Dr Thomas Schwieters
Areas of practice
Dr Thomas Schwieters advises on aspects of commercial and distribution law, on product liability issues and on dispute resolution, in and out of court.
Vita
Dr Thomas Schwieters studied law with an emphasis on German and European IP and competition law at the University of Osnabrück (Germany). Simultaneously, he successfully completed a number of courses to obtain an additional certificate in economics. After earning his doctorate with a thesis on an artificial intelligence/patent law topic, he carried out his legal training in the District of the Higher Regional Court of Celle (Germany), part of which involved working in Hanover (Germany) and in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam).
Thomas Schwieters joined Luther as a lawyer in 2025.
Memberships
- Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht e.V. (GRUR)
Dr Michael Ebert
Counsel
Stuttgart
István Fancsik, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Essen
Dr Thomas Hufnagel
Partner
Singapore
Dr Hans-Peter Hufschlag
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Lutz Keller
Senior Associate
Cologne
Lukas Kirchhof, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Linda Kirchhoff
Senior Associate
Munich
Luisa Kramer
Associate
Hamburg
Wolfgang Liebau
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dominik Menhaj
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Mee Foo Moh
Of Counsel
Singapore
Franziska Neugebauer
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Katharina Preuss
Senior Associate
Cologne
Anna-Sophia Riebeling
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Isabel Schäfer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Klaus Schaffner
Partner
Leipzig
Fabienne Scharfe, LL.M. (Tulane, New Orleans)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Tobias Schneider
Senior Associate
Cologne
Anton Spinty
Senior Associate
Berlin
Pierre Daniel Wittmann
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Felix Imelmann
Associate
Leipzig
Julie Schwarz, LL.M. (Georgetown)
Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Paula Dresler
Associate
Berlin
Mike Hillers
Associate
Hanover
Dr Eckart Petzold
Partner
Dusseldorf
Maike Böttcher
Associate
Hanover
Manuel Rueß
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Valerie Blettenberg
Associate
Munich
Prof. Dr Hans-Georg Hahn
Of Counsel
Hanover
Marie Romero
Counsel
Luxembourg
Ludger Gruber
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Lara Zölck
Associate
Berlin
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
Christina Rygula, LL.M. (Dublin)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Jens-Uwe Heuer-James
Partner
Hanover
Lida Karra
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Denis Miller
Associate
Berlin
Dr Martin Kolmhuber
Counsel
Cologne
Dr.iur. Andreas Knaul, LL.M. diap (ENA)
Berlin
Iman Bayrouti
Associate
Essen
David Bündgens
Senior Associate
Cologne
Jonny H. Giessel
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Christina Göbel
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Felix Hielscher
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Jael Marquardt
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Aline Mück
Senior Associate
Cologne
Stefanie Kandzia, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Daniel Hilmer
Associate
Hamburg
Fabien Benjamin Wehner, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Jannik Bel
Associate
Cologne
Julian Wantzen, LL.M. (Wellington)
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Laura Hoffmann, LL.M. (Dresden/London)
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Anne-Sophie Fischer
Associate
Munich
Patrick Vinson
Associate
Hanover
Vanessa Meireles Schilling, LL.M. (Geneva MIDS)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Julian Adams
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Maximilian Bahnsen
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Delia Jusciak
Associate
Leipzig
Nele Wachholz
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Denis Schütz
Senior Associate
Essen
Robert Schindler
Counsel
Essen
Jenny Schindler
Senior Associate
Munich
Isabel Dorothee Ruhnke, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Steffen Häberer
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Thomas Halberkamp
Partner
Hanover
Dr Rolf Kobabe
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Barbara Schmidt
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Astrid Schnabel, LL.M. (Emory)
Partner
Hamburg
Daniel Zintl
Partner
Leipzig
Artur Winkler
Counsel
Hamburg
Sophia Meyer, Maître en Droit
Associate
Berlin
Kim Larissa Kähler, LL.B.
Associate
Hanover
Lasse Langfeldt, LL.M. (Uppsala), LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)
Senior Associate
Brussels
Kerstin Belovitzer-Franz
Counsel
Stuttgart
Dr Astrid Seehafer, M.Sc.
Partner
Berlin
Timo Reckert
Associate
Hanover
Caroline Risse
Senior Associate
Berlin
Mathieu Laurent
Partner
Luxembourg
Raphaël Schindler
Partner
Luxembourg
Alisa Schöneberg
Associate
Cologne
Paul Schreiner
Partner
Cologne, Essen
Dr Sandra Bausch
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Iris López Martínez, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Jette Gustafsson, LL.M. (Boston)
Partner
Hamburg
Leon Breiden
Associate
Cologne
Dr Boris Ober
Partner
Cologne
Paul Herter
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Mathis Lorenzen, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Christopher Borho
Associate
Stuttgart
Roberto Pirschel
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Melanie Verstege
Counsel
Essen
Alina Moers
Associate
Cologne
Anna-Laura Martens
Associate
Berlin
Quirin Wedel, LL.M. (London)
Associate
Hamburg
Franziska Maier, LL.M. (UCLA)
Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Thomas Schwieters
Associate
Hanover
Niccolo Langenheim, LL.M.
Associate
Cologne
Liza Knecht
Associate
Leipzig
Sabrina Aurnhammer
Associate
Munich
Maximilian Issels, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Munich
Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)
Partner
Brussels, Dusseldorf
Jan-Christian Schmid
Senior Associate
Leipzig, Hamburg
Jens Kaiser
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Anja Schwarz, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Eric Doyé
Associate
Leipzig
Birgitta von Dresky
Partner
Singapore
Caroline Ackermann
Counsel
Munich
Dr Robert Burkert
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Andreas Kloyer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., London
Dr Andreas Blunk, MLE
Partner
Hanover
Maxim Oertel
Senior Associate
Berlin
Nina Klünker, LL.M. (KCL)
Associate
Berlin
Severin Uhsler
Associate
Munich
Dr Maresa Hormes
Counsel
Essen
Benedikt Stücker
Senior Associate
Hanover
Alexandra Gebauer
Associate
Munich
Philipp Dietz, LL.M. (Edinburgh)
Partner
Cologne
Dr Daniel Bischof
Counsel
Hamburg
Dr David von Saucken, MJur (Oxon)
Partner
Berlin, London
Hannah Aigner
Senior Associate
Munich
Dr Jan-Moritz M. Hahn
Associate
Leipzig
Volker von Alvensleben
Of Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Marcus Backes
Partner
Hamburg
Silvia C. Bauer
Partner
Cologne
Dr Stephan Bausch, D.U.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Johannes Becker
Counsel
Cologne
Lars Bollensen
Partner
Hamburg
Achim Braner
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Axel Braun
Partner
Cologne
Dr Christoph von Burgsdorff, LL.M. (Essex)
Partner
Hamburg
Prof. Dr Christian Burholt, LL.M.
Partner
Berlin
Karsten Köhler
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Maximilian Dorndorf
Partner
Essen
Guido Dornieden
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Borbála Dux-Wenzel, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Gernot-Rüdiger Engel
Partner
Hamburg
Ingo Erberich
Partner
Cologne
Nicole Fröhlich
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Steffen Gaber, LL.M. (Sydney)
Partner
Stuttgart
Stephan Gittermann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr jur Stephan Götze
Partner
Berlin
Frank Gutsche
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Richard Happ
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Stefanie Hellmich, LL.M.
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Rut Herten-Koch, M.A.
Partner
Berlin
Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)
Partner
Berlin
Dr Benjamin Hub
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Munich
Dr Marco Jerczynski
Counsel
Essen
Dr Kuuya Josef Chibanguza, LL.B.
Partner
Hanover
Christiane Kühn, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Partner
Munich
Dr Thomas Kuhnle
Partner
Stuttgart, London
Christian Kuß, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Christian Rabe
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Jörgen Tielmann, LL.M.
Partner
Hamburg
Daniel Latta
Partner
Berlin
Dr Detlef Mäder
Partner
Cologne, Dusseldorf
Ole-Jochen Melchior
Partner
Essen
Dr Axel Mühl
Partner
Stuttgart
Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Cédric Müller, LL.M. (Bristol)
Partner
Essen
Gunnar Müller-Henneberg
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Kay Oelschlägel
Partner
Hamburg
Tobias Osseforth, Mag. rer. publ.
Partner
Munich
Dr Ulrich Philippi
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Michael Rath
Partner
Cologne
Tim Rauschning
Partner
Hamburg
Christoph Schauenburg, LL.M. (London)
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Georg Scherpf
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Wulff-Axel Schmidt
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Prof Dr Florian Schulz M.B.A. (Nimbas)
Partner
Hamburg
Benjamin Schwenker
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Geert Johann Seelig
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Markus Sengpiel
Managing Partner
Cologne
Carsten Andreas Senze
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Volker Steimle
Partner
Cologne
Dr Johannes Teichmann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Klaus Thönißen, LL.M. (San Francisco)
Partner
Essen
Andreas Tüxen, LL.M. (American University / WCL)
Partner
Berlin
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Prof. Dr Robert von Steinau-Steinrück
Partner
Berlin
Dr Gregor Wecker
Partner
Cologne
Anne Caroline Wegner, LL.M. (European University Institute)
Partner
Dusseldorf
Thomas Weidlich, LL.M. (Hull)
Partner
Cologne
Reinhard Willemsen
Partner
Munich, Cologne
Jutta Wittler
Partner
Cologne
Sebastian Wuschka LL.M. (Geneva MIDS)
Of Counsel
Hamburg
Cornelia Yzer
Of Counsel
Berlin
Martin Zackor, LL.M. (UCD)
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Paul Gooren, LL.M. (Chicago)
Partner
Berlin
Johannes Klausch, LL.M. (London)
Partner
Berlin
Adrian Freidank
Counsel
Cologne
Katharina Klenk-Wernitzki, Dipl. Reg.-Wiss
Partner
Berlin, Cologne
Michelle Petruzzelli
Senior Associate
Cologne
Hannah-Laura Schütte
Senior Associate
Stuttgart, Dusseldorf
Samira Altdorf, LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Ann-Kristin Freiheit
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Elisabeth Kohoutek
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Stephanie Quaß
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Elena Recklin
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Rebecca Romig
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Luca Thönes, LL.M. (Miami)
Senior Legal Consultant
Hamburg
Alexander F. Liebing, LL.M.
Counsel
Leipzig
Christian Brauns
Counsel
Stuttgart
Salvatore Calcagno
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Anika Wendelstein
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Frederic Tewes
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Elisa Röhr
Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.
Partner
Munich
Michael Pfeiffer
Associate
Hamburg