Michelle Petruzzelli
Areas of practice
Michelle Petruzzelli advises on matters relating to information technology and data protection law. A focus of her advisory services is drafting and negotiating IT contracts, as well as advising on data protection law. Another focus of her work is providing advice on matters pertaining to the law of statements, in particular in connection with social media and job application platforms.
Vita
Michelle Petruzzelli studied law at the University of Cologne (Germany). Her subsequent legal training including training periods at international business law firms in Cologne and in Barcelona (Spain), amongst others. Michelle Petruzzelli passed her second state law exam in 2015, following which she worked as a lawyer in a business law firm in the area of IT before moving to Luther in 2019.
Honors and distinctions
- The Legal 500 Germany 2025: Mention in the category "Information Technology - Data Protection" (first mention in 2023)
- Best Lawyers 2026: Recommended in "Ones to Watch" in "Data Security and Privacy Law" (first mention in 2023) and "Information Technology Law" (first mention in 2025)
Publications
Blog posts
Lectures
- 13.09.2023: Update DSGVO - Angemessenheitsbeschluss USA, Untersagungsverfügung der Fanpage der Bundesregierung durch den BfDI, EuGH Urteil zum Schadensersatz.
- 15.06.2023: Datenschutzanforderungen bei Social Media Auftritten
- 09.05.2023: Mandantenseminar „Update DSGVO, Cloud, Digitalisierung und Whistleblowing“
Senior Associate
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Adrian Freidank
Counsel
Cologne
Alexander F. Liebing, LL.M.
Counsel
Leipzig
Alina Moers
Associate
Cologne
Dr Aline Mück
Senior Associate
Cologne
Alisa Schöneberg
Associate
Cologne
Dr.iur. Andreas Knaul, LL.M. diap (ENA)
Berlin
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Dr Andreas Kloyer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., London
Andreas Tüxen, LL.M. (American University / WCL)
Partner
Berlin
Anja Schwarz, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Anna-Laura Martens
Associate
Berlin
Anne-Sophie Fischer
Associate
Munich
Anton Spinty
Senior Associate
Berlin
Dr Astrid Schnabel, LL.M. (Emory)
Partner
Hamburg
Benedikt Stücker
Senior Associate
Hanover
Dr Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Caroline Ackermann
Counsel
Munich
Carsten Andreas Senze
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Cédric Müller, LL.M. (Bristol)
Partner
Essen
Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)
Partner
Berlin
Christian Kuß, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Christian Rabe
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Christiane Kühn, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Partner
Munich
Christina Rygula, LL.M. (Dublin)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Clara Schulze Velmede
Associate
Leipzig
Clara von Wolffersdorff
Associate
Leipzig
Cornelia Yzer
Of Counsel
Berlin
Dr Daniel Bischof
Counsel
Hamburg
Daniel Latta
Partner
Berlin
Dr Denis Schütz
Senior Associate
Essen
Dr Detlef Mäder
Partner
Cologne, Dusseldorf
Dominik Menhaj
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Elisabeth Kohoutek
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Eric Doyé
Associate
Leipzig
Felix Hielscher
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Franziska Maier, LL.M. (UCLA)
Associate
Stuttgart
Franziska Neugebauer
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Geert Johann Seelig
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Gernot-Rüdiger Engel
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Gregor Wecker
Partner
Cologne
Guido Wenzel
Partner
Hamburg
Hannah Aigner
Senior Associate
Munich
Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)
Partner
Brussels, Dusseldorf
Iris López Martínez, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Dr Isabel Schäfer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
István Fancsik, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Essen
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
Jenny Schindler
Senior Associate
Munich
Johannes Klausch, LL.M. (London)
Partner
Berlin
Dr Johannes Becker
Counsel
Cologne
Jonny H. Giessel
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Jörgen Tielmann, LL.M.
Partner
Hamburg
Julian Adams
Associate
Hamburg
Karsten Köhler
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Katharina Preuss
Senior Associate
Cologne
Katharina Klenk-Wernitzki, Dipl. Reg.-Wiss
Partner
Berlin, Cologne
Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Kay Oelschlägel
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Kuuya Josef Chibanguza, LL.B.
Partner
Hanover
Laura Hoffmann, LL.M. (Dresden/London)
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Lida Karra
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Lutz Keller
Senior Associate
Cologne
Manuel Rueß
Associate
Hamburg
Marc Theiner
Associate
Singapore
Dr Markus Sengpiel
Managing Partner
Cologne
Martin Zackor, LL.M. (UCD)
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Maximilian Issels, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Munich
Dr Maximilian Kressner, M.Jur. (Oxford)
Partner
Singapore
Dr Maximilian Dorndorf
Partner
Essen
Dr Melanie Verstege
Counsel
Essen
Dr Michael Rath
Partner
Cologne
Michelle Petruzzelli
Senior Associate
Cologne
Niccolo Langenheim, LL.M.
Associate
Cologne
Paula Dresler
Associate
Berlin
Philipp Dietz, LL.M. (Edinburgh)
Partner
Cologne
Pierre Daniel Wittmann
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Robert Schindler
Counsel
Essen
Dr Rolf Kobabe
Partner
Hamburg
Sabrina Aurnhammer
Associate
Munich
Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Munich
Silvia C. Bauer
Partner
Cologne
Stefanie Kandzia, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Stefanie Hellmich, LL.M.
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Steffen Häberer
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.
Partner
Munich
Stephan Gittermann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Stephan Bausch, D.U.
Partner
Cologne
Thomas Weidlich, LL.M. (Hull)
Partner
Cologne
Dr Thomas Schwieters
Associate
Hanover
Tobias Osseforth, Mag. rer. publ.
Partner
Munich
Tobias Schneider
Senior Associate
Cologne
Volker von Alvensleben
Of Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Wulff-Axel Schmidt
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.