Franziska Maier, LL.M. (UCLA)
Areas of practice
Franziska Maier advises on the protection of industrial property, in particular, on trademark, copyright and unfair competition law, including representing her clients in court. She further specialises in data protection law, in particular, the drafting of documents and contracts under data protection law, and in advising on data protection compliance. Her services further include drafting and negotiating IT contracts (for example, licence agreements, cloud and project agreements).
Vita
Franziska Maier studied law and additionally completed a supplementary business administration programme at the University of Bayreuth (Germany). After carrying out her legal training in the District of the Stuttgart Higher Regional Court, part of which involved working at Luther and in a law firm in Los Angeles (USA), she worked as legal counsel at a car manufacturer, dealing with group privacy issues. She then went on to complete an LL.M. programme, with an emphasis on entertainment, media and technology law, at the University of California in Los Angeles. Franziska Maier joined Luther in December 2024.
Memberships
- German Bar Association (DAV)
- Stuttgart Bar Association
Associate
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
Martin Zackor, LL.M. (UCD)
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Cornelia Yzer
Of Counsel
Berlin
Pierre Daniel Wittmann
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Thomas Weidlich, LL.M. (Hull)
Partner
Cologne
Dr Gregor Wecker
Partner
Cologne
Clara von Wolffersdorff
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Melanie Verstege
Counsel
Essen
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Andreas Tüxen, LL.M. (American University / WCL)
Partner
Berlin
Dr Jörgen Tielmann, LL.M.
Partner
Hamburg
Marc Theiner
Associate
Singapore
Benedikt Stücker
Senior Associate
Hanover
Anton Spinty
Senior Associate
Berlin
Dr Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Carsten Andreas Senze
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Markus Sengpiel
Managing Partner
Cologne
Dr Geert Johann Seelig
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Thomas Schwieters
Associate
Hanover
Anja Schwarz, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Denis Schütz
Senior Associate
Essen
Dr Clara Schulze Velmede
Associate
Leipzig
Alisa Schöneberg
Associate
Cologne
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Tobias Schneider
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Astrid Schnabel, LL.M. (Emory)
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Wulff-Axel Schmidt
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Jenny Schindler
Senior Associate
Munich
Robert Schindler
Counsel
Essen
Dr Isabel Schäfer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Christina Rygula, LL.M. (Dublin)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Manuel Rueß
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.
Partner
Munich
Dr Michael Rath
Partner
Cologne
Dr Christian Rabe
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Katharina Preuss
Senior Associate
Cologne
Michelle Petruzzelli
Senior Associate
Cologne
Tobias Osseforth, Mag. rer. publ.
Partner
Munich
Dr Kay Oelschlägel
Partner
Hamburg
Franziska Neugebauer
Senior Associate
Cologne
Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Cédric Müller, LL.M. (Bristol)
Partner
Essen
Dr Aline Mück
Senior Associate
Cologne
Alina Moers
Associate
Cologne
Dominik Menhaj
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Anna-Laura Martens
Associate
Berlin
Franziska Maier, LL.M. (UCLA)
Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Detlef Mäder
Partner
Cologne, Dusseldorf
Iris López Martínez, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Alexander F. Liebing, LL.M.
Counsel
Leipzig
Daniel Latta
Partner
Berlin
Niccolo Langenheim, LL.M.
Associate
Cologne
Christian Kuß, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Christiane Kühn, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Partner
Munich
Dr Maximilian Kressner, M.Jur. (Oxford)
Partner
Singapore
Elisabeth Kohoutek
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Karsten Köhler
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Rolf Kobabe
Partner
Hamburg
Dr.iur. Andreas Knaul, LL.M. diap (ENA)
Berlin
Dr Andreas Kloyer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., London
Katharina Klenk-Wernitzki, Dipl. Reg.-Wiss
Partner
Berlin, Cologne
Johannes Klausch, LL.M. (London)
Partner
Berlin
Lutz Keller
Senior Associate
Cologne
Lida Karra
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Stefanie Kandzia, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)
Partner
Brussels, Dusseldorf
Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Munich
Maximilian Issels, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Munich
Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)
Partner
Berlin
Laura Hoffmann, LL.M. (Dresden/London)
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Felix Hielscher
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Stefanie Hellmich, LL.M.
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Steffen Häberer
Partner
Leipzig
Stephan Gittermann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Jonny H. Giessel
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Adrian Freidank
Counsel
Cologne
Anne-Sophie Fischer
Associate
Munich
István Fancsik, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Essen
Paula Dresler
Associate
Berlin
Eric Doyé
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Maximilian Dorndorf
Partner
Essen
Philipp Dietz, LL.M. (Edinburgh)
Partner
Cologne
Dr Kuuya Josef Chibanguza, LL.B.
Partner
Hanover
Dr Daniel Bischof
Counsel
Hamburg
Prof. Dr Johannes Beermann
Of Counsel
Berlin
Dr Johannes Becker
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Stephan Bausch, D.U.
Partner
Cologne
Silvia C. Bauer
Partner
Cologne
Sabrina Aurnhammer
Associate
Munich
Volker von Alvensleben
Of Counsel
Hamburg
Hannah Aigner
Senior Associate
Munich
Julian Adams
Associate
Hamburg
Caroline Ackermann
Counsel
Munich