CMS

Address:
CMS
Kranhaus 1
Im Zollhafen 18
Cologne, Germany, Europe 50678

Phone: +49 221-7716-140
Fax: +49 221-7716-334
Web site: cmslegal.com
Firm Size: 2400 Lawyers

Primary Contact:
Dr. Christopher Jordan
christopher.jordan@cms-hs.com

Firm Description

CMS is the pre-eminent provider of high quality legal and tax advice in Europe. As an organisation of nine independent law and tax firms, CMS offers deep local expertise combined with extensive industry-specific knowledge right across Europe.

Each CMS member firm is a market leader in its own jurisdiction and together we have more than 1,000 years of experience. Our detailed knowledge of industries, plus extensive European presence, means that CMS is uniquely qualified to provide highly specialised advice that adds value to your business.

CMS has a common culture and a shared heritage that is distinctively European. Our single organisation of practice groups and sector groups provides clients with high quality advice that is seamless, client-driven and coordinated across borders. With 54 offices across Western and Central Europe employing a total staff of 4,600, CMS has the most extensive European footprint.

At CMS, we understand your business and can analyse complicated legal and tax issues to find sophisticated business solutions that help you achieve your commercial goals. New ideas in business are always emerging and evolving, and CMS is an essential part of this development.

Our clients expect the best … both from themselves and their professional advisors. We pride ourselves on creating strong and trusted client relationships, as well as on providing advice that is both practical and solution-oriented.

If you are active in business in Europe or considering such a move, CMS is quite simply your foremost first and best choice for high quality legal and tax advice.

CMS locations:

Algeria (Algiers)
Argentina (Buenos Aires)
Austria (Vienna)
Belgium (Antwerp, Brussels)
Bosnia-Herzegovina (Sarajevo)
Brazil (Sao Paulo)
Bulgaria (Sofia)
China (Beijing, Shanghai)
Croatia (Zagreb)
Czech Republic (Prague)
France (Lyon, Paris, Strasbourg)
Germany (Berlin, Cologne, Dresden, Duesseldorf, Frankfurt/Main, Hamburg, Leipzig, Munich, Stuttgart)
Hungary (Budapest)
Italy (Milan, Rome)
Kuwait (Kuwait City)
Lebanon (Beirut)
Morocco (Casablanca)
Netherlands (Amsterdam, Arnhem, Utrecht)
Poland (Warsaw)
Romania (Bucharest)
Russia (Moscow)
Serbia (Belgrade)
Slovakia (Bratislava, Ljubljana)
Slovenia (Ljubljana)
Spain (Madrid, Marbella, Sevilla)
Switzerland (Zurich)
Ukraine (Kyiv, Montevideo)
United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai)
United Kingdom (Aberdeen, Bristol, Edinburgh, London)
United States (New York)
Uruguay (Montevideo)

Attorney Biographies

Christopher Jordan
Christopher Jordan from CMS Hasche Sigle in Germany advises national and especially foreign, multi-national companies in the areas of individual and collective labour law, in particular with regard to re-structuring, outsourcing, transactions, personnel redundancies, and in cross-border issues. He leads negotiations with works councils on balances of interest, shop agreements, and social (compensation) plans. Christopher has particular expertise in works council rights and in employment issues in multi-national transaction. He regularly holds lectures and presentations at national HR-seminars and international conferences such as the American Bar Association on various employment and labour law matters. He studied law at the University of Cologne before joining a German law firm specialised in employment and labor law. He gained international experience during a four-month legal clerkship with a medium-sized American law firm in Atlanta, Georgia, and various visits to other US law firms. He is a member of the American Bar Association. Christopher completed his thesis to achieve a doctorate in the field of works constitution law. Besides his native German, Christopher speaks English fluently.

Attorneys Admitted to Practice In:
Europe