Prof Dr Christian Burholt > Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH > Stuttgart, Germany > Lawyer Profile
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Prof Dr Christian Burholt

Work Department
Antitrust Law Compliance & Internal Investigations Corporate/M&A International Trade Law Public Subsidies/State Aid Law Complex Disputes
Position
Prof. Dr Christian Burholt is an antitrust partner in Luther’s Berlin office and co-head of the Health Care & Life Science industry group. He has more than 20 years of experience representing German and international clients in antitrust, abuse of market dominance and merger control cases and in leniency procedures, in Germany, the EU and worldwide. He further advises on antitrust compliance issues and carries out internal company investigations. Prof. Christian Burholt also advises on investment control under German foreign trade law (FDI) and on questions of EU state aid law (in particular FSR). He has comprehensive knowledge and many years of experience in the area of health law (pharmaceuticals/MedTech/health care/life science).
Christian Burholt is a regular lecturer and author on topics regarding antitrust and merger control law, often in relation to health care and life science.
Career
Christian Burholt was admitted to the German Bar in 2002 and has been a certified specialist in medical law since 2014. He was most recently a partner in an internationally operating law firm, before moving to Luther in 2023. In addition, he has been a judge at the Constitutional Court of the State of Berlin since 2019 and an honorary professor at the Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR) since 2022.
Education
Prof. Dr Christian Burholt studied law at the University of Bonn (Germany) and also earned an LL.M. from the University of Durham (England). As part of his legal training at the Higher Regional Court of Berlin (Germany), Christian Burholt inter alia worked at the Directorate-General for Competition of the European Commission. He was awarded his doctorate in 2005.
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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.
Deutschland > City Focus > Berlin
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH legt in Berlin Schwerpunkte auf das Immobilienwirtschaftsrecht, insbesondere in Immobilientransaktionen, Öffentlichen Bau- und Planungsrecht, Umweltrecht sowie Vergaberecht, Gesellschaftsrecht, als auch IP/IT und Datenschutz. Die Praxis ist regelmäßig an signifikanten Projekten beteiligt und berät hier Unternehmen und die öffentliche Hand. Der Standort wird von Real Estate Expertin Doreen König geleitet, welche Unternehmen, Investoren und Banken bei Immobilientransaktionen, Projektentwicklungen und beim Abschluss von Mietverträgen berät. Die Praxis konnte ihre Beratung im Bereich Health Care und Life Science mit dem Zugang von Thomas Willaschek verstärken, der mit einem dreiköpfigen Team im Juni 2023 von D+B Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB wechselte. Im Juli 2023 wechselte Christian Burholt von Baker McKenzie und bringt Expertise im Kartellrecht sowie Branchen Know-How in Pharma und Life Sciences mit sich.
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.
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- 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