Ann-Kristin Cahnbley > Dentons > Dusseldorf, Germany > Lawyer Profile

The core topics of Dentons‘ healthcare and life sciences practice are corporate and M&A matters as well as regulatory advice. Clients can also draw on the expertise of other practices such as public procurement law, employment law and insolvency law. Christof Kautzsch specialises in transactions in the hospital sector, including restructuring and privatisations, and jointly heads the practice with Peter Homberg, head of the firm’s German life sciences and European cannabis sector groups, as well as medical law specialist Ilka Mehdorn. She is also one of the leaders of the European life sciences regulatory group and co-head of the public sector practice in Germany. Her areas of expertise include contracts with regulatory aspects, social data protection issues, arbitration and court proceedings under social law and compliance. Thomas Strassner (Munich) and his team cover the private equity sector and in particular the venture and growth capital practice. Ann-Kristin Cahnbley (Düsseldorf) covers the white collar crime and compliance space, while Jörg Karenfort is a key contact for antitrust law. Utz Andelewski moved to Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek at the beginning of 2021.

Dentons offers preventive compliance advice on business partner due diligence, money laundering issues as well as the growth areas data protection, ESG, corporate social responsibilities and whistleblower policies. This offering is complemented by expertise in the CMS context, such as training sessions and legal tech. After the departure of former practice leader Lars Kutzner to Osborne Clarke in January 2022, the practice is now jointly led by corporate lawyer Christian Schefold and Judith Aron, who focuses on anti-corruption. Peter Braun handles matters at the interface with public procurement law and frequently advises clients from the healthcare, IT and transport sectors, while Gabriele Haas focuses on energy and regulatory law support. Ann-Kristin Cahnbley is a criminal law expert, while Julia Pfeil and Maria Brakalova are experienced in export control. The latter made partner in March 2021.