Dr Maximilian Dorndorf > Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH > Cologne, Germany > Lawyer Profile
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Offices
ANNA-SCHNEIDER-STEIG 22
50678 COLOGNE
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Dr Maximilian Dorndorf
Work Department
Data Protection Law
IP & Copyright Law
IT Law
Litigation
Digital Infrastructure
Media & Entertainment
Position
Maximilian Dorndorf advises primarily on all matters pertaining to IT and technology (in particular, software projects, R&D projects, protection of know-how, and data protection), as well as on the protection of intellectual property and distribution law (especially competition and trademark law). He is particularly experienced in handling complex (logistics/IT) outsourcing and innovation projects.
Maximilian Dorndorf is an experienced and respected advisor in international contract negotiations, in particular in the context of IT and logistics projects. However, he also provides comprehensive litigation advice (e.g., in defending advertising campaigns, or in proceeding against competitors’ campaigns or against trademark and patent infringements). He uses this expertise to comprehensively advise his clients on all matters pertaining to digitalisation and Industry 4.0.
At Luther, he coordinates the Mobility & Logistics sector.
Career
Dr Maximilian Dorndorf started his career at the international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Cologne (Germany), where he worked from 2001 to 2005. From 2005 to 2009, he then had his own specialist one-man law firm in Münster (Germany), working at the same time as an in-house lawyer and head of legal department for the international logistics group Fiege.
He joined Luther’s Essen office as a partner in 2009 and is a member of the service line Information Tech & Telecommunications and head of Luther’s logistics practice group.
Maximilian Dorndorf is a lecturer teaching company law as part of the “RUBlaw-active” course at Ruhr University in Bochum (Germany) and an arbitrator at the German Logistics Court of Arbitration.
Lawyer Rankings
Germany > Transport > Advice to the transport sector
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH advises clients from the rail transport, aviation, logistics and energy sectors, which regularly call upon the team’s expertise in the areas of public transport, regional rail transport and e-mobility. The team regulalry advises on project developments, including planning and construction law issues, and M&A transactions in the transport sector. The automotive supplier expert Steffen Gaber is also experienced in defending against contractual claims. He co-leads the team with Maximilian Dorndorf, who advises clients in competition law disputes and also counts the areas of outsourcing, IT and logistics among his core competencies. In addition to private transport operators, the team is also instructed by public sector clients on procurement law issues in connection with privatisations and the associated tender procedures.
Germany > Trade and distribution > Trade, distribution and logistics
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH impresses with its distribution law expertise, which is regularly requested by companies from the automotive, logistics and healthcare sectors; practice head Steffen Gaber also focuses on the automotive industry and advises on supplier disputes and contract changes, which corresponds with the team’s expertise in contract law and dispute resolution. Another key contact here is distribution law expert Johannes Teichmann, who joined from Baker McKenzie in January 2023. The practice is additionally well versed in trade and distribution law: Maximilian Dorndorf primarily assists with contract negotiations in connection with IT and digitisation projects, while Anne Caroline Wegner focuses on distribution antitrust law and handles franchise and supplier contracts.
Lawyer Rankings
- Advice to the transport sector Germany > Transport
- Trade, distribution and logistics Germany > Trade and distribution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Transport > Advice to the transport sector
- Dispute resolution > Arbitration (including international arbitration)
- Real estate and construction > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Information technology > Data protection
- Employment
- Industry focus > Energy
- Information technology > IT transactions and outsourcing
- Transport > Maritime and shipping
- Real estate and construction > Project development
- Public sector > Public procurement
- Trade and distribution > Trade, distribution and logistics
- Public sector > Commercial administrative law
- Banking and finance > Fintech
- Trade and distribution > Foreign trade law
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Information technology > Information technology and digitalisation
- Banking and finance > Investment funds
- Dispute resolution > Product liability
- Public sector > State aid
- Industry focus > Telecoms
- Intellectual property > Unfair competition
- White-collar crime > Advice to companies
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Antitrust
- Corporate and M&A > Corporate
- Corporate and M&A > M&A
- Real estate and construction > Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency > Restructuring
- Intellectual property > Trade marks
- Private equity > Venture capital
- Capital markets > Debt capital markets
- Media > Entertainment
- Restructuring and insolvency > Insolvency
- Private clients and non-profits
- Tax
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation