Focal Points
Litigation, particularly in matters of employee and executive terminations
Individual employment law
Ongoing employment law advice for companies and managing directors
Drafting and review of contracts
Justin Karuth is a senior associate at the Hamburg office. He advises companies and managing directors in particular on the separation of employees and executives, on all aspects of individual employment law and on ongoing employment law advice. With his strong understanding of business, he offers practice-oriented solutions, particularly for technology-driven industries. His open and helpful manner creates trust and his clear view of the essentials ensures clarity even in complex situations. Justin was already involved as a tutor at the University of Hamburg during his studies. In his free time, he enjoys traveling to Italy and is passionate about discovering new wines - always curious and open to new perspectives.
Languages: German, English, Spanish
Career
Head of Legal and admitted in-house counsel at SDA SE Open Industry Solutions, 2023 – 2025
Attorney (Associate) at the employment law boutique ALTENBURG, 2022
Legal traineeship (Referendariat) at the Higher Regional Court of Schleswig-Holstein, 2019 – 2022, including placements at CMS (Life Sciences Practice Group), Gleiss Lutz (Employment Law Practice Group), ALTENBURG (employment law boutique), and Techniker Krankenkasse (Statutory Health Insurance – Benefits and Contributions Law)
Research Associate at NEUWERK (IP/IT Practice Group), 2019 – 2020
Project Associate at one of Germany’s largest insurance brokers, 2016 – 2018
Education
Ph.D. in Law (in progress) at Bucerius Law School, Institute for Medical Law, supervised by Professor Dr. Jens Prütting, LL.M. oec., on a topic in medical law, since 2023
Second State Examination in Law (with distinction), Higher Regional Court of Schleswig-Holstein, 2022
First State Examination in Law (with distinction), Higher Regional Court of Hamburg, 2019
Law studies at the University of Hamburg, focus area: Social Law with emphasis on Employment Law, 2014–2019
Publications
„Die (Nicht-)herausgabe von Arbeitsmitteln durch Arbeitnehmer (Teil 2)" ArbR Aktuell, Jahrgang 2024, S. 56-58, gemeinsam mit Tilman Leisner
„Die (Nicht-)herausgabe von Arbeitsmitteln durch Arbeitnehmer (Teil 1)" ArbR Aktuell, Jahrgang 2024, S. 30-33, gemeinsam mit Tilman Leisner
„Arbeitsort und Versetzungsmöglichkeiten – Vertragsklauseln im Lichte der aktuellen Rechtsprechung“ ArbR Aktuell, Jahrgang 2022, S. 471-473, gemeinsam mit Henning Müller
Anm. zu BAG, Urt. v. 01.03.2022 – 9 AZR 260/21: „Rückzahlungsklauseln in Fortbildungsvereinbarungen: Weitere Differenzierung bei Beendigungsgründen erforderlich“ Bundesverband der Personalmanager e.V. (BPM), Fachgruppe Arbeitsrecht, Monatsbeitrag Juli 2022, gemeinsam mit Dr. Dirk Schnelle
Anm. zu BAG, Urt. v. 11.11.2020 – 4 AZR 210/20: „BAG: Reichweite der Verweisung auf Verbandstarifverträge“ ArbR Aktuell, Jahrgang 2021, S. 75, gemeinsam mit Dr. Doris-Maria Schuster
Anm. zu EuGH, Urt. v. 16.07.2020, C-211/18: „Schrems II / EuGH kippt EU-US Privacy Shield“ Newsdienst Compliance, Jahrgang 2020, Heft 7, ND-Compliance 2020, 330035, gemeinsam mit Börge Seeger