Marcus Kissel

Marcus Kissel is a partner in Grant Thornton´s Cologne office, where he is heading  the employment law area. 
Before joining Grant Thornton, he worked as a partner in the legal division of one of the global big four accounting firms and previously as head of employment law Germany in an international law firm. 
He has years of experience in advising national and international companies of all sizes and industries on all aspects of employment law. This includes general advice and the analysis and early identification of potential conflicts as well as transaction support and the representation of clients' interests in and out of court.

Fields of expertise

• Advising especially medium-sized companies from Germany as well as abroad
• Analysis and identification of employment law risks and conflict potentials
• Litigation
• M&A support

Publications/Memberships

• Author of chapter 5.1 "Employment contract with a software creator" and co-author of chapter 5.2 "Contract with a freelancer" in Redeker " Handbook of IT Contracts".
• Bar Association Cologne