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Dr Oliver Kairies

Work Department
Corporate Law / M&A
Position
Dr Oliver Kairies specialises in assisting and coordinating complex, competitive tendering procedures, privatisations, and restructuring projects. He also coordinates national and international corporate transactions as well as assisting investors, sponsors, and athletes in issues concerning sports law. At Luther, Dr Kairies leads the Health Care & Life Science sector.
Career
After finishing his vocational training in banking, Dr Oliver Kairies studied law in Hanover, which included training posts in Frankfurt and London. He received his doctorate in 2001 and was admitted to the bar the same year. He joined Luther’s predecessor firm in 2001.
Lawyer Rankings
Deutschland > Branchenfokus > Gesundheit
Zu Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbHs Mandanten zählen vor allem Krankenhäuser, MVZ und Pflegeunternehmen, allerdings wird das Team auch regelmäßig von Investoren, medizinischen Leistungserbringern, Medizintechnik- und Pharmaunternehmen sowohl für die Begleitung von Transaktionen als auch zur Behandlung regulatorischer Einzelfragen in Anspruch genommen, wobei dank eines multidisziplinären Ansatzes auch Aspekte aus Rechtsgebieten wie Vergabe-, Arbeits-, IT- und Kartellrecht kompetent abgedeckt werden. Die Führung der Gruppe teilen sich die M&A-Experten Oliver Kairies und Cornelia Yzer und – seit seinem Wechsel von Baker McKenzie im Juli 2023 – Christian Burholt, welcher die Kompetenzen der Gruppe im Kartell- und EU-Beihilferecht verstärkt. Zuletzt konnte das Team die Präsenz im Pharma- und Medizinproduktesegment mit dem Zugang von Elisabeth Kohoutek von King & Spalding LLP im April 2024, und Thomas Willaschek von D+B Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB im Juni 2024 signifikant erweitern.
Germany > Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
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.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Transport > Advice to the transport sector
- Dispute resolution > Arbitration (including international arbitration)
- Industry focus > Artificial Intelligence
- 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
- Antitrust
- 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
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Corporate and M&A > Corporate
- Corporate and M&A > M&A
- Private clients and non-profits
- 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
- Tax