Dr Markus Sengpiel
Areas of practice
Dr Markus Sengpiel mainly provides assistance to clients specializing in IT, media, and biotechnology. He has worked with a large number of outside legal advisers in providing his clients with assistance during large transactions, many of which have required several different areas of legal expertise. Dr Markus Sengpiel has written numerous publications on internet and consumer protection law. He regularly lectures on internet, media, intellectual property, and competition law.
Vita
Dr Markus Sengpiel studied law from 1985 to 1991 at the University of Cologne and was admitted to the bar in 1995. He joined Luther’s predecessor firm in the same year.
Dr Sengpiel was elected joint Managing Partner of Luther, together with Elisabeth Lepique, on 1 July 2014. This followed a previous four year term as joint Managing Partner together with Dr Hans-Georg Hahn.
Honors and distinctions
- Best Lawyers 2026: Recommended in "Information Technology Law" (first recommended in 2022) and "Intellectual Property Law" (first recommended in 2024)
Publications
- AI, Machine Learning & Big Data 2020 | Germany, in: Global Legal Insights (GLI)
- Outsourcing Guide 2019, in: Chambers and Partners, Ausgabe 10/2019
- AI, Machine Learning & Big Data 2019, in: Global Legal Insights 2019, S. 122
- Vertragsgestaltung zwischen den Beteiligten
- Leitfaden Fernabsatzrecht
- Internet-Rechtsberater
- Conflicts between Domain Names und Distinctive Signs
- Fernabsatzrecht - Leitfaden mit Gestaltungshinweisen
- Providerverträge
- Verbraucherschutzgesetze
Lectures
- 25.11.2009: Lizenzbesteuerung - Rechtliche und steuerliche Grundlagen sowie Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten, Euroforum
- 06.11.2009: Lizenzbesteuerung - Rechtliche und steuerliche Grundlagen sowie Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten, Euroforum
- 02.04.2009: Lizenzbesteuerung, Euroforum
- 27.02.2009: Rechtliche Charakterisierung von Lizenzverhältnissen, Lizenzbesteuerung
Hans-Christian Ackermann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Stefan Altenschmidt, LL.M. (Nottingham)
Partner
Dusseldorf
Silvia C. Bauer
Partner
Cologne
Dr Stephan Bausch, D.U.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Arndt Begemann
Of Counsel
Essen
Dr Carsten E. Beisheim
Partner
Dusseldorf
Guido Wenzel
Partner
Hamburg
Thomas Weidlich, LL.M. (Hull)
Partner
Cologne
Dr Gregor Wecker
Partner
Cologne
Dr Jürgen Bremer
Partner
Dusseldorf
Bernhard Burkert, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Counsel
Berlin
Dr Angelo Vallone
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Kuuya Josef Chibanguza, LL.B.
Partner
Hanover
Andreas Tüxen, LL.M. (American University / WCL)
Partner
Berlin
Dr Jörgen Tielmann, LL.M.
Partner
Hamburg
Philipp Dietz, LL.M. (Edinburgh)
Partner
Cologne
Dr Maximilian Dorndorf
Partner
Essen
Dr Gernot-Rüdiger Engel
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Holger Stappert
Partner
Dusseldorf
Nicole Fröhlich
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Carsten Andreas Senze
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Markus Sengpiel
Managing Partner
Cologne
Dr Geert Johann Seelig
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Stefan Galla
Partner
Essen
Prof Dr Florian Schulz M.B.A. (Nimbas)
Partner
Hamburg
Stephan Gittermann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Franz-Rudolf Groß, LL.M. (London)
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Steffen Häberer
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Richard Happ
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Stefanie Hellmich, LL.M.
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Guido Jansen
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)
Partner
Brussels, Dusseldorf
Dr Andreas Kloyer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., London
Dr Wulff-Axel Schmidt
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Rolf Kobabe
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Stefan Kobes
Partner
Berlin
Karsten Köhler
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Michael Rath
Partner
Cologne
Christiane Kühn, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Partner
Munich
Dr Katharina Preuss
Senior Associate
Cologne
Christian Kuß, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Elisabeth Lepique
Managing Partner
Cologne
Ulf-Dieter Pape
Partner
Hanover
Dr Kay Oelschlägel
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Detlef Mäder
Partner
Cologne, Dusseldorf
Dr Mathias Mailänder
Counsel
Hamburg
Andreas Mally
Counsel
Leipzig
Dr Cédric Müller, LL.M. (Bristol)
Partner
Essen
Johannes Klausch, LL.M. (London)
Partner
Berlin
Lena-Annika Kauer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Sabrina Desens
Partner
Leipzig
Tim Rauschning
Partner
Hamburg
Ekkehard Hübel
Counsel
Hamburg
Ramona Hubracht, LL.M. Taxation
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Prof. Dr Tobias Leidinger
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Martin Fleckenstein
Partner
Berlin
Daniel Naumann
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Daniel Bischof
Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Christian Rabe
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Prof. Christian Zanner
Partner
Berlin
Cornelia Yzer
Of Counsel
Berlin
Katharina Klenk-Wernitzki, Dipl. Reg.-Wiss
Partner
Berlin, Cologne
Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)
Partner
Berlin
Stephanie Quaß
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Adrian Freidank
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Frederic Tewes
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Dominik Menhaj
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Jenny Tsynn
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Benedikt Rechner
Counsel
Berlin
Martin Zackor, LL.M. (UCD)
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Anton Spinty
Senior Associate
Berlin
Dr Michael Bormann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Marc Urlichs
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Hannah Aigner
Senior Associate
Munich
Dr Borbála Dux-Wenzel, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Anja Schwarz, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Philipp Kersting
Partner
Jakarta
Christoph Schnoor
Senior Associate
Hamburg
David Wölting
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Cosima Flock
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Munich
Michelle Petruzzelli
Senior Associate
Cologne
Volkan Top
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Rut Herten-Koch, M.A.
Partner
Berlin
Gerd Stuhlmacher
Partner
Munich
Philipp Kropatscheck Nguyen, LL.M.
Of Counsel
Singapore
Laura Hoffmann, LL.M. (Dresden/London)
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.
Partner
Munich
Dr Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Stefanie Kandzia, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Johannes Becker
Counsel
Cologne
István Fancsik, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Essen
Franziska Neugebauer
Senior Associate
Cologne
Pierre Daniel Wittmann
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Isabel Schäfer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Astrid Schnabel, LL.M. (Emory)
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Aline Mück
Senior Associate
Cologne
Volker von Alvensleben
Of Counsel
Hamburg
Pauline Müller
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Niccolo Langenheim, LL.M.
Associate
Cologne
Dr Konrad Adenauer
Partner
Cologne
Tobias Schneider
Senior Associate
Cologne
Tobias Osseforth, Mag. rer. publ.
Partner
Munich
Jenny Schindler
Senior Associate
Munich
Benedikt Stücker
Senior Associate
Hanover
Vanessa Meireles Schilling, LL.M. (Geneva MIDS)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Sophie Schulz
Associate
Leipzig
Mee Foo Moh
Of Counsel
Singapore
Felix Hielscher
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Melanie Verstege
Counsel
Essen
Lutz Keller
Senior Associate
Cologne
Daniel Latta
Partner
Berlin
Caroline Ackermann
Counsel
Munich
Jonny H. Giessel
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Lilith Boos
Associate
Dusseldorf
Simon Wickel
Associate
Dusseldorf
Henrik Fischer
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Johannes Teichmann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr.iur. Andreas Knaul, LL.M. diap (ENA)
Berlin
Dennis Gerdes
Senior Consultant
Hamburg
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Manuel Rueß
Associate
Hamburg
Alina Moers
Associate
Cologne
Anna-Laura Martens
Associate
Berlin
Anne-Sophie Fischer
Associate
Munich
Ahmed Zoughbi
Associate
Dusseldorf
Paula Dresler
Associate
Berlin
Eric Doyé
Associate
Leipzig
Maximilian Issels, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Munich
Tarik Bilici, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Dusseldorf
Dr Valerie Blettenberg
Associate
Munich
Jacqueline Dutz
Associate
Leipzig
Quirin Wedel, LL.M. (London)
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Andreas Meyer-Landrut
Of Counsel
Dusseldorf
Jade Timmermann, LL.M. (London)
Associate
Leipzig
David Nückel
Associate
Dusseldorf
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Christina Rygula, LL.M. (Dublin)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Yelena Bade
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Julia Walther
Associate
Leipzig
Sabrina Aurnhammer
Associate
Munich
Elisabeth Kohoutek
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Lida Karra
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Alisa Schöneberg
Associate
Cologne
Julian Adams
Associate
Hamburg
Oliver Köhler
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Marx Dauth, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Julian Wantzen, LL.M. (Wellington)
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Marie Hoster, LL.B.
Associate
Essen, Dusseldorf
Arne Stumpe
Associate
Hamburg
Alexander F. Liebing, LL.M.
Counsel
Leipzig
Tillmann Kamp
Associate
Cologne
Małgorzata Albe, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Leipzig
Dr Jan-Lukas Henkst
Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr David von Saucken, MJur (Oxon)
Partner
Berlin, London
Robert Schindler
Counsel
Essen
Dr Denis Schütz
Senior Associate
Essen
Georg Scherpf
Partner
Hamburg
Lars Bollensen
Partner
Hamburg
Luca Thönes, LL.M. (Miami)
Senior Legal Consultant
Hamburg
Selin Sahin
Associate
Dusseldorf
Iris López Martínez, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Lukas Erdmann
Associate
Berlin
Franziska Maier, LL.M. (UCLA)
Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Jana Karras
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Thomas Schwieters
Associate
Hanover
Daniel Stracke
Associate
Berlin