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