Düsseldorf, July 2012 – Jones Day is pleased to announce that Dr. Markus Kappenhagen is joining the Firm as a labor and employment law partner in Düsseldorf. His appointment brings the number of partners in the Jones Day Düsseldorf Office to six and the number of labor and employment lawyers within Jones Day Germany to seven.
Dr. Kappenhagen joins from Baker & McKenzie, where he had been a partner at since 1998 and headed its labor and employment team since 2000. While there, he advised a range of clients in complex labor and employment issues, as well as those associated with transactions. He has significant experience in the automotive and healthcare sectors and advised Magna on its planned acquisition of Karmann’s convertible roof business, which was prohibited by the competition authority.
Ansgar Rempp, partner-in-charge of Jones Day’s Düsseldorf Office and head of the German transactional practice, said that, “Dr. Kappenhagen is an important step towards the quick and successful development of our new office, as well as our German Labor & Employment Practice. We are delighted to have Dr. Kappenhagen as a new colleague, not only because he is an excellent lawyer, but also because he is a real team player, which is particularly important for us.”
“I felt immediately positive about the Jones Day team and am very happy to be part of the expansion of the Düsseldorf Office” Dr. Kappenhagen said.
“The growth of our practice with the addition of Dr. Kappenhagen underlines our solid client base in labor and employment law. I am delighted that Dr. Kappenhagen will become part of our German and European labor and employment team” said Friederike Göbbels, partner and coordinator of Jones Day’s European Labor & Employment Practice.
