Ann-Kristin Freiheit
Areas of practice
Ann-Kristin Freiheit advises domestic and international clients on all matters pertaining to German and European antitrust law, often with an industry focus on the health care sector. She represents clients in antitrust, abuse of market dominance and merger control cases in Germany, the EU and worldwide. In addition, Ann-Kristin Freiheit also assists clients with investment control procedures under German foreign trade and payments law (foreign direct investment - FDI) and with matters related to EU state aid law (in particular, the Foreign Subsidy Regulation - FSR).
Vita
Ann-Kristin Freiheit studied law at Philipps University in Marburg (Germany), also completing an additional qualification in pharmaceutical law there. She was admitted to the German Bar in 2013. Before joining Luther, Ann-Kristin Freiheit worked in the antitrust department of an international commercial law firm.
Honors and distinctions
- Best Lawyers 2026: Recommendation in "Ones to Watch" in "Health Care Law"
Memberships
- Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht e.V.
Senior Associate
Luca Thönes, LL.M. (Miami)
Senior Legal Consultant
Hamburg
Tarik Bilici, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Dusseldorf
Shannon Charlotte Sopper, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr.iur. Andreas Knaul, LL.M. diap (ENA)
Berlin
Frederike Peters
Senior Consultant
Berlin
Thi Ha
Associate
Yangon
Maung Maung Min Khaung
Associate
Yangon
Saw Thaw Tu Htoo
Associate
Yangon
Raffaela Hauenstein
Associate
Munich
Hla Yadanar Win
Associate
Yangon
Nele Wachholz
Associate
Hamburg
Charlotte Buck
Associate
Hanover
Thiri May Thu
Associate
Yangon
Liza Knecht
Associate
Leipzig
Michael Pfeiffer
Associate
Hamburg
Sarah Peuser
Associate
Leipzig
Lilith Boos
Associate
Dusseldorf
Fabien Benjamin Wehner, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Stuttgart
Simon Wickel
Associate
Dusseldorf
Luisa Kramer
Associate
Hamburg
Manuel Rueß
Associate
Hamburg
Alexandra Gebauer
Associate
Munich
Alina Kühn
Associate
Essen
Lara Zölck
Associate
Berlin
Anne-Sophie Fischer
Associate
Munich
Leon C. Schmitter, LL.M.
Associate
Cologne
Ahmed Zoughbi
Associate
Dusseldorf
Felix Imelmann
Associate
Leipzig
Paula Dresler
Associate
Berlin
Mike Hillers
Associate
Hanover
Iman Bayrouti
Associate
Essen
Maximilian Issels, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Munich
Paul Jakob Kurz
Associate
Leipzig
Pauline Kummer
Associate
Munich
Dr Valerie Blettenberg
Associate
Munich
Maike Böttcher
Associate
Hanover
Jacqueline Dutz
Associate
Leipzig
Quirin Wedel, LL.M. (London)
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Sebastian Berndt
Associate
Munich
Jan Spiering, LL.M. Taxation
Associate
Hanover
Clara von Wolffersdorff
Associate
Leipzig
David Nückel
Associate
Dusseldorf
Marc Theiner
Associate
Singapore
Florian Plambeck
Associate
Hamburg
Julia Walther
Associate
Leipzig
Marco Dauner
Associate
Stuttgart
Sabrina Aurnhammer
Associate
Munich
Dr Jannik Bel
Associate
Cologne
Lida Karra
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Daniel Hilmer
Associate
Hamburg
Samantha Oehlke
Associate
Singapore
Sophia Meyer, Maître en Droit
Associate
Berlin
Julian Wantzen, LL.M. (Wellington)
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Marie Hoster, LL.B.
Associate
Essen, Dusseldorf
Sabrina Rosbroj
Associate
Singapore
Constance Xue Yao Valsemey, LL.M.
Associate
Singapore
Marie Pauline Fay
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Maximilian Bahnsen
Associate
Hamburg
Eva Bader
Associate
Munich
Severin Uhsler
Associate
Munich
Tillmann Kamp
Associate
Cologne
Dr Jan-Lukas Henkst
Associate
Dusseldorf
Julian Plötz
Associate
Leipzig
Vivien Insa Seifert
Associate
Hanover
Dylan Corcoran
Associate
Luxembourg
Céline S. H. Breitenmoser, M.A. HSG
Associate
Singapore
Dr Benjamin Effler
Associate
Berlin
Tiffany Lessing, LL.M.
Associate
Singapore
Dr Christopher Borho
Associate
Stuttgart
Nina Klünker, LL.M. (KCL)
Associate
Berlin
Timo Reckert
Associate
Hanover
Elisa Röhr
Associate
Dusseldorf
Charlotte Elsner
Associate
Dusseldorf
Paulina Noppeney
Associate
Berlin
Dr Thomas Schwieters
Associate
Hanover
Vanessa Laura Skibinski
Associate
Berlin
Mirjam Marte
Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Ann-Kathrin Jungen
Associate
Cologne
Silke Gottschalk, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Fabienne Scharfe, LL.M. (Tulane, New Orleans)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Robert Pacholski
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Lena-Annika Kauer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Franziska Klaß-Dingeldey, MLE
Senior Associate
Hanover
Stephanie Quaß
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Maxim Oertel
Senior Associate
Berlin
Estelle Bichon Sun, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Singapore
Dr Frederic Tewes
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Anne Biebler
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Jenny Tsynn
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Samira Altdorf, LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Karina Wojtowicz
Senior Associate
Hanover
Stefan Hubertus Tolksdorf, LL.M. (King's College London)
Senior Associate
Hanover
Anton Spinty
Senior Associate
Berlin
Ludger Gruber
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Hannah Aigner
Senior Associate
Munich
Jan-Patrik Welter
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Anja Schwarz, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Alexander Masson, LL.B.
Senior Associate
Essen
Dr Robert Burkert
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Falco Rohrberg, LL.M. (Uppsala)
Senior Associate
Cologne
David Wölting
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Linda Kirchhoff
Senior Associate
Munich
Rares Holonec
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Frances Wolf
Senior Associate
Hamburg, Hanover
Lukas Kirchhof, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Shi Yin Khoo, M.A. (Cantab)
Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Dr Sonja Daniela Kellermann
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Volkan Top
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Julian Monden
Senior Associate
Hanover
Matthias Mehlwitz, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Essen
Dr Pia Rademaker, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Munich
Christina Göbel
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Stefanie Kandzia, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Jan-Christian Schmid
Senior Associate
Leipzig, Hamburg
Dr Jan-David Jäger
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
Dr Aline Mück
Senior Associate
Cologne
Pauline Müller
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Daniel Greger
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Nadine Schreiber, M.A.
Senior Associate
Cologne
Lukas Baumgärtner, Mag. Iur, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Bangkok
Martin Lawall, LL.M. (University of Glasgow)
Senior Associate
Brussels
Lasse Langfeldt, LL.M. (Uppsala), LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)
Senior Associate
Brussels
Jenny Schindler
Senior Associate
Munich
Benedikt Stücker
Senior Associate
Hanover
Vanessa Meireles Schilling, LL.M. (Geneva MIDS)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Martina Steude, LL.M. (Cape Town)
Senior Associate
Hanover, Hamburg
Dominique Kurtz
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Roberto Pirschel
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Lisa Kraayvanger
Senior Associate
Hanover
Charlotte Riese
Senior Associate
Berlin
David Bündgens
Senior Associate
Cologne
Jael Marquardt
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Theresa Oesch
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Ann-Kristin Freiheit
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Hannah-Laura Schütte
Senior Associate
Stuttgart, Dusseldorf
Huguette Ashley Ntsangha
Senior Associate
Luxembourg
Sebo-Franz Krubally
Senior Associate
Berlin
Hajar Assebbane
Senior Associate
Luxembourg
Dr Denis Schütz
Senior Associate
Essen
Isabel Dorothee Ruhnke, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Yann Spiegelhalter
Counsel
Luxembourg
Dr SHEN Yuan / 沈媛 博士 LL.M. (CUPL/Köln)
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Hendrik Bernd Sehy
Counsel
Hanover
Benjamin Schwenker
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Daniel Schubmann
Counsel
Hanover
Franz-Rudolf Groß, LL.M. (London)
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Henning Holz, LL.M.
Counsel
Hanover
Dr Marc Peters, LL.M. oec.
Counsel
Cologne
Katja Neumüller
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Alexander Mönnig, LL.M. (Manchester), E.M.L.E.
Counsel
Hamburg
Wolfgang Liebau
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Euryale Didillon
Counsel
Luxembourg
Dr Moritz Mentzel
Counsel
Berlin
Verena Dimarch
Counsel
Munich
Elena Recklin
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Martin Zackor, LL.M. (UCD)
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Christian Brauns
Counsel
Stuttgart
Marc Urlichs
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Daniela Salm
Counsel
Brussels
Dr Michael Ebert
Counsel
Stuttgart
Cosima Flock
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Marie Romero
Counsel
Luxembourg
Dr Amos Münch
Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Johannes Becker
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Marilen Hilbert
Counsel
Stuttgart
Anneleen Hofkens
Counsel
Luxembourg
Dr Marco Jerczynski
Counsel
Essen
Dr Stephen Lampert
Counsel
Munich
Dr Sven C. Stumm MJur (Oxon)
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Melanie Verstege
Counsel
Essen
Caroline Ackermann
Counsel
Munich
Rebecca Romig
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Artur Winkler
Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Thorsten Becker
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Johannes Pieper, LL.M.
Counsel
Singapore
Andy Schaal, LL.M.
Counsel
Berlin
Ricarda Maria Essel
Counsel
Berlin
Alexander F. Liebing, LL.M.
Counsel
Leipzig
Simone Lersch
Counsel
Cologne
Robert Schindler
Counsel
Essen
Prof. Dr Hans-Georg Hahn
Of Counsel
Hanover
Dr Arndt Begemann
Of Counsel
Essen
Dr Karl-Christian Stopp
Of Counsel
Leipzig
Dr Bernd Götze
Of Counsel
Singapore
Oliver Krall, LL.M. (Wellington)
Of Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Rolf Corsten
Of Counsel
Dusseldorf
Sebastian Wuschka LL.M. (Geneva MIDS)
Of Counsel
Hamburg
Cornelia Yzer
Of Counsel
Berlin
Dr Mirjam Weiße
Of Counsel
Frankfurt a.M., Munich
Volker von Alvensleben
Of Counsel
Hamburg
Mee Foo Moh
Of Counsel
Singapore
Dr Andreas Meyer-Landrut
Of Counsel
Dusseldorf
Hans-Christian Ackermann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Marcus Backes
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Stephan Bausch, D.U.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Arnd Becker
Partner
Essen
Jutta Wittler
Partner
Cologne
Dr Carsten E. Beisheim
Partner
Dusseldorf
Guido Wenzel
Partner
Hamburg
Thomas Weidlich, LL.M. (Hull)
Partner
Cologne
Anne Caroline Wegner, LL.M. (European University Institute)
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Andreas Blunk, MLE
Partner
Hanover
Dr Gregor Wecker
Partner
Cologne
Dr Jürgen Bremer
Partner
Dusseldorf
Birgitta von Dresky
Partner
Singapore
Dr Christoph von Burgsdorff, LL.M. (Essex)
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Eberhard Vetter
Partner
Cologne
Dr Angelo Vallone
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Kuuya Josef Chibanguza, LL.B.
Partner
Hanover
Dr Knut Unger
Partner
Singapore
Denis Ullrich
Partner
Leipzig
Andreas Tüxen, LL.M. (American University / WCL)
Partner
Berlin
Dr Claus Trenner, LL.M.
Partner
Singapore, Delhi-Gurugram
Dr Jörgen Tielmann, LL.M.
Partner
Hamburg
Philipp Dietz, LL.M. (Edinburgh)
Partner
Cologne
Klaus Thönißen, LL.M. (San Francisco)
Partner
Essen
Dr Philip Dohse
Partner
Hamburg
Volker Steimle
Partner
Cologne
Dr Holger Stappert
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Stefan Galla
Partner
Essen
Prof Dr Florian Schulz M.B.A. (Nimbas)
Partner
Hamburg
Stephan Gittermann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Imke Glücks
Partner
Essen
Dr Thomas Gohrke
Partner
Hanover, Leipzig
Dr André Große Vorholt
Partner
Munich
Frank Gutsche
Partner
Stuttgart
Steffen Häberer
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Thomas Halberkamp
Partner
Hanover
Dr Richard Happ
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Benjamin Hub
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Thomas Hufnagel
Partner
Singapore
Dr Guido Jansen
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)
Partner
Brussels, Dusseldorf
Dr Oliver Kairies
Partner
Hanover
Paul Schreiner
Partner
Cologne, Essen
Dr Andreas Kloyer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., London
Dr Barbara Schmidt
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Klaus Schaffner
Partner
Leipzig
Thomas Köhler
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Karsten Köhler
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Eva Maria K. Rütz, LL.M.
Partner
Dusseldorf, Cologne
Jens Röhrbein
Partner
Hanover
Prof. Dr Jörg Rodewald
Partner
Berlin
Dr Thomas Kuhnle
Partner
Stuttgart, London
Dr Ulrich Philippi
Partner
Stuttgart
Thi Thuy Trang Phan, LL.M.
Partner
Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City
Ulf-Dieter Pape
Partner
Hanover
Dr Kay Oelschlägel
Partner
Hamburg
Achim Meier
Partner
Essen
Dr Cédric Müller, LL.M. (Bristol)
Partner
Essen
Ole-Jochen Melchior
Partner
Essen
Dr Axel Mühl
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Eckart Petzold
Partner
Dusseldorf
Tim Rauschning
Partner
Hamburg
Philipp Glock
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Fabian Lorenz, M.A.
Partner
Bangkok
Daniel Naumann
Partner
Leipzig
Clemens Leitner, LL.M. (UCL)
Partner
Singapore
Katharina Klenk-Wernitzki, Dipl. Reg.-Wiss
Partner
Berlin, Cologne
Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)
Partner
Berlin
Michael Ströbel, LL.M. (University of Auckland)
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Joachim Heinemann
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Michael Bormann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Borbála Dux-Wenzel, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Philipp Kersting
Partner
Jakarta
Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Munich
Dr Maximilian Kressner, M.Jur. (Oxford)
Partner
Singapore
Ruth-Maria Thomsen
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Jens Bock
Partner
Berlin
Doreen König
Partner
Berlin
Matthias Wagner
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Stefan Mager
Partner
Essen
Dr Rut Herten-Koch, M.A.
Partner
Berlin
Gerd Stuhlmacher
Partner
Munich
Dr Steffen Gaber, LL.M. (Sydney)
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.
Partner
Munich
Raphaël Schindler
Partner
Luxembourg
Dr Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr jur Stephan Götze
Partner
Berlin
Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.
Partner
Cologne
Alexander Bohusch
Partner
Yangon, Singapore
Dr Zacharias-Alexis Schneider, LL.B., LL.M.
Partner
Hanover
Dr Konrad Adenauer
Partner
Cologne
Tobias Osseforth, Mag. rer. publ.
Partner
Munich
Jette Gustafsson, LL.M. (Boston)
Partner
Hamburg
Daniel Latta
Partner
Berlin
Dr Johannes Teichmann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Prof. Dr Christian Burholt, LL.M.
Partner
Berlin
Sebastian Fedder
Partner
Hamburg
Elisabeth Kohoutek
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Thomas Willaschek
Partner
Berlin
Marx Dauth, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Robert Goerend
Partner
Luxembourg
Aurélien Latouche
Partner
Luxembourg
Mathieu Laurent
Partner
Luxembourg
Dr Anika Wendelstein
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Astrid Seehafer, M.Sc.
Partner
Berlin
Dr David von Saucken, MJur (Oxon)
Partner
Berlin, London
Georg Scherpf
Partner
Hamburg
Lars Bollensen
Partner
Hamburg
Eric Sublon
Senior Partner
Luxembourg
Elisabeth Lepique
Managing Partner
Cologne