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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Achim Braner
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Alexander F. Liebing, LL.M.
Partner
Leipzig
Alexandra Gebauer
Associate
Munich
Dr Andreas Blunk, MLE
Partner
Hanover
Dr Andreas Kloyer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., London
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Dr Anika Wendelstein
Partner
Stuttgart
Anna-Sophia Riebeling
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Anne Caroline Wegner, LL.M. (European University Institute)
Partner
Dusseldorf
Artur Winkler
Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Astrid Seehafer, M.Sc.
Partner
Berlin
Axel Braun
Partner
Cologne
Dr Axel Mühl
Partner
Stuttgart
Benedikt Stücker
Senior Associate
Hanover
Dr Benjamin Hub
Partner
Hamburg
Birgitta von Dresky
Partner
Singapore
Dr Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Boris Ober
Partner
Cologne
Caroline Risse
Senior Associate
Berlin
Carsten Andreas Senze
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)
Partner
Berlin
Christian Brauns
Counsel
Stuttgart
Christiane Kühn, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Partner
Munich
Christina Göbel
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Christoph Schauenburg, LL.M. (London)
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Christoph von Burgsdorff, LL.M. (Essex)
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Christopher Borho
Associate
Stuttgart
Daniel Zintl
Partner
Leipzig
Daniel Hilmer
Associate
Hamburg
David Bündgens
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr David von Saucken, MJur (Oxon)
Partner
Berlin, London
Dr Delia Jusciak
Associate
Leipzig
Denis Miller
Associate
Berlin
Dr Eckart Petzold
Partner
Dusseldorf
Elena Recklin
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Elisabeth Kohoutek
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Fabien Benjamin Wehner, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Stuttgart
Felix Hielscher
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Felix Imelmann
Associate
Leipzig
Prof Dr Florian Schulz M.B.A. (Nimbas)
Partner
Hamburg
Frank Gutsche
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Geert Johann Seelig
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Gernot-Rüdiger Engel
Partner
Hamburg
Guido Dornieden
Counsel
Cologne
Gunnar Müller-Henneberg
Partner
Stuttgart
Hannah-Laura Schütte
Senior Associate
Stuttgart, Dusseldorf
Prof. Dr Hans-Georg Hahn
Of Counsel
Hanover
Dr Hans-Peter Hufschlag
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)
Partner
Brussels, Dusseldorf
Ingo Erberich
Partner
Cologne
Isabel Dorothee Ruhnke, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
Jan-Christian Schmid
Senior Associate
Leipzig, Hamburg
Dr Jan-Moritz M. Hahn
Associate
Leipzig
Jens Kaiser
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Jens-Uwe Heuer-James
Partner
Hanover
Jette Gustafsson, LL.M. (Boston)
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Johannes Becker
Partner
Cologne
Dr Johannes Teichmann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Julian Monden
Senior Associate
Hanover
Julian Wantzen, LL.M. (Wellington)
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Julie Schwarz, LL.M. (Georgetown)
Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Katharina Klenk-Wernitzki, Dipl. Reg.-Wiss
Partner
Berlin, Cologne
Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.
Partner
Cologne
Kerstin Belovitzer-Franz
Counsel
Stuttgart
Kim Larissa Kähler, LL.B.
Associate
Hanover
Klaus Thönißen, LL.M. (San Francisco)
Partner
Essen
Dr Klaus Schaffner
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Kuuya Josef Chibanguza, LL.B.
Partner
Hanover
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Leon Breiden
Associate
Cologne
Lida Karra
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Linda Kirchhoff
Senior Associate
Munich
Luisa Kramer
Associate
Hamburg
Lukas Kirchhof, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Lutz Keller
Senior Associate
Cologne
Maike Böttcher
Associate
Hanover
Dr Marcus Backes
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Maresa Hormes
Counsel
Essen
Mathis Lorenzen, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Maxim Oertel
Senior Associate
Berlin
Dr Maximilian Dorndorf
Partner
Essen
Dr Maximilian Bahnsen
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Michael Ebert
Counsel
Stuttgart
Michael Pfeiffer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Mike Hillers
Associate
Hanover
Nicole Fröhlich
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Nina Klünker, LL.M. (KCL)
Associate
Berlin
Ole-Jochen Melchior
Partner
Essen
Patrick Vinson
Associate
Hanover
Paul Schreiner
Partner
Cologne, Essen
Dr Paul Gooren, LL.M. (Chicago)
Partner
Berlin
Paul Herter
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Rebecca Romig
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Reinhard Willemsen
Partner
Munich, Cologne
Dr Robert Burkert
Counsel
Hamburg
Robert Schindler
Counsel
Essen
Prof. Dr Robert von Steinau-Steinrück
Partner
Berlin
Roberto Pirschel
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Rut Herten-Koch, M.A.
Partner
Berlin
Sabrina Aurnhammer
Associate
Munich
Salvatore Calcagno
Counsel
Stuttgart
Dr Sandra Bausch
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Munich
Severin Uhsler
Associate
Munich
Dr Steffen Gaber, LL.M. (Sydney)
Partner
Stuttgart
Stephanie Quaß
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Thomas Weidlich, LL.M. (Hull)
Partner
Cologne
Dr Thomas Halberkamp
Partner
Hanover
Dr Thomas Hufnagel
Partner
Singapore
Dr Thomas Kuhnle
Partner
Stuttgart, London
Dr Thomas Schwieters
Associate
Hanover
Dr Ulrich Philippi
Partner
Stuttgart
Volker Steimle
Partner
Cologne
Wolfgang Liebau
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Wulff-Axel Schmidt
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.