Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH primarily advises hospitals, medical care centers and care providers as well as investors, medical service providers, medical technology and pharmaceutical companies on transactions and regulatory issues; clients benefit from an interdisciplinary approach, which covers relevant procurement, employment, IT and antitrust law matters. The team is led by M&A experts Oliver Kairies and Cornelia Yzer and – since his move from Baker McKenzie in July 2023 – Christian Burholt, who boasts expertise in antitrust and EU state aid law. Most recently, the practice strengthened its capacities in the pharmaceutical and medical device area with the addition of Elisabeth Kohoutek from King & Spalding LLP in April 2024 and Thomas Willaschek from D+B Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB in June 2024.
Testimonials
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'Very good accessibility.'
'I appreciate the team's ability to explain legal issues in an easy-to-understand manner as well as their reliability, responsiveness and clarity.'
'Oliver Kairies: Industry understanding.'
'Hendrik Bernd Sehy: Expertise, reliability, clear language.'
Key clients
- IDT Biologika GmbH
- CHUGAI PHARMA EUROPE LIMITED
- ZytoService Beta GmbH
- Mehiläinen Oy
- DELABO.GROUP GmbH
- Universitätsmedizin Göttingen
- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
- Universität Siegen
- Städtisches Klinikum Braunschweig gGmbH
- Klinikum Niederlausitz GmbH
- Sana Kliniken AG
- Johanniter GmbH
- Land Brandenburg
- Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz
- Stadt Köln
- Ottobock MedicalCare GmbH
- Verwaltungs-Berufsgenossenschaft (VBG) gesetzliche Unfallversicherung
- Krankenhaus Jülich GmbH
- Landkreis Merzig-Wadern
- Evangelisches Klinikum Niederrhein gGmbH
- Meliva GmbH
- Bundesinnungsverband für Orthopädie-Technik (BIV-OT)
- SAS Laboratoires Delbert
- Xinial Systems GmbH & Co. KG
- IDT Biologika GmbH
- CHUGAI PHARMA EUROPE LIMITED
- ZytoService Beta GmbH
- Mehiläinen Oy
- DELABO.GROUP GmbH
- Universitätsmedizin Göttingen
- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
- Universität Siegen
- Städtisches Klinikum Braunschweig gGmbH
- Klinikum Niederlausitz GmbH
- Sana Kliniken AG
- Johanniter GmbH
- Land Brandenburg
- Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz
- Stadt Köln
- Ottobock MedicalCare GmbH
- Verwaltungs-Berufsgenossenschaft (VBG) gesetzliche Unfallversicherung
- Krankenhaus Jülich GmbH
- Landkreis Merzig-Wadern
- Evangelisches Klinikum Niederrhein gGmbH
- Meliva GmbH
- Bundesinnungsverband für Orthopädie-Technik (BIV-OT)
- SAS Laboratoires Delbert
- Xinial Systems GmbH & Co. KG
- IDT Biologika GmbH
- CHUGAI PHARMA EUROPE LIMITED
- ZytoService Beta GmbH
- Mehiläinen Oy
- DELABO.GROUP GmbH
- Universitätsmedizin Göttingen
- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
- Universität Siegen
- Städtisches Klinikum Braunschweig gGmbH
- Klinikum Niederlausitz GmbH
- Sana Kliniken AG
- Johanniter GmbH
- Land Brandenburg
- Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz
- Stadt Köln
- Ottobock MedicalCare GmbH
- Verwaltungs-Berufsgenossenschaft (VBG) gesetzliche Unfallversicherung
- Krankenhaus Jülich GmbH
- Landkreis Merzig-Wadern
- Evangelisches Klinikum Niederrhein gGmbH
- Meliva GmbH
- Bundesinnungsverband für Orthopädie-Technik (BIV-OT)
- SAS Laboratoires Delbert
- Xinial Systems GmbH & Co. KG
Work highlights
- Advising Sana Kliniken AG on the sale of the majority shareholding in Krankenhaus vom Roten Kreuz Bad Cannstatt GmbH and Sana Herzchirurgie Stuttgart GmbH to Klinikum Stuttgart.
- Advice and successful representation of the BIV-OT Federal Guild Association for Orthopaedic Technology in antitrust administrative proceedings of the Federal Cartel Office regarding joint price surcharges imposed by several medical device associations on statutory health insurance funds.
- Advising Heidelberg University Hospital on the planned merger of Heidelberg University Hospital and Mannheim University Hospital GmbH, including examining the legal, tax and strategic criteria for a suitable legal framework for the merger.