Jens-Uwe Heuer-James
Areas of practice
Jens-Uwe Heuer-James advises on all issues pertaining to commercial law. He specialises in drafting and negotiating complex contracts, such as plant engineering agreements, as well as claim management. Another focus of his work is advising on product liability and product safety, particularly on special topics such as CE conformity evaluation and technical documentation. His clients are final manufacturers and suppliers from the engineering and electrical engineering sectors, and the consumer goods sector.
Vita
Jens-Uwe Heuer-James studied law in Hanover, Germany. He was admitted to the German Bar in 1996 and has been allowed to appear before the Higher Regional Court since 2001. He worked for a leading law firm in Hanover. In addition to working as a lawyer, he has published numerous articles, such as "Product Liability and Product Safety" and "The New Product Safety Act". Jens-Uwe Heuer-James joined Luther's commercial department as a partner in December 2011.
Honors and distinctions
- The Legal 500 Germany: Recommendation in "Product Liability" (first listed in 2020)
- Thomson Reuters 2024: Award as Stand-out Lawyer
- Best Lawyers 2024: Recommendation in "Product Liability Litigation" (first recommendation in 2018)
- kanzleimonitor.de 2017/2018: Recommendation in "Contract Law"
Clients
- Advising branded consumer goods companies on product recalls
- Contract management for one of the world's leading manufacturers of laser technology
- Contract management for Alcoa Deutschland
- Advising the professional association Verband für technische Kommunikation - tekom e.V.
- Advising a leading machine manufacturer of milling technology on warranty claims
- Contract management for a leading transmission manufacturer
Publications
- "Produkt-Compliance" in: Handbuch Künstliche Intelligenz
- Das Management von Krisenfällen beginnt bei der Produkt-Compliance, in: Die deutsche Medizintechnik-Industrie, SPECTARIS Jahrbuch 2021/2022, S. 72 (gemeinsam mit Dr. Kuuya Josef Chibanguza, LL.B. & Dr. Christoph von Burgsdorff, LL.M.)
- OLG Celle: Wesentliche Vertragsverletzungen - Art. 25 CISG, in: Zeitschrift für Internationales Wirtschaftsrecht (IWRZ) 2021, S. 133
- Produktbeobachtungspflicht und Digitalisierung, in: Kongresszeitschrift zum 24. Internationalen Jahreskongress der Automobilindustrie vom 13. bis 14. Oktober 2021 in Zwickau, S. 14
- Vertragsbeirat kein Schiedsgericht im Sinne von §§ 1025 ff. ZPO, in: Zeitschrift für Schiedsverfahren (SchiedsVZ) 2017, S.150 ff.
- Recht und mobile Dokumentation, in: Schriften zur technischen Kommunikation vom 18. Dezember 2014
- Brüssel verschärft Produktsicherheit, in: Lebensmittel Zeitung vom 30. Mai 2014
- Urheberschutz von Terminologien, in: DTT-Tagungsakte 2014, Rechte, Rendite, Ressourcen - Wirtschaftliche Aspekte des Terminologiemanagements, herausgegeben von Petra Drewer, Felix Mayer & Klaus-Dirk Schmitz
- Gesenkter Daumen, in: Frankfurter-Allgemeine-Zeitung vom 08. Januar 2014, S. 19
Blog posts
Lectures
- 30.08.2023: BCM vor Ort: Product Compliance – Wunsch und Wirklichkeit I Präsenzveranstaltung
- 15.11.2022: Commercial Roadshow 2022 I „Steuern Sie Ihr Unternehmen sicher durch bewegte Zeiten“
- 10.11.2022: AI-Bites – der Luther Lunch I Produkthaftung und Product Compliance
- 29.09.2016: Nationales und internationales Vertrags- und Produkthaftungsmanagement, Südwesttextil - Nationales und internationales Vertrags- und Produkthaftungsmanagement
- 05.12.2013: WEEE, RoHS und Produktkennzeichnung - Aktuelle Regelungen für Hersteller, Importeure und Händler von Elektro- und Elektronikgeräten, IHK Veranstaltungsreihe „Umwelt aktuell“
- 29.10.2013: Produktsicherheit, schadstofffreie Produkte und innerbetriebliches Stoff- und Risikomanagement, IHK Seminar
Michael Pfeiffer
Associate
Hamburg
Fabien Benjamin Wehner, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Stuttgart
Luisa Kramer
Associate
Hamburg
Alexandra Gebauer
Associate
Munich
Alina Moers
Associate
Cologne
Julie Schwarz, LL.M. (Georgetown)
Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Denis Miller
Associate
Berlin
Felix Imelmann
Associate
Leipzig
Mike Hillers
Associate
Hanover
Maike Böttcher
Associate
Hanover
Dr Delia Jusciak
Associate
Leipzig
Sabrina Aurnhammer
Associate
Munich
Leon Breiden
Associate
Cologne
Lida Karra
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Daniel Hilmer
Associate
Hamburg
Julian Wantzen, LL.M. (Wellington)
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Maximilian Bahnsen
Associate
Hamburg
Severin Uhsler
Associate
Munich
Patrick Vinson
Associate
Hanover
Dr Christopher Borho
Associate
Stuttgart
Nina Klünker, LL.M. (KCL)
Associate
Berlin
Kim Larissa Kähler, LL.B.
Associate
Hanover
Timo Reckert
Associate
Hanover
Dr Thomas Schwieters
Associate
Hanover
Dr Jan-Moritz M. Hahn
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Hans-Peter Hufschlag
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Stephanie Quaß
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Maxim Oertel
Senior Associate
Berlin
Alexander Masson, LL.B.
Senior Associate
Essen
Dr Robert Burkert
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Linda Kirchhoff
Senior Associate
Munich
Lukas Kirchhof, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Julian Monden
Senior Associate
Hanover
Dr Sandra Bausch
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Paul Herter
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Christina Göbel
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Mathis Lorenzen, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Jens Kaiser
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Jan-Christian Schmid
Senior Associate
Leipzig, Hamburg
Anna-Sophia Riebeling
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Caroline Risse
Senior Associate
Berlin
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
Benedikt Stücker
Senior Associate
Hanover
Felix Hielscher
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Lutz Keller
Senior Associate
Cologne
Roberto Pirschel
Senior Associate
Leipzig
David Bündgens
Senior Associate
Cologne
Hannah-Laura Schütte
Senior Associate
Stuttgart, Dusseldorf
Isabel Dorothee Ruhnke, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Kerstin Belovitzer-Franz
Counsel
Stuttgart
Guido Dornieden
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Maresa Hormes
Counsel
Essen
Dr Martin Kolmhuber
Counsel
Cologne
Wolfgang Liebau
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Elena Recklin
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Christian Brauns
Counsel
Stuttgart
Dr Michael Ebert
Counsel
Stuttgart
Dr Johannes Becker
Counsel
Cologne
Rebecca Romig
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Artur Winkler
Counsel
Hamburg
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Alexander F. Liebing, LL.M.
Counsel
Leipzig
Robert Schindler
Counsel
Essen
Prof. Dr Hans-Georg Hahn
Of Counsel
Hanover
Dr Marcus Backes
Partner
Hamburg
Daniel Zintl
Partner
Leipzig
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
Dr Gernot-Rüdiger Engel
Partner
Hamburg
Ingo Erberich
Partner
Cologne
Volker Steimle
Partner
Cologne
Nicole Fröhlich
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Carsten Andreas Senze
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Geert Johann Seelig
Partner
Hamburg
Prof Dr Florian Schulz M.B.A. (Nimbas)
Partner
Hamburg
Frank Gutsche
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Thomas Halberkamp
Partner
Hanover
Jens-Uwe Heuer-James
Partner
Hanover
Dr Benjamin Hub
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Thomas Hufnagel
Partner
Singapore
Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)
Partner
Brussels, Dusseldorf
Paul Schreiner
Partner
Cologne, Essen
Dr Andreas Kloyer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., London
Dr Wulff-Axel Schmidt
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Rolf Kobabe
Partner
Hamburg
Christoph Schauenburg, LL.M. (London)
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Klaus Schaffner
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Michael Rath
Partner
Cologne
Christiane Kühn, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Partner
Munich
Dr Thomas Kuhnle
Partner
Stuttgart, London
Christian Kuß, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Ulrich Philippi
Partner
Stuttgart
Ulf-Dieter Pape
Partner
Hanover
Dr Kay Oelschlägel
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Cédric Müller, LL.M. (Bristol)
Partner
Essen
Ole-Jochen Melchior
Partner
Essen
Dr Axel Mühl
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Eckart Petzold
Partner
Dusseldorf
Katharina Klenk-Wernitzki, Dipl. Reg.-Wiss
Partner
Berlin, Cologne
Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)
Partner
Berlin
Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Munich
Dr Rut Herten-Koch, M.A.
Partner
Berlin
Dr Paul Gooren, LL.M. (Chicago)
Partner
Berlin
Dr Steffen Gaber, LL.M. (Sydney)
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Gunnar Müller-Henneberg
Partner
Stuttgart
Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.
Partner
Cologne
Jette Gustafsson, LL.M. (Boston)
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Boris Ober
Partner
Cologne
Dr Johannes Teichmann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Elisabeth Kohoutek
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Anika Wendelstein
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Astrid Seehafer, M.Sc.
Partner
Berlin
Dr David von Saucken, MJur (Oxon)
Partner
Berlin, London