Dr Melanie Verstege
Areas of practice
Melanie Verstege has many years of experience drafting and negotiating contracts. Working across industries, she has a wealth of experience in the fields of construction, IT, renewable energy sources, including plant construction, and traffic. She specialises in dealing with complex commercial law issues in this context and advises private and public sector enterprises on national and international matters and on dispute resolution, in and out of court.
Melanie Verstege further concentrates her practice on assisting clients with national and EU-wide procurement procedures. During tender procedures, she advises contracting authorities and bidders on a wide range of issues at the interface between public procurement and contract law and helps clients enforce or defend claims following the award of the contract.
Vita
Melanie Verstege studied law in Münster (Germany) with an emphasis on private international law. She simultaneously took a supplementary course in Anglo-American law and completed part of her education in a law firm in England and at the University of Salzburg (Austria). After graduating from university, Melanie Verstege did her doctorate at the Institute of International Business Law, Chair of Civil, Civil Procedural and Corporate Law in Münster under the guidance of Prof. Dr Ingo Saenger. Melanie Verstege was admitted to the German Bar in 2005. Before joining Luther in 2022, she was a Salary Partner in a top 50 commercial law firm, where she was responsible for commercial and contract law, international legal transactions and procedural law.
Clients
- Stahl-Holding-Saar – advice on a major investment project with a project volume of around EUR 3.5 billion regarding the decarbonisation of the Saarland steel industry using public funding (drafting and negotiation of large-scale purchase agreements, plant construction contracts, other contracts for work and services, and service agreements with national/international bidders/consortia)
- International chemicals group – comprehensive contract and public procurement law advice on the bidder side in connection with invitations to tender for the import of green hydrogen and hydrogen derivatives (H2Global funding programme of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action)
- State of North Rhine-Westphalia – advice on complex contractual relations
- Police of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia – ongoing advice to the central procurement office of the North Rhine-Westphalian police on complex procurement processes (for example, drones, helicopters, patrol cars of the future, etc.)
- Ongoing advice to DSW21, DEW21 and DONETZ on various EU-wide invitations to tender (work management systems, security services, trams and buses)
- Various municipal utility companies in North Rhine-Westphalia – advice on contract law issues in connection with the restructuring of bus route services
- General Electric – representation in civil proceedings in connection with an action for damages following an EU-wide tender procedure
- Wholesale company and importer of medical cannabis – contract law advice and negotiation of international supply contracts
- Wholesale companies for medical devices – representation in matters pertaining to contract law and comprehensive settlement negotiations on behalf of two importers with the Federal Ministry of Health in connection with the large-scale supply of surgical, KN95 and FFP2 masks
- Municipal cultural organisations – drafting of contracts for artists and sponsorship agreements for various large cultural events in the Ruhr area (Germany)
Counsel
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Ahmed Zoughbi
Associate
Dusseldorf
Lara Zölck
Associate
Berlin
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
Prof. Christian Zanner
Partner
Berlin
Martin Zackor, LL.M. (UCD)
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Sebastian Wuschka LL.M. (Geneva MIDS)
Of Counsel
Hamburg
Pierre Daniel Wittmann
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Jutta Wittler
Partner
Cologne
Susanne Winkler, LL.M.
Associate
Stuttgart
Prof. Dr Herbert Willems
Partner
Essen
Simon Wickel
Associate
Dusseldorf
Magnus Wessels
Associate
Essen
Dr Anika Wendelstein
Partner
Stuttgart
Thomas Weidlich, LL.M. (Hull)
Partner
Cologne
Fabien Benjamin Wehner, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Stuttgart
Quirin Wedel, LL.M. (London)
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Gregor Wecker
Partner
Cologne
Vera Wechsler, LL.M. (Tulane)
Associate
Dusseldorf
Julian Wantzen, LL.M. (Wellington)
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Julia Walther
Associate
Leipzig
Matthias Wagner
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Nele Wachholz
Associate
Hamburg
Dr David von Saucken, MJur (Oxon)
Partner
Berlin, London
Dr Melanie Verstege
Counsel
Essen
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Andreas Tüxen, LL.M. (American University / WCL)
Partner
Berlin
Jenny Tsynn
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Henrike Sophie Tröger
Associate
Leipzig
Jade Timmermann, LL.M. (London)
Associate
Leipzig
Benedict Tobias Tiemann
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Jörgen Tielmann, LL.M.
Partner
Hamburg
Luca Thönes, LL.M. (Miami)
Senior Legal Consultant
Hamburg
Ruth-Maria Thomsen
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Frederic Tewes
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Johannes Teichmann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Benedikt Stücker
Senior Associate
Hanover
Daniel Stracke
Associate
Berlin
Martin Steuber, LL.M.
Partner
Dusseldorf
Volker Steimle
Partner
Cologne
Morten Steimann
Associate
Essen
Anton Spinty
Senior Associate
Berlin
Dr Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Lisa Marie Siewer, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Cologne
Ulrich Siegemund
Of Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Markus Sengpiel
Managing Partner
Cologne
Dr Frank Seidel
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Thomas Schwieters
Associate
Hanover
Benjamin Schwenker
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Anja Schwarz, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Denis Schütz
Senior Associate
Essen
Hannah-Laura Schütte
Senior Associate
Stuttgart, Dusseldorf
Dr Clara Schulze Velmede
Associate
Leipzig
Prof Dr Florian Schulz M.B.A. (Nimbas)
Partner
Hamburg
Sophie Schulz
Associate
Leipzig
Alisa Schöneberg
Associate
Cologne
Dr Zacharias-Alexis Schneider, LL.B., LL.M.
Partner
Hanover
Tobias Schneider
Senior Associate
Cologne
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Dr Astrid Schnabel, LL.M. (Emory)
Partner
Hamburg
Lisa Jennifer Schmölz
Counsel
Munich
Dr Barbara Schmidt
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Wulff-Axel Schmidt
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Raphaël Schindler
Partner
Luxembourg
Jenny Schindler
Senior Associate
Munich
Robert Schindler
Counsel
Essen
Georg Scherpf
Partner
Hamburg
Fabienne Scharfe, LL.M. (Tulane, New Orleans)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Isabel Schäfer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Joanna Rupa-Sträßer, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Essen
Manuel Rueß
Associate
Hamburg
Niklas Roth
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Nurolhaq Rostamzada
Senior Associate
Cologne
Rebecca Romig
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Marie Romero
Counsel
Luxembourg
Elisa Röhr
Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.
Partner
Munich
Anna-Sophia Riebeling
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Elena Recklin
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Tim Rauschning
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Michael Rath
Partner
Cologne
Dr Christian Rabe
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Stephanie Quaß
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Henner M. Puppel
Partner
Essen
Julian Pöhler
Counsel
Hamburg
Julian Plötz
Associate
Leipzig
Roberto Pirschel
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Sarah Peuser
Associate
Leipzig
Michelle Petruzzelli
Senior Associate
Cologne
Frederike Peters
Senior Consultant
Berlin
Ulf-Dieter Pape
Partner
Hanover
Tobias Osseforth, Mag. rer. publ.
Partner
Munich
Kevin Oestreich
Senior Consultant
Essen
Theresa Oesch
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Maxim Oertel
Senior Associate
Berlin
Dr Kay Oelschlägel
Partner
Hamburg
Lisa Niesen
Senior Associate
Essen
Marco-Marcel Niebuhr
Senior Associate
Hanover
Ngoc Nhu Nguyen
Associate
Leipzig
Dianusch Nazari
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Daniel Naumann
Partner
Leipzig
Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Cédric Müller, LL.M. (Bristol)
Partner
Essen
Pauline Müller
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Mee Foo Moh
Of Counsel
Singapore
Alina Moers
Associate
Cologne
Sophia Meyer, Maître en Droit
Associate
Berlin
Annkatrin Merzig
Senior Associate
Essen
Marius Merfeld
Associate
Dusseldorf
Dominik Menhaj
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Vanessa Meireles Schilling, LL.M. (Geneva MIDS)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Achim Meier
Partner
Essen
Matthias Mehlwitz, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Essen
Anna-Laura Martens
Associate
Berlin
Jael Marquardt
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Maria Marinez
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Andreas Mally
Counsel
Leipzig
Franziska Maier, LL.M. (UCLA)
Associate
Stuttgart
Simon Magers
Associate
Hanover
Dr Stefan Mager
Partner
Essen
Dr Detlef Mäder
Partner
Cologne, Dusseldorf
Dr Oliver Maaz
Partner, Principal Consultant
Cologne
Marielle Lorraine
Associate
Munich
Iris López Martínez, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Alexander F. Liebing, LL.M.
Counsel
Leipzig
Prof. Dr Tobias Leidinger
Partner
Dusseldorf
Mathieu Laurent
Partner
Luxembourg
Daniel Latta
Partner
Berlin
Lasse Langfeldt, LL.M. (Uppsala), LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)
Senior Associate
Brussels
Niccolo Langenheim, LL.M.
Associate
Cologne
Dr Stephen Lampert
Counsel
Munich
Jan Lachhein
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Piotr Kwiatkowski, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Essen
Christian Kuß, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Michael Kunkel, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Christiane Kühn, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Partner
Munich
Johannes Kugler
Associate
Munich
Nils Kramer
Senior Associate
Essen
Doreen König
Partner
Berlin
Christoph Kolb
Associate
Leipzig
Karsten Köhler
Partner
Leipzig
Oliver Köhler
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Rolf Kobabe
Partner
Hamburg
Liza Knecht
Associate
Leipzig
Dr.iur. Andreas Knaul, LL.M. diap (ENA)
Berlin
Nina Klünker, LL.M. (KCL)
Associate
Berlin
Dr Andreas Kloyer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., London
Katharina Klenk-Wernitzki, Dipl. Reg.-Wiss
Partner
Berlin, Cologne
Dr Franziska Klaß-Dingeldey, MLE
Senior Associate
Hanover
Linda Kirchhoff
Senior Associate
Munich
Lutz Keller
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Jana Karras
Associate
Leipzig
Lida Karra
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Gerd-Ulrich Kapteina
Partner
Essen
Stefanie Kandzia, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Jens Kaiser
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Charlotte Jodocy
Senior Associate
Essen
Dr Marco Jerczynski
Counsel
Essen
Tobias Jedermann
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)
Partner
Brussels, Dusseldorf
Dr Bela Jansen
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Munich
Maximilian Issels, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Munich
Marie Hoster, LL.B.
Associate
Essen, Dusseldorf
Sarah Hossenfelder
Senior Associate
Essen
Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)
Partner
Berlin
Dr Henning Holz, LL.M.
Counsel
Hanover
Laura Hoffmann, LL.M. (Dresden/London)
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Leonie Herwarth von Bittenfeld, LL.B., M.A.
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Paul Herter
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Rut Herten-Koch, M.A.
Partner
Berlin
Dr Florian Hensel, LL.M.
Associate
Munich
Dr Stefanie Hellmich, LL.M.
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Andrea Heim
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Richard Happ
Partner
Hamburg
Nina Hahnke
Associate
Essen
Steffen Häberer
Partner
Leipzig
Kati Gütschow
Associate
Dusseldorf
Frank Gutsche
Partner
Stuttgart
Jette Gustafsson, LL.M. (Boston)
Partner
Hamburg
Julian Günniker
Essen
Christoph Grünenthal, MLE
Associate
Berlin
Ludger Gruber
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr jur Stephan Götze
Partner
Berlin
Dr Thomas Gohrke
Partner
Hanover, Leipzig
Patrick Gocht
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Christina Göbel
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Iris Glönkler
Partner
Stuttgart
Oliver Glasen-Nitschke
Associate
Essen
Stephan Gittermann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Jonny H. Giessel
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Jakob Gauly
Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Steffen Gaber, LL.M. (Sydney)
Partner
Stuttgart
Christiane Frye
Counsel
Essen
Ann-Kristin Freiheit
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Lea Franken
Associate
Dusseldorf
Katharina Stefanie Franke
Senior Associate
Essen
Katharina Foede
Associate
Berlin
Dr Martin Fleckenstein
Partner
Berlin
Henrik Fischer
Associate
Leipzig
Anne-Sophie Fischer
Associate
Munich
Stephan Finck
Partner
Leipzig
Annkathrin Egerer-Tratt
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Nina Eckardt
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Borbála Dux-Wenzel, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Paula Dresler
Associate
Berlin
Eric Doyé
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Maximilian Dorndorf
Partner
Essen
Philipp Dietz, LL.M. (Edinburgh)
Partner
Cologne
Dr Sabrina Desens
Partner
Leipzig
Rolf Corsten
Of Counsel
Dusseldorf
Susanne Burkert-Vavilova
Counsel
Essen
Bernhard Burkert, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Counsel
Berlin
Prof. Dr Christian Burholt, LL.M.
Partner
Berlin
David Bündgens
Senior Associate
Cologne
Maike Böttcher
Associate
Hanover
Dr Michael Bormann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Christopher Borho
Associate
Stuttgart
Lars Bollensen
Partner
Hamburg
Jens Bock
Partner
Berlin
Dr Valerie Blettenberg
Associate
Munich
Vivienne Blank
Associate
Stuttgart
Nicole Bittlingmayer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Jannik Bel
Associate
Cologne
Sabrina Behbehani
Associate
Munich
Prof. Dr Johannes Beermann
Of Counsel
Berlin
Dr Johannes Becker
Counsel
Cologne
Max H. Becker
Associate
Essen
Iman Bayrouti
Associate
Essen
Dr Stephan Bausch, D.U.
Partner
Cologne
Silvia C. Bauer
Partner
Cologne
Mathar Ahmed Bajwa, LL.M.
Associate
Cologne
Sabrina Aurnhammer
Associate
Munich
Darja Amelcenko, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Volker von Alvensleben
Of Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Stefan Altenschmidt, LL.M. (Nottingham)
Partner
Dusseldorf
Samira Altdorf, LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Małgorzata Albe, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Leipzig
Hannah Aigner
Senior Associate
Munich
Caroline Ackermann
Counsel
Munich