With the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), the European Union has introduced new mandatory cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements. For manufacturers, this marks the end of the previously largely voluntary standards-based regulatory landscape, which is now replaced by a harmonised European legal framework. In light of the reporting obligations for actively exploited vulnerabilities and serious security incidents taking effect from 11 September 2026, as well as the full applicability of the CRA from 11 December 2027, practical preparations for the new obligations are becoming increasingly important...
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Overview
HEUKING is one of Germany's leading independent business law firms. With more than 450 professionals in law, tax, and notarial services, the firm — founded over 50 years ago — advises nationally and internationally active mid-market companies as well as major corporations in industry, commerce, and services, along with public sector entities, across all key areas of business law. The firm combines the capabilities of a large-scale law firm with personalized, partner-led counsel and dedicated points of contact. Through a long-established international partner network, HEUKING also ensures efficient and seamless cross-border client representation.
Year this Office was Founded: 1971
Lawyers Worldwide: 450
Notable
Areas of Practice
Professionals
Partners
Sonja Ackermann
Partner
Michael Alberts
Partner
Michael Auer
Salaried Partner
Marc Baltus
Partner
Frank Bassler
Partner
Michael Below
Salaried Partner
Dr. Bjoern Biehl
Partner
Anne de Boer, LL.M. (RSA)
Partner
Anita Bohn, LL.M. (Univ. of London)
Salaried Partner
Alexander Bork
Partner
Florian Brombach, LL.M.
Partner
Fabian Buerk, LL.M.
Salaried Partner
Arnold Buessemaker
Partner
Dr. Steffen Burrer
Salaried Partner
Anna Coenen
Salaried Partner
Bodo Dehne
Partner
Sabine Dethof
Salaried Partner
Mathis Dick
Salaried Partner
Boris Duerr
Managing Partner
Walter Eberl
Partner
Manja Epping
Partner
Roman Ettl-Steger, LL.M.
Salaried Partner
Stephan Freund
Partner
Roland Gerold
Partner
Fabian Gerstner, LL.M.
Partner
Dr. Anna Lena Glander
Salaried Partner
Regina Glaser, LL.M.
Partner
Stefanie Greifeneder
Partner
Catarina Angelika Groeger (geb. Seemann)
Salaried Partner
Sonja Groht
Partner
Torsten Gross, LL.M.
Salaried Partner
Dr. Bjoern Grotebrune
Salaried Partner
Hans Gummert
Partner
Ulrike Helkenberg
Partner
Rainer Herschlein, LL.M.
Partner
Christoph Hexel
Partner
Anton Horn
Partner
Volker Howe
Partner
Martin Imhof
Partner
Rainer Jacobs
Salaried Partner
Georg Jacobs, LL.M.
Partner
Thomas Jansen
Partner
Ute Jasper
Partner
Stefan Joester, LL.M.
Partner
Ulrich Jork
Partner
Alexander Juengst
Partner
Dr. Ruth Jungkind (nee Schneider)
Salaried Partner
Sandra Kalthoff
Partner
Hironaga Kaneko
Partner
Goetz G. Karrer
Partner
Martin Karwatzki, LL.M.
Partner
Eylem Kaya, LL.M.
Salaried Partner
Philip Kempermann, LL.M.
Managing Partner
Lutz Martin Keppeler
Partner
Markus Klinger
Salaried Partner
Dirk W. Kolvenbach
Partner
Gerd Kostrzewa
Partner
Dr. Thomas Kreuz
Salaried Partner
Wolfgang Kuehn
Partner
Thorsten Kuthe
Partner
Peter Ladwig
Partner
Isabel Langenbach
Salaried Partner
Kelly Sue Lankowski
Partner
Marvin Lederer
Partner
Tobias Leege
Salaried Partner
Daniel Lehmann
Salaried Partner
Thorsten Leisbrock
Salaried Partner
Andreas Lenz
Partner
Holger Lueders
Partner
Astrid Luedtke
Salaried Partner
Christopher Marx
Partner
Julia Mattes
Salaried Partner
Joern Matuszewski
Partner
Frank Metz
Partner
Wolfram Meven
Partner
Wilhelm Moll, LL.M.
Partner
Gunter Muehlhaus
TEP
Patrick Mueller, LL.M. (Bristol)
Partner
Andreas Mueller-Wiedenhorn
Partner
Antje Muench, LL.M.
Equity Partner
Ralph Negelein
Partner
Bettina Neheider
Salaried Partner
Michael Nusser
Partner
Stefan Osing
Partner
Michael Pauli
Partner
Lena Pfeufer
Salaried Partner
Dr. Timo Piller
Salaried Partner
Tobias Plath, LL.M.
Salaried Partner
Katja Plueckelmann
Partner
Katharina Prasuhn
Partner
Detlef Raasch
Salaried Partner
Markus Rabe, LL.M.
Salaried Partner
Sven Radke, LL.M.
Salaried Partner
Benedikt Raisch
Partner
Vera Randel
Salaried Partner
Juliane Reichelt
Partner
Roland Reichert
Partner
Tim Remmel, LL.M.
Salaried Partner
Wolfgang G. Renner, LL.M.
Partner
Martin J. Reufels
Managing Partner
Markus Rheinlaender
Salaried Partner
Anna Richter, LL.M.
Salaried Partner
Kai Oliver Runkel
Salaried Partner
Wolfram Sandner
Partner
Marion Sangen-Emden
Partner
Andreas Schabenberger
Partner
Miriam Schaefer
Salaried Partner
Peter M. Schaeffler
Salaried Partner
Marc P. Scheunemann, LL.M.
Partner
Sascha Schewiola
Partner
Christian Schild
Salaried Partner
Andreas Schmitt
Salaried Partner
Charlotte Schmitt, LL.M.
Salaried Partner
Michael Schmittmann
Partner
Fabian Schmitz
Salaried Partner
Markus Schmuelling
Partner
Ruediger Schnug
Partner
Alexander Schott
Salaried Partner
Carsten Schrader
Partner
Philipp Roman Schroeler
Salaried Partner
Leonie Schwarzmeier, LL.M
Salaried Partner
Mirko Sickinger, LL.M.
Partner
Reinhard Siegert
Partner
Michael Soergel, LL.M.
Partner
Tilman Spancken
Salaried Partner
Beatrice Stange, LL.M.
Salaried Partner
Susanne Stauder (nee Fischer)
Partner
Mike Steffen
Salaried Partner
Antonia Stein
Salaried Partner
Georg Streit
Partner
Andre-M. Szesny, LL.M.
Partner
Emanuel Teichmann
Salaried Partner
Kirsten Thiergart
Salaried Partner
Oliver Treptow
Partner
Andreas Urban
Partner
Leonard Urban
Partner
Kirstin van de Sande (nee Klein)
Partner
Rainer Velte
Partner
Peter Vocke
Partner
Tania von Schwanebach
Salaried Partner
Dominik von Wissel
Partner
Astrid Wellhoener, LL.M. Eur.
Partner
Laurence M. Westen
Partner
Steffen Wilberg
Salaried Partner
Helge-Torsten Woehlert
Partner
Tobias Woltering
Partner
Peter Zimmermann
Partner
Madeleine Zipperle
Salaried PartnerAssociates
Rabia Ayhan
Associate
Karolina Badura
Senior Associate
Marco Bahmann
Associate
Thomas F. Baldzuhn
Associate
Carina Bart
Associate
Andrea Elisabeth Bauer
Associate
Ramona Bauer-Schoellkopf
Associate
Johannes Baumann
Senior Associate
Saskia Baumann
Senior Associate
Alexander Baumgarten
Associate
Christoph Behm
Associate
Leoni Bertram Plassmann
Associate
Laura-Felicia Bokranz, LL.M. (University of Cape Town)
Senior Associate
Felicie Brisson
Associate
Robert Clev
Senior Associate
Dr. Helen Dahlkamp-Storp
Associate
Chiara Diekmann
Associate
Marc Duemenil
Senior Associate
Christina Emde
Salaried Partner
Jonah Franzen
Associate
Uemit-Erhan Genc
Associate
Christiane Viktoria Goeb-Krumme
Associate
Julian Groenick
Associate
Ida Maria Grote
Senior Associate
Sophie Catherine Hamann
Associate
Elena Harbauer
Associate
Marian Heidinger
Senior Associate
Johannes Michael Hohenberger
Associate
Lukas Huenemeyer
Associate
Christian Jacoby
Associates
Sandra Janberg
Salaried Partner
Laura Jochem
Associate
Leonie Kaeufer
Associate
Hannah Victoria Kapfenberger
Associate
Christoph Katerndahl
Senior Associate
Clara Marie Kattein
Associate
Alexander Kelleter
Associate
Carolin Klein
Associate
Christopher Kleinert
Associate
Magdalena Koester
Senior Associate
Charlotte Korhammer
Associate
Julien Krause
Associate
Julian Krebbers
Associate
Svea Kunz
Associate
Lena Kurth
Associate
Markus Loebbert
Associate
Leana Loewke
Associates
Dr. Elisabeth Meister
Associate
Dr. Lisa Moellenbeck
Senior Associate
Amir Ali Mohajerpour Iravani
Associate
Noemie Nowack
Associate
Jakob Papendell
Associate
Laura Puetz
Associate
Christoph Raff
Associate
Eva Rauschenbach
Associate
Florian Ravier
Associates
Bastian Rieck
Senior Associate
Phil Rieger
Associates
Maren Rinkens
Senior Associate
Sarah Rose
Senior Associate
Julian Rosenfeld
Associates
Clara Rother
Associate
Laura Sauren
Associate
Clara Schenk
Associate
Anna Schenke
Senior Associate
Dennis Schindler
Associate
Franziska Schmeink
Associate
Dr. Philip Schmidtke-Moenkediek
Senior Associate
Sophia Schock
Senior Associate
Arno Schoenberger
Associate
Dr. Andreas Schramm
Senior Associate
Elisa Schuelert
Associate
Felix Schuette
Associate
Ilona Schuetz
Senior Associate
Jutta Schumann
Associate
Kim Anna Schwick
Associate
Dr. Ramona Segler
Senior Associate
Laura Soltysiak
Associate
Isabella Sommer-Zhang
Senior Associate
Miriam Steinhart
Associate
Birthe Struck, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Christan Stuermer
Associate
Sebastian Suepple, LL.M.
Associate
Georg Thomas, LL.M.
Associate
Michele von Lewinski
Associate
Moritz von Voss
Senior Associate
Tatiana Vorotnitskaya
Senior Associate
Anna Weichselgartner
Associate
Kevin Sebastian Wilms
Senior Associate
Dr. Annabel Laura Wolf
AssociateOf Counsel
Kai Uwe Buechler
Senior Counsel
Hans-Jochem Lueer, LL.M.
Of Counsel
Martin Stroehmann, LL.M. (Chicago)
Senior Counsel
Andrea Trebeck (nee Kuettler)
CounselOther
Christina Barthel
Recruiter
Marcel Greubel
Senior Counsel
Holger Kremers
PR Manager
Veronika Straub
Senior Counsel
Sebastian Muller-Pfannkuche
Director of Human Resources & Business DevelopmentArticles
No General Prohibition on Employer Contact During an Employee’s Annual Leave
Federal Labour Court, Judgment of 4 December 2025 – Case No. 2 AZR 55/25 In its judgment of 4 December 2025 (Case No. 2 AZR 55/25), the Federal Labour Court held that an extraordinary termination is ineffective if the employer fails to comply with the two-week deadline under Section 626 (2) of the German Civil Code (BGB) by remaining inactive during the employee’s annual leave and making no attempt to contact the employee for a hearing. According to the Court, neither the Federal Leave Act (Bundesurlaubsgesetz) nor EU law establishes a general prohibition on contacting an employee during annual leave...
Press releases
HEUKING Strengthens Munich Corporate/M&A Practice with Marina Dolina as Counsel
The commercial law firm HEUKING welcomed Marina Dolina, LL.M. as Counsel at its Munich office effective June 1, 2026. She is part of the team led by Dr. Oliver Treptow and strengthens the firm's practice in Corporate/M&A, Private Equity, and Health Care & Life Sciences. Marina Dolina brings several years of experience advising on domestic and cross-border corporate transactions. Prior to joining HEUKING, she served as a Senior Associate at Bird & Bird LLP in Munich, where she advised domestic and international clients on all areas of corporate and contract law, including M&A, private equity, and venture capital transactions...
HEUKING advises the shareholders of OMIKRON Data Solutions on the sale to the DQE Group
A team led by Stuttgart-based HEUKING partners Dr. Peter Ladwig and Dr. Alexander Schott provided comprehensive advice to the shareholders of OMIKRON Data Solutions GmbH on the strategic integration into the DQE Group. Albert Pusch will remain on board as a shareholder and managing director. HEUKING's advisory services encompassed the structuring and negotiation of all transaction agreements as well as legal support throughout the sale process. Peter Ladwig and Alexander Schott had previously advised the shareholders of OMIKRON Data Quality GmbH ("FACT-Finder") in 2021 on the sale of all shares to the investment firm GENUI...





