. His extensive range of consulting services also includes advising executives. Thomas Faas has long-standing experience and extensive expertise in employment law. In addition to his legal practice, he works as an author and lecturer.
Advisory and Key Practice Areas
+ Restructuring and Transformation Projects
+ Works Constitution Law
+ Employee Data Protection
+ Company Transactions
+ Insolvency Employment Law
+ Executive Advisory Services
Memberships
+ German Bar Association e.V.
+ Cologne Bar Association e.V.
+ Employment Law Working Group at the German Bar Association e.V.
+ German Labour Court Association e.V.
Professional Background
+ Elevation to the Partnership
+ Joined Küttner Rechtsanwälte
+ Worked as a lawyer and local partner in the employment law practice of an international U.S. law firm in Düsseldorf
+ Worked as a lawyer and associate in the employment law practice of an international British law firm in Cologne
+ Completed legal internship with stations including the Higher Labour Court of Cologne, the State Office for Occupational Health and Safety in Cologne, and the employment law practice of a British international law firm at its Cologne office
+ Law studies at the Rhine Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn
Presentations and Lectures (Selection)
+ Arbeitnehmerdatenschutz und DSGVO – Erste Erfahrungen mit dem neuen Recht, Kölner Forum zum Arbeitsrecht, 13. Juni 2019
Distinctions
+ JUVE Handbook 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, and 2015: Frequently recommended (including client comments such as “highly responsive,” “proactive attitude,” and “attention to detail”)
+ Best Lawyers/Handelsblatt: Best Lawyers in Employment Law 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 & 2020
+ FOCUS: Germany's Top Business Law Firms - Employment Law 2020