With the adoption of the eIDAS 2.0 Regulation, the legal framework for a Europe-wide unified digital identity infrastructure has been established. At its core is the introduction of the European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet. While Member States are obligated to provide corresponding wallet solutions by early 2027 at the latest, the specific design at the national level is currently in a decisive implementation phase. In Germany, a ministerial draft for a Digital Identities Act (Digitale-Identitäten-Gesetz – DIdG) has been presented, which is intended to set the key parameters for the provision, use, and regulatory integration of the wallet...
Heuking
Offices
Overview
Heuking is a name synonymous with competence. They are one of the major commercial law firms in Germany. With about 450 specialized lawyers and tax advisers represent the interests of national and international clients. Their client list includes medium-sized and large German and international companies in all areas of the manufacturing industry, as well as trade and service industries, associations, government and public-sector organizations, and individual clients.
The firm has eight offices across Germany. In addition, they work closely with partner firms in all of the key global markets.
Their legal counseling is based on substantial legal competence, excellent education and continuing legal training, extensive specialization and a comprehensive knowledge of specific industry sectors. Experienced Partners and carefully selected Associate Lawyers develop innovative solutions to complex legal problems. The firm's culture values entrepreneurial thinking on behalf of their clients, efficient and cost-effective work, and strong personal dedication. At the end of the day, their Clients' success is also their own.
Cross-border and cross-sector knowledge combined with a deep understanding of business reasoning makes it possible for them to provide clients with wide-ranging support in their negotiations and business decisions. This also applies to legal advice on company structure, business risk management, negotiation and negotiation tactics, training, crisis and insolvency counseling and corporate finance matters. The early and timely legal advice they provide enables companies to function in a legally secure manner. If conflicts arise, they seek innovative resolution avenues, for example, through ADR and mediation.
Year this Office was Established: 1971
Lawyers Worldwide: 450
Year this Office was Established: 1971
Lawyers Worldwide: 404
Notable
Areas of Practice
Professionals
Partners
Michael Alberts
Partner
Marc Baltus
Partner
Michael Below
Salaried Partner
Alexander Bork
Partner
Florian Brombach, LL.M.
Partner
Anna Coenen
Salaried Partner
Bodo Dehne
Partner
Sabine Dethof
Salaried Partner
Mathis Dick
Salaried Partner
Stephan Freund
Partner
Dr. Anna Lena Glander
Salaried Partner
Regina Glaser, LL.M.
Partner
Sonja Groht
Partner
Torsten Gross, LL.M.
Salaried Partner
Hans Gummert
Partner
Ulrike Helkenberg
Partner
Christoph Hexel
Partner
Anton Horn
Partner
Volker Howe
Partner
Martin Imhof
Partner
Rainer Jacobs
Salaried Partner
Georg Jacobs, LL.M.
Partner
Ute Jasper
Partner
Sandra Kalthoff
Partner
Hironaga Kaneko
Partner
Goetz G. Karrer
Partner
Eylem Kaya, LL.M.
Salaried Partner
Philip Kempermann, LL.M.
Managing Partner
Dirk W. Kolvenbach
Partner
Gerd Kostrzewa
Partner
Wolfgang Kuehn
Partner
Michael Kuska, LL.M., LL.M.
Salaried Partner
Kelly Sue Lankowski
Partner
Marvin Lederer
Partner
Holger Lueders
Partner
Astrid Luedtke
Salaried Partner
Christopher Marx
Partner
Joern Matuszewski
Partner
Marcel Maybaum
Salaried Partner
Wolfram Meven
Partner
Gunter Muehlhaus
TEP
Patrick Mueller, LL.M. (Bristol)
Partner
Stefan Osing
Partner
Dr. Timo Piller
Salaried Partner
Tobias Plath, LL.M.
Salaried Partner
Katja Plueckelmann
Partner
Detlef Raasch
Salaried Partner
Roland Reichert
Partner
Markus Rheinlaender
Salaried Partner
Marion Sangen-Emden
Partner
Marc P. Scheunemann, LL.M.
Partner
Michael Schmittmann
Partner
Fabian Schmitz
Salaried Partner
Philipp Roman Schroeler
Salaried 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
Andre-M. Szesny, LL.M.
Partner
Kirsten Thiergart
Salaried Partner
Leonard Urban
Partner
Andreas Urban
Partner
Kirstin van de Sande (nee Klein)
Partner
Rainer Velte
Partner
Peter Vocke
Partner
Dr. Niclas von Woedtke
Partner
Laurence M. Westen
Partner
Helge-Torsten Woehlert
Partner
Tobias Woltering
Partner
Peter Zimmermann
PartnerAssociates
Thomas F. Baldzuhn
Associate
Johannes Baumann
Senior Associate
Saskia Baumann
Senior 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
Meike Daniels
Senior Associate
Marc Duemenil
Senior Associate
Christina Emde
Salaried Partner
Anne Erning
Senior Associate
Annika Färber
Associate
Jonah Franzen
Associate
Uemit-Erhan Genc
Associate
Christiane Viktoria Goeb-Krumme
Associate
Julian Groenick
Associate
Larissa Hennemann
Associate
Samuel Huebenthal
Associate
Lukas Huenemeyer
Associate
Sandra Janberg
Salaried Partner
Laura Jochem
Associate
Clara Marie Kattein
Associate
Carolin Klein
Associate
Julian Krebbers
Associate
Markus Loebbert
Associate
Dr. Lisa Moellenbeck
Senior Associate
Amir Ali Mohajerpour Iravani
Associate
Jakob Papendell
Associate
Sarah Radon, LL.M. (University of Pennsylvania)
Senior Associate
Eva Rauschenbach
Associate
Florian Ravier
Associates
Maren Rinkens
Senior Associate
Sarah Rose
Senior Associate
Julian Rosenfeld
Associates
Clara Rother
Associate
Clara Schenk
Associate
Anna Schenke
Senior Associate
Dennis Schindler
Associate
Alissa Schlattmann
Associate
Franziska Schmeink
Associate
Dr. Philip Schmidtke-Moenkediek
Senior Associate
Sophia Schock
Senior Associate
Arno Schoenberger
Associate
Dr. Nadja Scholtyssek
Associate
Dr. Andreas Schramm
Senior Associate
Felix Schuette
Associate
Ilona Schuetz
Senior Associate
Dr. Ramona Segler
Senior Associate
Isabella Sommer-Zhang
Senior Associate
Birthe Struck, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Sebastian Suepple, LL.M.
Associate
Georg Thomas, LL.M.
Associate
Markus Vlasic
Senior Associate
Moritz von Voss
Senior Associate
Tatiana Vorotnitskaya
Senior Associate
Kevin Sebastian Wilms
Senior Associate
Dr. Annabel Laura Wolf
AssociateOther
Christina Barthel
Recruiter
Holger Kremers
PR Manager
Sebastian Muller-Pfannkuche
Director of Human Resources & Business DevelopmentArticles
“Clarification” of the External Ownership Ban – Bundestag Passes Tightening, Bundesrat Halts Legislation for Now
The intensive debate in recent months regarding the permissibility of investments by financial investors in tax advisory firms which do not have the respective professional qualifications (we reported) has taken a significant turn in the legislative process. While the original ministerial draft and the cabinet draft were still considered comparatively restrained, the German Bundestag has now followed the recommendation of the Finance Committee and adopted an explicit “clarification” of the external ownership ban. Despite the Bundestag’s approval, the legislative process is currently blocked. The Bundesrat unexpectedly rejected the draft legislation on 8 May 2026...
Press releases
HEUKING Advises Shareholders of MBS Logistics on Acquisition of the Group by AD Ports Group
A team led by HEUKING partners Dr. Oliver Böttcher and Dr. Alexander Jüngst, both based in the firm's Cologne office, advised the shareholders of MBS Logistics Group in connection with the acquisition of the group by AD Ports Group. The transaction encompasses the freight forwarding and logistics operations of MBS Logistics in Germany, Switzerland, the Asia-Pacific region, and the United States. The joint ventures of MBS Logistics are not part of the transaction. Upon closing, MBS Logistics will become part of Noatum Logistics, the integrated logistics platform of AD Ports Group...
Synthetic Diamonds are not Diamonds
HEUKING, represented by Dr. Georg Jacobs and Marc Dümenil, secured a refund of the purchase price for synthetic diamonds in proceedings before the Essen Regional Court, Case No. 12 O 374/25. Our clients purchased jewelry from an Essen-based jeweler containing 42 stones described as “brilliants.” In reality, these were synthetic, i.e., artificially manufactured stones with a significantly lower market value than natural diamonds, also known as mined diamonds. The jeweler had not disclosed, either before or during the conclusion of the sales contract, that the stones were artificially manufactured and synthetic...


