About

Provided by Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Luther stands for focused legal and tax advice in the entire Health Care & Life Science sector in Germany and Europe. This includes health care structures, inpatient and outpatient, regulatory issues, the safeguarding of complex research projects, up to and including transactions and litigation.

The highly regulated healthcare sector in Germany is constantly changing. Demographic developments are increasing the demand for medical services. Thanks to technological progress, pharmaceuticals medical devices research, production and therapy are linked with big data, gene sequencing, AI and biogenetics. Large technology companies and highly specialised start-ups have contributed to the fact that old structures in the health sector, biotechnology and chemistry have altered and now have to be redefined. Numerous challenges, therefore, that our clients are now facing.  

Luther can meet these challenges head on together with the client and ensure that clients are well advised in their competitive environment on all legal and tax issues relating to the healthcare and life science industry. Luther’s experts are familiar with the structures within the healthcare market, know the regulatory conditions and understand the economic goals of its clients. This allows them to concentrate fully on their core business: be it patient care, research into new pharmaceuticals or the development of state-of-the-art medical technology.

Chambers Review

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Healthcare - Germany
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Band 3
What the Team is Known For

Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft rises in the rankings following strong work activity in the healthcare transactional space. It has notable experience in hospital acquisitions, privatisations and restructurings. The team acts for operators of hospitals and care homes, clinics, cities and municipalities in M&A matters and partnerships. It is also knowledgeable on digital health regulations affecting apps.

Notable practitioners

Oliver Kairies, Cornelia Yzer and Christian Burholt are key contacts for clients.

Work Highlights

Provided by Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
  • Luther advised the private hospital company Krankenhaus Jülich on the hospital's transfer to public ownership and the termination of protective shield proceedings under insolvency law.

Strengths

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Members

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Christian Burholt

Head of Department

Cornelia Yzer

Daniel Schubmann

Denis Ullrich

Elisabeth Kohoutek

Eva Maria K. Rütz

Hendrik Bernd Sehy

Oliver Kairies

Head of Department

Thomas Gohrke

Thomas Kuhnle

Thomas Köhler