Marx Dauth, LL.M.
Areas of practice
Marx Dauth primarily advises corporations and their boards and other bodies on corporate and group law and also represents them in and out of court.
He concentrates his practice on providing ongoing corporate law advice and assistance on management and supervisory board matters, in particular, corporate governance and compliance issues and corporate law disputes.
Marx Dauth has been advising a large number of clients in the energy and insurance sectors for many years.
Vita
Marx Dauth successfully completed the German-French multi-degree law programme offered by the Universities of Cologne (Germany) and Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (France).
After obtaining his Maîtrise en droit and LL.M. and passing the second German state law exam, he worked at the international law firm DLA Piper UK LLP from late 2014 to early 2024. Marx Dauth joined Luther as a Partner in 2024.
Honors and distinctions
- The Legal 500 Germany 2025: Recommendations in the categories "Corporate law" ("Outstanding advice from Dr. Andreas Meyer-Landrut and Marx Dauth. Outstanding legal expertise combined with a thorough understanding of business, high availability and adherence to deadlines.") and "Insurance law - advice to insurance companies"
- Best Lawyers 2025: Recommendation in "Ones to Watch" in "Corporate Law"
- Best Lawyers 2023: Recommendation in "Ones to Watch" in "Gesellschaftsrecht"
Clients
- Advised EWE Aktiengesellschaft on the negotiation and conclusion of a joint venture agreement with Telekom Deutschland GmbH regarding the fibre optic roll-out
- Advised the management board of an automotive group on managerial discretion issues
- Advised the supervisory board of a listed stock corporation on compliance and management board issues
- Advised a listed real estate company on the (unwritten) responsibilities of the general meeting
- Represented EWE Aktiengesellschaft in legal disputes with former management board members
- Represented STRABAG SE in actions for annulment of the appointment of a special representative
- Represented the pension fund of Caritas in judicial disputes with a former board member
- Advised the supervisory board of a German insurance company in connection with claims for compensation against former management board members
- Advised the pension funds Kölner Pensionskasse and Pensionskasse der Caritas on their reorganisation, a reduction of benefits and on management matters
- Advised on the cross-border intra-group merger of two insurance companies
Memberships
- Wissenschaftliche Vereinigung für Unternehmens- und Gesellschaftsrecht (VGR) e.V.
- Juristen des deutschen und französischen Rechts (J.D.F.R.) e.V.
Stephan Gittermann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Stefan Galla
Partner
Essen
Nicole Fröhlich
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Martin Fleckenstein
Partner
Berlin
Sebastian Fedder
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Gernot-Rüdiger Engel
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Borbála Dux-Wenzel, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Karsten Köhler
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Philip Dohse
Partner
Hamburg
Ulf-Dieter Pape
Partner
Hanover
Prof. Dr Christian Burholt, LL.M.
Partner
Berlin
Dr Christoph von Burgsdorff, LL.M. (Essex)
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Michael Bormann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Lars Bollensen
Partner
Hamburg
Jens Bock
Partner
Berlin
Dr Carsten E. Beisheim
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Arndt Begemann
Of Counsel
Essen
Dr Johannes Becker
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Stephan Bausch, D.U.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Marcus Backes
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Marco Arteaga
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Stefan Altenschmidt, LL.M. (Nottingham)
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Konrad Adenauer
Partner
Cologne
Hans-Christian Ackermann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Amos Münch
Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Ann-Kathrin Jungen
Associate
Cologne
Daniel Stracke
Associate
Berlin
Mirjam Marte
Associate
Stuttgart
Eva Bader
Associate
Munich
Dr David von Saucken, MJur (Oxon)
Partner
Berlin, London
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)
Partner
Berlin
Philipp Dietz, LL.M. (Edinburgh)
Partner
Cologne
Prof. Dr Tobias Leidinger
Partner
Dusseldorf
Marie Hoster, LL.B.
Associate
Essen, Dusseldorf
Ahmed Zoughbi
Associate
Dusseldorf
Simon Wickel
Associate
Dusseldorf
Marc Urlichs
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Jacqueline Dutz
Associate
Leipzig
Alexandra Gebauer
Associate
Munich
Benedikt Stücker
Senior Associate
Hanover
Dr Johannes Teichmann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Christiane Kühn, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Partner
Munich
Severin Uhsler
Associate
Munich
Anne Biebler
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.
Partner
Munich
Dr Frederic Tewes
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
David Wölting
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Andreas Blunk, MLE
Partner
Hanover
Eric Sublon
Senior Partner
Luxembourg
Dr Andreas Kloyer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., London
Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Munich
Alexander Masson, LL.B.
Senior Associate
Essen
Dr Oliver Kairies
Partner
Hanover
Dominique Kurtz
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Birgitta von Dresky
Partner
Singapore
Volkan Top
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Philipp Glock
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Matthias Wagner
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Tarik Bilici, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Dusseldorf
Christoph Schnoor
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Cédric Müller, LL.M. (Bristol)
Partner
Essen
Anne Caroline Wegner, LL.M. (European University Institute)
Partner
Dusseldorf
Jan-Christian Schmid
Senior Associate
Leipzig, Hamburg
Robert Goerend
Partner
Luxembourg
Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)
Partner
Brussels, Dusseldorf
Dr Jörgen Tielmann, LL.M.
Partner
Hamburg
Maximilian Issels, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Munich
Georg Scherpf
Partner
Hamburg
Estelle Bichon Sun, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Singapore
Martin Zackor, LL.M. (UCD)
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Sabrina Aurnhammer
Associate
Munich
Dr Karina Wojtowicz
Senior Associate
Hanover
Stephanie Quaß
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Sabrina Desens
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Zacharias-Alexis Schneider, LL.B., LL.M.
Partner
Hanover
Marx Dauth, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Richard Happ
Partner
Hamburg
Arne Stumpe
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Jana Karras
Associate
Leipzig
Paulina Noppeney
Associate
Berlin
Lukas Erdmann
Associate
Berlin
Michael Pfeiffer
Associate
Hamburg
Oliver Köhler
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Raffaela Hauenstein
Associate
Munich
Yelena Bade
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Quirin Wedel, LL.M. (London)
Associate
Hamburg
Falco Rohrberg, LL.M. (Uppsala)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Selin Sahin
Associate
Dusseldorf
Tiffany Lessing, LL.M.
Associate
Singapore
Luca Thönes, LL.M. (Miami)
Senior Legal Consultant
Hamburg
Samira Altdorf, LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Axel Mühl
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Aurélien Latouche
Partner
Luxembourg
Euryale Didillon
Counsel
Luxembourg
Mathieu Laurent
Partner
Luxembourg
Tillmann Kamp
Associate
Cologne
Timo Reckert
Associate
Hanover
Dr Joachim Heinemann
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Daniela Salm
Counsel
Brussels
Huguette Ashley Ntsangha
Senior Associate
Luxembourg
Hajar Assebbane
Senior Associate
Luxembourg
Lasse Langfeldt, LL.M. (Uppsala), LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)
Senior Associate
Brussels
Martin Lawall, LL.M. (University of Glasgow)
Senior Associate
Brussels
Sophia Meyer, Maître en Droit
Associate
Berlin
Artur Winkler
Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Holger Stappert
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr André Große Vorholt
Partner
Munich
Alexander Bohusch
Partner
Yangon, Singapore
Simone Lersch
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Angelo Vallone
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Arnd Becker
Partner
Essen
Prof. Christian Zanner
Partner
Berlin
Cornelia Yzer
Of Counsel
Berlin
Thomas Weidlich, LL.M. (Hull)
Partner
Cologne
Denis Ullrich
Partner
Leipzig
Andreas Tüxen, LL.M. (American University / WCL)
Partner
Berlin
Gerd Stuhlmacher
Partner
Munich
Dr Hendrik Bernd Sehy
Counsel
Hanover
Prof Dr Florian Schulz M.B.A. (Nimbas)
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Barbara Schmidt
Partner
Leipzig
Tim Rauschning
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Alexander Mönnig, LL.M. (Manchester), E.M.L.E.
Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Andreas Meyer-Landrut
Of Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Moritz Mentzel
Counsel
Berlin
Dr Thomas Kuhnle
Partner
Stuttgart, London
Dr Stefan Kobes
Partner
Berlin
Dr Rolf Kobabe
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Guido Jansen
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Benjamin Hub
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Thomas Halberkamp
Partner
Hanover
Franz-Rudolf Groß, LL.M. (London)
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Cosima Flock
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dennis Gerdes
Senior Consultant
Hamburg
Dr Daniel Schubmann
Counsel
Hanover
Dr Jan-David Jäger
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Jenny Tsynn
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Robert Schindler
Counsel
Essen
Dr Benjamin Effler
Associate
Berlin
Dr Jan-Lukas Henkst
Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Denis Schütz
Senior Associate
Essen
Dr Sven C. Stumm MJur (Oxon)
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Maximilian Kressner, M.Jur. (Oxford)
Partner
Singapore
Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.
Partner
Cologne
Yann Spiegelhalter
Counsel
Luxembourg
Pauline Müller
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Prof. Dr Jörg Rodewald
Partner
Berlin
Céline S. H. Breitenmoser, M.A. HSG
Associate
Singapore
Dr Pia Rademaker, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Munich
Vivien Insa Seifert
Associate
Hanover
Clemens Leitner, LL.M. (UCL)
Partner
Singapore
Vanessa Meireles Schilling, LL.M. (Geneva MIDS)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Andy Schaal, LL.M.
Counsel
Berlin
Alexander F. Liebing, LL.M.
Counsel
Leipzig
Dr Rut Herten-Koch, M.A.
Partner
Berlin
Julian Monden
Senior Associate
Hanover
Ruth-Maria Thomsen
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Sabrina Rosbroj
Associate
Singapore
Martina Steude, LL.M. (Cape Town)
Senior Associate
Hanover, Hamburg
Bernhard Burkert, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Counsel
Berlin
Małgorzata Albe, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Leipzig
Anne-Sophie Fischer
Associate
Munich
Julian Wantzen, LL.M. (Wellington)
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Marie Pauline Fay
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Frances Wolf
Senior Associate
Hamburg, Hanover
Lukas Baumgärtner, Mag. Iur, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Bangkok
Charlotte Riese
Senior Associate
Berlin
Dr Gregor Wecker
Partner
Cologne
Ann-Kristin Freiheit
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Daniel Hilmer
Associate
Hamburg
Sophie Schulz
Associate
Leipzig
Julia Walther
Associate
Leipzig
Clara von Wolffersdorff
Associate
Leipzig
Henrik Fischer
Associate
Leipzig
Dr SHEN Yuan / 沈媛 博士 LL.M. (CUPL/Köln)
Counsel
Cologne
Jade Timmermann, LL.M. (London)
Associate
Leipzig
Samantha Oehlke
Associate
Singapore
Constance Xue Yao Valsemey, LL.M.
Associate
Singapore
Daniel Naumann
Partner
Leipzig
Nadine Schreiber, M.A.
Senior Associate
Cologne
Elena Recklin
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Benedikt Rechner
Counsel
Berlin
Dr.iur. Andreas Knaul, LL.M. diap (ENA)
Berlin
Doreen König
Partner
Berlin
Verena Dimarch
Counsel
Munich
Dr Ulrich Philippi
Partner
Stuttgart
Thomas Köhler
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Rares Holonec
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Michael Ströbel, LL.M. (University of Auckland)
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Markus Sengpiel
Managing Partner
Cologne
Katja Neumüller
Counsel
Cologne
Frank Gutsche
Partner
Stuttgart
Elisabeth Lepique
Managing Partner
Cologne
Dr Eberhard Vetter
Partner
Cologne
Christian Brauns
Counsel
Stuttgart
Janis Rentrop
Associate
Cologne
Jan-Patrik Welter
Senior Associate
Hamburg
David Nückel
Associate
Dusseldorf
Philipp Kersting
Partner
Jakarta
Lida Karra
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Andreas Mally
Counsel
Leipzig
Marco Dauner
Associate
Stuttgart
Florian Plambeck
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Claus Trenner, LL.M.
Partner
Singapore, Delhi-Gurugram
Johannes Pieper, LL.M.
Counsel
Singapore
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
Marc Theiner
Associate
Singapore
Thi Thuy Trang Phan, LL.M.
Partner
Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Fabian Lorenz, M.A.
Partner
Bangkok
Alina Kühn
Associate
Essen
Imke Glücks
Partner
Essen
Dr Sebastian Berndt
Associate
Munich
Lara Zölck
Associate
Berlin
Prof. Dr Hans-Georg Hahn
Of Counsel
Hanover
Dr Valerie Blettenberg
Associate
Munich
Pauline Kummer
Associate
Munich
Dr Thorsten Becker
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Stefan Hubertus Tolksdorf, LL.M. (King's College London)
Senior Associate
Hanover
Paul Jakob Kurz
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Eckart Petzold
Partner
Dusseldorf
Leon C. Schmitter, LL.M.
Associate
Cologne
Mike Hillers
Associate
Hanover
Felix Imelmann
Associate
Leipzig
Hla Yadanar Win
Associate
Yangon
Guido Wenzel
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Mirjam Weiße
Of Counsel
Frankfurt a.M., Munich
Dr Knut Unger
Partner
Singapore
Thiri May Thu
Associate
Yangon
Saw Thaw Tu Htoo
Associate
Yangon
Dr Karl-Christian Stopp
Of Counsel
Leipzig
Anton Spinty
Senior Associate
Berlin
Fabienne Scharfe, LL.M. (Tulane, New Orleans)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Klaus Schaffner
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Marc Peters, LL.M. oec.
Counsel
Cologne
Mee Foo Moh
Of Counsel
Singapore
Maung Maung Min Khaung
Associate
Yangon
Dragana Mendes-Bozic
Luxembourg
Grégory Maricle
Senior Associate
Luxembourg
Dr Mathias Mailänder
Counsel
Hamburg
Wolfgang Liebau
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Philipp Kropatscheck Nguyen, LL.M.
Of Counsel
Singapore
Oliver Krall, LL.M. (Wellington)
Of Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Lukas Kirchhof, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Shi Yin Khoo, M.A. (Cantab)
Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Dr Sonja Daniela Kellermann
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Lena-Annika Kauer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Thomas Hufnagel
Partner
Singapore
Ramona Hubracht, LL.M. Taxation
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Ekkehard Hübel
Counsel
Hamburg
Anneleen Hofkens
Counsel
Luxembourg
Dr Marilen Hilbert
Counsel
Stuttgart
Jan Hansen
Senior Associate
Cologne
Thi Ha
Associate
Yangon
Dr Bernd Götze
Of Counsel
Singapore
Silke Gottschalk, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Michael Ebert
Counsel
Stuttgart
Rolf Corsten
Of Counsel
Dusseldorf
Charlotte Buck
Associate
Hanover
Dr Jürgen Bremer
Partner
Dusseldorf
Lilith Boos
Associate
Dusseldorf