Dr Jörgen Tielmann, LL.M.
Areas of practice
Dr Jörgen Tielmann advises listed and non-listed companies on all aspects of stock corporation and capital market law and supports them during M&A and capital market transactions. His practice covers the entire range of stock corporation, corporate group and capital market law. Jörgen Tielmann specialises in advising and assisting with general meetings of shareholders, legal challenges, corporate governance issues, managing directors’ and board members’ liability issues and M&A transactions. He regularly publishes contributions to handbooks and articles on topics related to stock corporation law and is (co-)editor of a legal commentary on supervisory board law.
Vita
Dr Jörgen Tielmann studied law at the Universities of Tübingen and Göttingen (Germany) and obtained his Master of Laws degree from the University of Manchester (England). He has advised companies and entrepreneurs on matters pertaining to corporate law since his admission to the Bar in Germany in 1998; since 2006, he has done so as a partner with Luther. From 2008 to 2018, Jörgen Tielmann headed Luther’s stock corporation, banking and capital markets practice. He also sits on supervisory and advisory boards from time to time, most recently – from 2021 to 2024 – at Biofrontera AG, as vice chairman of the supervisory board. Jörgen Tielmann has broad experience and knowledge in corporate law, in particular, stock corporation, corporate group and capital market law.
Honors and distinctions
- JUVE Guide 2024/2025: Listed under "Frequently Recommended" in "Corporate Law" (first listed in 2004/2005, "professionally and personally pleasant", competitor)
- The Legal 500 Germany 2022: Listed in "Corporate Law" (first listed in 2019, "Jörgen Tielmann combines excellent specialist knowledge with excellent practical relevance. He is a guarantor in finding legally secure, practical and timely solutions, even for highly complicated issues. Dr. Tielmann has been a reliable partner to our company for twenty years.")
- kanzleimonitor.de 2022/2023: Recommended in "Corporate Law" (first recommended in 2021/2022)
- Best Lawyers 2025: Recommended in "Corporate Law" (first recommended in 2018)
- Legal Expert 2012: Ranking in "Corporate M&A" (first ranking in 2007)
Clients
- Advising each year up to ten general meetings of listed companies in the e-commerce software, renewable energy, tourism, construction materials, real estate and insurance industries
- Providing ongoing capital market and stock corporation law advice to various listed companies, in all industries, on a long-term basis
- Debt-equity swaps (2005, 2007, 2009)
- Option capital increases (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2019)
- Capital increases carried out by converting capital reserves and/or profit reserves into share capital (2005, 2017, 2022, 2023)
- Capital increases from authorised capital in connection with a private placement, including in the book-building process (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
- Representation of stock corporations, SEs and limited liability companies in status proceedings regarding co-determination (2018, 2019, 2021)
- Issue of convertible or warrant bonds (2004, 2020, 2023)
- Issue of corporate bonds (2011)
- Conversion of shares from conditional capital (2006)
- Simplified and regular capital reductions (2003, 2005 - 2019)
- Delisting of ADRs on the NASDAQ
- Partial delisting (2005, 2021)
- Delisting (2021)
- Organisation of an international stock option plan for employees (2009, 2020, 2025)
- Squeeze-outs under stock corporation and reorganisation law (2006, 2011, 2012, 2014).
- Advising management and supervisory boards on a regular basis on disputes among board members regarding personnel issues and other matters, including judicial proceedings for an appointment or revocation by a court
- Successful defence against actions to set aside resolutions of the general meetings of listed companies (including in release proceedings) before the Regional Courts of Gera, Hamburg and Dusseldorf, as well as in release proceedings before the Higher Regional Court of Dusseldorf
- Representation of the companies concerned in legal actions brought by minority shareholders for a review of their compensation following squeeze-outs and inter-company agreements
- Advice to a bidder (2004), a group of shareholders (2005) and target companies (2012, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2025) on takeovers according to the German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act (WpÜG)
- Mergers and spin-offs, including transactions involving banks and insurance companies that are subject to supervision (2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- Corporate acquisitions on an ongoing basis, e.g. in the following industries: e-commerce software and SaaS (2000, 2024); electrical engineering (2001); cement (2003); textiles (2004); navigation software (2005, 2008, 2011, 2014); insurance (2005, 2011, 2017, 2018); online marketing (2006, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024); biotechnology (2008); other Internet platforms (2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2020); hospitality (2012); mechatronics (2010, 2012); nursing care (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022); and renewable energy (2015)
- Representation of the then majority shareholder of a manufacturer of navigation equipment before the Regional Court and the Higher Regional Court of Hamburg in its successful defence against a holding company’s alleged claims for transfer of a majority interest (2006)
- Representation of a listed company before the Regional Court of Stade in its successful defence against a financial investor’s claims for reversal of a corporate acquisition (2010)
Publications
- Der Bezugspreis – Maßgaben und Grenzen seiner Festsetzung.
- Voraussetzungen für eine Beschlussfassung nach § 147 Abs. 1 AktG
- Erstreckung des Stimmverbots der Verwaltungsorganmitglieder auf den beherrschenden Aktionär - Sippenhaft im Konzern?
- Minderheitenschutz beim Unternehmensverkauf und Squeeze-out nach deutschem und amerikanischem Recht
- Der Beschlussvorschlag des Aktionärs an die Hauptversammlung für Wahlen zum Aufsichtsrat kraft Verlangens nach § 122 Abs. 1 oder 2 AktG - Inhalt und Grenzen
- Die Familienverbrauchsstiftung
- Empfehlungen zur Sicherung der Handlungsfähigkeit des Aufsichtsrats bei der Anfechtung der Wahl von Aufsichtsratsmitgliedern
- Handlungspflichten einer börsennotierten Aktiengesellschaft bei Verurteilung eines Aufsichtsratsmitglieds wegen eines (privaten) Steuerstrafdelikts?
- Die Neuerungen des Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
- Kein Erfordernis der Anfechtungsbefugnis des Nebenintervenienten bei einer aktienrechtlichen Anfechtungsklage, Urteilsbesprechung zu BGH, 23.04.2007, II ZB 29/05
- Die Anfechtungsklage – ein Gesamtüberblick unter Berücksichtigung des UMAG
- Happ, Aktienrecht, 2. und 3. Aufl., Abschnitt 12.08: Kapitalerhöhung aus Gesellschaftsmitteln; Abschnitte 14.01-14.08: Kapitalherabsetzung; Abschnitte: 18.01.-18.17: Klag- und Antragsverfahren
- Aktuelle Gestaltungsempfehlungen zur Vorbereitung der Hauptversammlung nach EHUG und TUG
- Zur Zulässigkeit von aufsteigenden Gesellschafterdarlehen einer Aktiengesellschaft
- Die Erfüllung von Verlustausgleichsansprüchen im Vertragskonzern
- Germany’s Fourth Financial Markets Promotion Act (4. Finanzmarktförderungsrecht)
- Die Einziehung von Aktien ohne Kapitalherabsetzung
- Die Zustellung der aktienrechtlichen Anfechtungsklage nach dem Zustellreformgesetz
- Aktuelle Entwicklungen im Wirtschaftsrecht
Lectures
- 12.05.2016: Marktsondierungen nach neuem Recht: Investorenansprache nach der Marktmissbrauchsverordnung, M.M. Warburg & Co.
- 29.04.2015: Luther Konzernrechtstag, Mandantenveranstaltung
- 11.10.2013: Interessenkollisionen im Aufsichtsrat, 5. Österbergseminar
- 09.02.2012: Konzepte für eine Aufsichtsratsvergütung, EUROFORUM-Webcast:
- 15.12.2011: Haftung und Haftungsmanagement für das Geschäftsführungs- und Aufsichtsorgan, EUROFORUM-Webcast:
- 04.10.2011: Den Kauf aus und in den Konzern unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Squeeze-Out, 3. Praktikerseminar auf dem Österberg
- 22.10.2010: Zur Fusion von Dresdner Bank und Commerzbank—Trotz Gelantine, holzmüllert es wieder?, 2. Praktikerseminar auf dem Österberg - Aktuelle Entwicklungen im Wirtschaftsrecht
- 06.11.2009: Die AG und ihre Hauptversammlung in der Krise, Alumni Seminar zum Thema: Die Krise und ihre Auswirkungen auf das Gesellschafts-, Steuer-, und Insolvenzrecht
Memberships
- Member of the board of the Hanseatic Bar Association and one of its vice-presidents
- Gesellschaftsrechtliche Vereinigung (VGR)
- Überseeclub Hamburg
- German Federal Bar’s specialist committee for corporate law
Dr Markus Sengpiel
Managing Partner
Cologne
Elisabeth Lepique
Managing Partner
Cologne
Bob Scharfe
Managing Partner Luther S.A.
Luxembourg
Dr Marcus Backes
Partner
Hamburg
Silvia C. Bauer
Partner
Cologne
Dr Stephan Bausch, D.U.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Arnd Becker
Partner
Essen
Dr Carsten E. Beisheim
Partner
Dusseldorf
Guido Wenzel
Partner
Hamburg
Thomas Weidlich, LL.M. (Hull)
Partner
Cologne
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 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
Dr Philip Dohse
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Maximilian Dorndorf
Partner
Essen
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
Frank Gutsche
Partner
Stuttgart
Steffen Häberer
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Thomas Halberkamp
Partner
Hanover
Dr Richard Happ
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Stefanie Hellmich, LL.M.
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Benjamin Hub
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Thomas Hufnagel
Partner
Singapore
Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)
Partner
Brussels, Dusseldorf
Dr Oliver Kairies
Partner
Hanover
Dr Andreas Kloyer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., London
Dr Barbara Schmidt
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Wulff-Axel Schmidt
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Rolf Kobabe
Partner
Hamburg
Christoph Schauenburg, LL.M. (London)
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Klaus Schaffner
Partner
Leipzig
Thomas Köhler
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Karsten Köhler
Partner
Leipzig
Prof. Dr Jörg Rodewald
Partner
Berlin
Dr Michael Rath
Partner
Cologne
Christiane Kühn, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Partner
Munich
Dr Thomas Kuhnle
Partner
Stuttgart, London
Christian Kuß, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Ulrich Philippi
Partner
Stuttgart
Thi Thuy Trang Phan, LL.M.
Partner
Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City
Dr Kay Oelschlägel
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Detlef Mäder
Partner
Cologne, Dusseldorf
Dr Cédric Müller, LL.M. (Bristol)
Partner
Essen
Dr Axel Mühl
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Eckart Petzold
Partner
Dusseldorf
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
Philipp Kersting
Partner
Jakarta
Martin Hüwel
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., Cologne
Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Munich
Achim Pütz
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., Cologne
Dr Maximilian Kressner, M.Jur. (Oxford)
Partner
Singapore
Ruth-Maria Thomsen
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Pascal Brinkmann, LL.B. (London), LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Kuala Lumpur
Jens Bock
Partner
Berlin
Doreen König
Partner
Berlin
Matthias Wagner
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Gerd Stuhlmacher
Partner
Munich
Nicole Bittlingmayer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.
Partner
Munich
Dr Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Bela Jansen
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Astrid Schnabel, LL.M. (Emory)
Partner
Hamburg
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
Daniel Latta
Partner
Berlin
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Henning Brockhaus
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Prof. Dr Christian Burholt, LL.M.
Partner
Berlin
Sebastian Fedder
Partner
Hamburg
Marx Dauth, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Robert Goerend
Partner
Luxembourg
Aurélien Latouche
Partner
Luxembourg
Dr. Daniel Krauspenhaar
Partner
Luxembourg
Mathieu Laurent
Partner
Luxembourg
Dr David von Saucken, MJur (Oxon)
Partner
Berlin, London
Georg Scherpf
Partner
Hamburg
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
Cornelia Yzer
Of Counsel
Berlin
Philipp Kropatscheck Nguyen, LL.M.
Of Counsel
Singapore
Volker von Alvensleben
Of Counsel
Hamburg
Mee Foo Moh
Of Counsel
Singapore
Prof. Dr Johannes Beermann
Of Counsel
Berlin
Dr Andreas Meyer-Landrut
Of Counsel
Dusseldorf
Yann Spiegelhalter
Counsel
Luxembourg
Dr SHEN Yuan / 沈媛 博士 LL.M. (CUPL/Köln)
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Hendrik Bernd Sehy
Counsel
Hanover
Dr Daniel Schubmann
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
Elena Recklin
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Martin Zackor, LL.M. (UCD)
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Christian Brauns
Counsel
Stuttgart
Marc Urlichs
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Michael Ebert
Counsel
Stuttgart
Ofeliia Assa, LL.M., CAIA
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Marion Lanne
Counsel
Luxembourg
Dr Johannes Becker
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Marilen Hilbert
Counsel
Stuttgart
Anneleen Hofkens
Counsel
Luxembourg
Dr Sven C. Stumm MJur (Oxon)
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Melanie Verstege
Counsel
Essen
Caroline Ackermann
Counsel
Munich
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
Alexander F. Liebing, LL.M.
Counsel
Leipzig
Simone Lersch
Counsel
Cologne
Robert Schindler
Counsel
Essen
Silke Gottschalk, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Fabienne Scharfe, LL.M. (Tulane, New Orleans)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Lena-Annika Kauer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Stefan Jokel
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Christian Rabe
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Estelle Bichon Sun, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Singapore
Dominik Menhaj
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Anne Biebler
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Jenny Tsynn
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Karina Wojtowicz
Senior Associate
Hanover
Stefan Hubertus Tolksdorf, LL.M. (King's College London)
Senior Associate
Hanover
Anton Spinty
Senior Associate
Berlin
Jan-Patrik Welter
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Anja Schwarz, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Erik von Kügelgen
Senior Associate
Cologne
Alexander Masson, LL.B.
Senior Associate
Essen
Falco Rohrberg, LL.M. (Uppsala)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Rares Holonec
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Frances Wolf
Senior Associate
Hamburg, Hanover
Michelle Petruzzelli
Senior Associate
Cologne
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
Dr Pia Rademaker, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Munich
Laura Hoffmann, LL.M. (Dresden/London)
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Stefanie Kandzia, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Jan-Christian Schmid
Senior Associate
Leipzig, Hamburg
Anna-Sophia Riebeling
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Pierre Daniel Wittmann
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Jan-David Jäger
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
Dr Isabel Schäfer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Nadine Schreiber, M.A.
Senior Associate
Cologne
Lukas Baumgärtner, Mag. Iur, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Bangkok
Lasse Langfeldt, LL.M. (Uppsala), LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)
Senior Associate
Brussels
Tobias Schneider
Senior Associate
Cologne
Benedikt Stücker
Senior Associate
Hanover
Lutz Keller
Senior Associate
Cologne
Martina Steude, LL.M. (Cape Town)
Senior Associate
Hanover, Hamburg
Dominique Kurtz
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Stefanie Samosny
Senior Associate
Luxembourg
Georgios Patsinaridis
Senior Associate
Luxembourg
Charlotte Riese
Senior Associate
Berlin
Jonny H. Giessel
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Jael Marquardt
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Victoria Schöll
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Leonie Herwarth von Bittenfeld, LL.B., M.A.
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Ann-Kristin Freiheit
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Huguette Ashley Ntsangha
Senior Associate
Luxembourg
Hajar Assebbane
Senior Associate
Luxembourg
Thierry Joseph
Senior Associate
Luxembourg
Dr Denis Schütz
Senior Associate
Essen
Iris López Martínez, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Thi Ha
Associate
Yangon
Maung Maung Min Khaung
Associate
Yangon
Saw Thaw Tu Htoo
Associate
Yangon
Raffaela Hauenstein
Associate
Munich
Niccolo Langenheim, LL.M.
Associate
Cologne
Hla Yadanar Win
Associate
Yangon
Charlotte Buck
Associate
Hanover
Maryana Slyusarchuk
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Thiri May Thu
Associate
Yangon
Swe Yee Htun
Associate
Yangon
Oliver Zaruba
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Pia Grahmann
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Michael Pfeiffer
Associate
Hamburg
Simon Wickel
Associate
Dusseldorf
Manuel Rueß
Associate
Hamburg
Alina Kühn
Associate
Essen
Alina Moers
Associate
Cologne
Lara Zölck
Associate
Berlin
Anna-Laura Martens
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
Eric Doyé
Associate
Leipzig
Mike Hillers
Associate
Hanover
Maximilian Issels, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Munich
Paul Jakob Kurz
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Valerie Blettenberg
Associate
Munich
Jacqueline Dutz
Associate
Leipzig
Janis Rentrop
Associate
Cologne
Clara von Wolffersdorff
Associate
Leipzig
Marc Theiner
Associate
Singapore
Florian Plambeck
Associate
Hamburg
Julia Walther
Associate
Leipzig
Peter Holan
Associate
Hamburg
Marco Dauner
Associate
Stuttgart
Sabrina Aurnhammer
Associate
Munich
Isabel Hoyer
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Lida Karra
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Alisa Schöneberg
Associate
Cologne
Daniel Hilmer
Associate
Hamburg
Samantha Oehlke
Associate
Singapore
Sophia Meyer, Maître en Droit
Associate
Berlin
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.
Tillmann Kamp
Associate
Cologne
Konrad Prokop, LL.M.
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Vivien Insa Seifert
Associate
Hanover
Céline S. H. Breitenmoser, M.A. HSG
Associate
Singapore
Dr Benjamin Effler
Associate
Berlin
Tiffany Lessing, LL.M.
Associate
Singapore
Timo Reckert
Associate
Hanover
Franziska Maier, LL.M. (UCLA)
Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Thomas Schwieters
Associate
Hanover
Dr.iur. Andreas Knaul, LL.M. diap (ENA)
Berlin
Xinyue Zhu, LL.M.
Business Lawyer
Cologne