Guido Dornieden
Areas of practice
Guido Dornieden specializes in litigation and arbitration, primarily those involving general economic law, product liability and distribution law. One of his main practice areas is advising German and foreign businesses within the automotive industry and the mechanical engineering sector – on the structuring of supply and distribution systems, the handling of crises due to safety critical product defects and on the enforcement of claims within the supply chain. Furthermore, he frequently represents clients in trials concerning attorney liability and D&O claims the latter in a team with colleagues specialised in corporate law.
Vita
Guido Dornieden studied law at the University of Cologne and completed part of his legal training in Sacramento (USA). He joined Luther (respectively its predecessor) in 2004.
Honors and distinctions
- The Legal 500 Germany 2020: Listed in "Dispute Resolution - Product Liability" (first listed in 2018, "Coordinates the coordination processes with the other Luther teams very quickly due to his detailed expertise. Possible risks in the course of proceedings are identified in good time and counter-positions for the defence are established.")
- Best Lawyers 2026: Recommendation in "Litigation" (first recommendation in 2024)
Clients
- Representing a large Anglo-American law firm in court proceedings concerning claims for damages raised by a former CEO of Leica AG
- Representing a large German health insurance company against a former CEO in court proceedings concerning D&O liability
- Representing an American manufacturer of counter surveillance-products against administrative measures implemented by the Federal Network Agency
- Advising one of the leading European commercial vehicle, motor and machine engineering enterprises on the structuring of supply relationships for sourcing of products in Asia
- Worldwide operating manufacturer of tractors and agricultural machinery: Legal advice on all legal issues in (cross-border) supply and distribution relations, as well as in the area of product liability and product safety law
- Permanent representation of a globally operating American manufacturer of adhesives in product liability cases
- Asian power tool manufacturer : ongoing advice on product safety issues
- Representing a market leader in electronics/electricity transfer in international arbitration proceedings
- Various mechanical engineering companies: ongoing legal advice on all legal issues concerning the structuring of supply and distribution relationships (in particular concerning cross-border transactions) as well as on product liability and safety law
Publications
- Bearbeitung des Kommentar §§ 343 – 382 HGB, in: Handelsgesetzbuch: HGB, herausgegeben von Prof. Dr. Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Ulrich Haas, Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt, 6. Auflage 2023
- Bearbeitung des Kommentar §§ 343 – 381 HGB, in: HGB-Kommentar, herausgegeben von Prof. Dr. Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Ulrich Haas, Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt, 5. Auflage 2019
- Tücken im Exportvertrag, in: UnternehmerEdition, Heft 06/2013
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels Praxistipps Produkthaftung, in: Compliance in der Unternehmerpraxis, herausgegeben von Gregor Wecker & Bastian Ohl, Springer Gabler Verlag, 3. Auflage 2013
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "Praxistipps Produkthaftung", in: Compliance in der Unternehmerpraxis: Grundlagen, Organisation und Umsetzung, herausgeben von Gregor Wecker & Bastian Ohl, Springer Gabler Verlag, 3. Auflage, 2013
- Bearbeitung der Kapitel Produkthaftung/Produktsicherheit sowie Händlerverträge/Handelsvertreterverträge, in: Unternehmenskauf, herausgegeben von Dr. Hermann J. Knott, LL.M, und Dr. Werner Mielke, LL.M, RWS Verlag, 4. Auflage, Dezember 2011
- Ausgebremste Autohersteller
- Der KFZ-Hersteller als privilegierter Garantiegeber?
Blog posts
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Prof. Dr Hans-Georg Hahn
Of Counsel
Hanover
Dr Marcus Backes
Partner
Hamburg
Daniel Zintl
Partner
Leipzig
Kerstin Belovitzer-Franz
Counsel
Stuttgart
Reinhard Willemsen
Partner
Munich, Cologne
Thomas Weidlich, LL.M. (Hull)
Partner
Cologne
Anne Caroline Wegner, LL.M. (European University Institute)
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Andreas Blunk, MLE
Partner
Hanover
Achim Braner
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Axel Braun
Partner
Cologne
Prof. Dr Robert von Steinau-Steinrück
Partner
Berlin
Birgitta von Dresky
Partner
Singapore
Dr Christoph von Burgsdorff, LL.M. (Essex)
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Kuuya Josef Chibanguza, LL.B.
Partner
Hanover
Klaus Thönißen, LL.M. (San Francisco)
Partner
Essen
Dr Maximilian Dorndorf
Partner
Essen