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
Michael Alberts
Partner
Marc Baltus
Partner
Michael Below
Salaried Partner
Dr. Bjoern Biehl
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
Kelly Sue Lankowski
Partner
Marvin Lederer
Partner
Holger Lueders
Partner
Astrid Luedtke
Salaried Partner
Christopher Marx
Partner
Joern Matuszewski
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
Andreas Urban
Partner
Leonard Urban
Partner
Kirstin van de Sande (nee Klein)
Partner
Rainer Velte
Partner
Peter Vocke
Partner
Laurence M. Westen
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
Marc Duemenil
Senior Associate
Christina Emde
Salaried Partner
Jonah Franzen
Associate
Uemit-Erhan Genc
Associate
Christiane Viktoria Goeb-Krumme
Associate
Julian Groenick
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
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
Franziska Schmeink
Associate
Dr. Philip Schmidtke-Moenkediek
Senior Associate
Arno Schoenberger
Associate
Dr. Andreas Schramm
Senior Associate
Felix Schuette
Associate
Ilona Schuetz
Senior Associate
Isabella Sommer-Zhang
Senior Associate
Birthe Struck, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Sebastian Suepple, LL.M.
Associate
Georg Thomas, LL.M.
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
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 Advises metr on its EUR 10.5 Million Series B Financing Round
Ariane Neubauer, Equity Partner at HEUKING's Berlin office, and Dr Henrik Lay, Equity Partner at HEUKING's Hamburg office, provided comprehensive advice to metr Building Management Systems GmbH on its Series B financing round of approximately EUR 10.5 million.With SBG - Sächsische Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, the PropTech company metr has gained a new investor. In addition, Kachel GmbH (a subsidiary of WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KG), IBB Capital GmbH, BRAWO Capital GmbH, Next Big Thing AG and existing business angels also participated again in the financing round...
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...





