Dr Lea Hachmeister
Areas of practice
Dr Lea Hachmeister is a life sciences lawyer specialising in regulatory advice in the European healthcare market and on digitalisation projects. She advises pharmaceutical and medical technology companies, providers of digital health solutions and investors on regulatory issues such as clinical research, market entry and reimbursement pathways for drugs and medical devices, telemedicine, strategic collaborations, and industry-specific data protection and compliance issues. Ms Hachmeister has particular expertise in cross-border projects and transactions in the healthcare sector.
Vita
Dr. Lea Hachmeister studied law at Philipps University in Marburg, where she also obtained an additional qualification in pharmaceutical law. After passing her first state examination, she wrote a dissertation on the topic of ‘Clinical trials with adults incapable of giving consent – Legal framework for research for the benefit of a group.’
Dr. Hachmeister worked in an international commercial law firm in the life sciences and healthcare sector before joining Luther in July 2025.
Honors and distinctions
- Best Lawyers 2026: Recommendation ‘Ones to Watch’ in the category ‘Health Law’
- The Legal 500 Germany: Recommendation in the category ‘Industry Focus - Health’ (2024).
Clients
- [Lifespin GmbH] - Advice on establishing a research collaboration in the field of AI-supported precision medicine with Acibadem University and the Acibadem Healthcare Group.
- [Myonex Inc.], a leading global provider of clinical trial supply solutions - Advice on the acquisition of the trial sample and pharmaceutical wholesale business from Hubertus Apotheke am Salzufer.
- [NORD Holding] - Advice on the acquisition of HSK health solutions GmbH, a contract manufacturer of dietary supplements and pharmaceuticals.
- [SubjectWell] - Advised on the acquisition of Trials24, which provides digital solutions for patient recruitment for clinical trials.
- [Oakley Capital] - Advised on the acquisition of Flemming Dental, Excent and the Artinorway Group.
- [AUCTUS Capital Partners AG] - Advised on the sale of the PharmaLex Group.
- [Dentsply Sirona] - Advised on digitalisation projects.
Lectures
- 10.07.2025: KI-Verordnung & Datenschutz - Spannungsverhältnis oder Synergiepotentiale? I Ausschuss Digitale Zukunft des Bundesverbandes der pharmazeutischen Industrie.
- 26.11.2024: The EU AI Act´s impact on Pharma - Webinar
- 14.03.2024: Die Dezentralisierung klinischer Studien im Spannungsfeld zu Good Clinical Practice und Gesundheitsdatenschutz; 27. Marburger Gespräche zum Pharmarecht
Memberships
- Support Association for the Research Centre for Pharmaceutical Law
- Editorial Advisory Board of the journal PharmR
- German Legal Society for Animal Welfare Law
- Amnesty International
Senior Associate
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Vanessa Laura Skibinski
Associate
Berlin
Dr Thomas Schwieters
Associate
Hanover
Franziska Maier, LL.M. (UCLA)
Associate
Stuttgart
Charlotte Elsner
Associate
Dusseldorf
Iris López Martínez, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Kim Larissa Kähler, LL.B.
Associate
Hanover
Isabel Dorothee Ruhnke, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Dr Denis Schütz
Senior Associate
Essen
Robert Schindler
Counsel
Essen
Shannon Charlotte Sopper, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Frankfurt a.M.
Simone Lersch
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Benjamin Effler
Associate
Berlin
Dr Astrid Seehafer, M.Sc.
Partner
Berlin
Dr Anika Wendelstein
Partner
Stuttgart
Patrick Vinson
Associate
Hanover
Alexander F. Liebing, LL.M.
Partner
Leipzig
Ricarda Maria Essel
Counsel
Berlin
Dr Maximilian Bahnsen
Associate
Hamburg
Sebo-Franz Krubally
Senior Associate
Berlin
Julian Wantzen, LL.M. (Wellington)
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Sophia Meyer, Maître en Droit
Associate
Berlin
Dr Thomas Willaschek
Partner
Berlin
Julian Adams
Associate
Hamburg
Alisa Schöneberg
Associate
Cologne
Leon Breiden
Associate
Cologne
Elisabeth Kohoutek
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Hannah-Laura Schütte
Senior Associate
Stuttgart, Dusseldorf
Christina Rygula, LL.M. (Dublin)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Marc Theiner
Associate
Singapore
Ann-Kristin Freiheit
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Clara von Wolffersdorff
Associate
Leipzig
Jan Spiering, LL.M. Taxation
Associate
Hanover
Maike Böttcher
Associate
Hanover
Felix Imelmann
Associate
Leipzig
Prof. Dr Christian Burholt, LL.M.
Partner
Berlin
Anna-Laura Martens
Associate
Berlin
Lara Zölck
Senior Associate
Berlin
Julie Schwarz, LL.M. (Georgetown)
Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Alina Moers
Associate
Cologne
Manuel Rueß
Associate
Hamburg
Artur Winkler
Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Dr Clara Schulze Velmede
Associate
Leipzig
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
Theresa Oesch
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Fabien Benjamin Wehner, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Stuttgart
Jonny H. Giessel
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
David Bündgens
Senior Associate
Cologne
Charlotte Riese
Senior Associate
Berlin
Frederike Peters
Senior Consultant
Berlin
Caroline Ackermann
Partner
Munich
Dr Lisa Kraayvanger
Senior Associate
Hanover
Dr Boris Ober
Partner
Cologne
Martina Steude, LL.M. (Cape Town)
Senior Associate
Hanover, Hamburg
Jette Gustafsson, LL.M. (Boston)
Partner
Hamburg
Lutz Keller
Senior Associate
Cologne
Felix Hielscher
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Charlotte Buck
Senior Associate
Hanover
Benedikt Stücker
Senior Associate
Hanover
Tobias Osseforth, Mag. rer. publ.
Partner
Munich
Tobias Schneider
Senior Associate
Cologne
Niccolo Langenheim, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Cologne
Daniel Greger
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Volker von Alvensleben
Of Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Aline Mück
Senior Associate
Cologne
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
Dr Jan-David Jäger
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Pierre Daniel Wittmann
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Franziska Neugebauer
Senior Associate
Cologne
István Fancsik, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Essen
Salvatore Calcagno
Counsel
Stuttgart
Gunnar Müller-Henneberg
Partner
Stuttgart
Stefanie Kandzia, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Mathis Lorenzen, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.
Partner
Munich
Christina Göbel
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Laura Hoffmann, LL.M. (Dresden/London)
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Paul Herter
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Sandra Bausch
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Lukas Kirchhof, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Michelle Petruzzelli
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Maximilian Kressner, M.Jur. (Oxford)
Partner
Singapore
Frances Wolf
Senior Associate
Hamburg, Hanover
Linda Kirchhoff
Senior Associate
Munich
Dr Michael Ebert
Counsel
Stuttgart
Dr Robert Burkert
Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Daniela Salm
Counsel
Brussels
Anja Schwarz, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Karina Wojtowicz
Senior Associate
Hanover
Anne Biebler
Partner
Leipzig
Dominik Menhaj
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Adrian Freidank
Counsel
Cologne
Cornelia Yzer
Of Counsel
Berlin
Dr Christian Rabe
Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Daniel Bischof
Counsel
Hamburg
Johannes Klausch, LL.M. (London)
Partner
Berlin
Dr Eckart Petzold
Partner
Dusseldorf
Ole-Jochen Melchior
Partner
Essen
Dr Cédric Müller, LL.M. (Bristol)
Partner
Essen
Achim Meier
Partner
Essen
Dr Detlef Mäder
Partner
Cologne, Dusseldorf
Dr Kay Oelschlägel
Partner
Hamburg
Robert Pacholski
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Ulrich Philippi
Partner
Stuttgart
Christian Kuß, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Katharina Preuss
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Thomas Kuhnle
Partner
Stuttgart, London
Christiane Kühn, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Partner
Munich
Dr Michael Rath
Partner
Cologne
Jens Röhrbein
Partner
Hanover
Dr Eva Maria K. Rütz, LL.M.
Partner
Dusseldorf, Cologne
Thomas Köhler
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Wulff-Axel Schmidt
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
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 Hans-Peter Hufschlag
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Maresa Hormes
Counsel
Essen
Jens-Uwe Heuer-James
Partner
Hanover
Dr Stefanie Hellmich, LL.M.
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Frank Gutsche
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Thomas Gohrke
Partner
Hanover, Leipzig
Dr Daniel Schubmann
Counsel
Hanover
Dr Stefan Galla
Partner
Essen
Dr Geert Johann Seelig
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Hendrik Bernd Sehy
Counsel
Hanover
Dr Steffen Gaber, LL.M. (Sydney)
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Markus Sengpiel
Managing Partner
Cologne
Carsten Andreas Senze
Partner
Stuttgart
Volker Steimle
Partner
Cologne
Guido Dornieden
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Maximilian Dorndorf
Partner
Essen
Klaus Thönißen, LL.M. (San Francisco)
Partner
Essen
Denis Ullrich
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Kuuya Josef Chibanguza, LL.B.
Partner
Hanover
Dr Christoph von Burgsdorff, LL.M. (Essex)
Partner
Hamburg
Anne Caroline Wegner, LL.M. (European University Institute)
Partner
Dusseldorf
Guido Wenzel
Partner
Hamburg
Reinhard Willemsen
Partner
Munich, Cologne
Dr Arndt Begemann
Of Counsel
Essen
Silvia C. Bauer
Partner
Cologne
Dr Marcus Backes
Partner
Hamburg
Hans-Christian Ackermann
Partner
Dusseldorf