Simone Lersch
Areas of practice
Simone Lersch advises on all aspects of white-collar crime and medical criminal law. She represents companies and individuals in preliminary investigations regarding criminal and administrative offences, helps companies/service providers identify risks under white-collar and medical criminal law in the context of mergers and acquisitions and advises on the introduction, implementation and review of compliance structures.
Vita
Simone Lersch studied law in Bonn (Germany) from 1998 to 2003. From 2006 to 2015, she worked as a public prosecutor in Cologne (Germany). Simone Lersch was admitted to the German Bar in 2015 and initially worked at Tsambikakis & Partner, a Cologne-based, nationally renowned law firm that specialised in white-collar and medical criminal law, before moving to Luther in 2025.
Simone Lersch is a lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences for Police and Public Administration in North Rhine-Westphalia (HSPV NRW), where she lectures on criminal and criminal procedural law.
Honors and distinctions
- The Legal 500 Germany 2024: Recommendation in "White-Collar Crime: Advice to Companies" ("Simone Lersch: More experience and commitment is not possible. Always on the ball, always paying attention to detail. Excellent at communicating with clients and with authorities and courts. Very knowledgeable and tactically clever. Focused on clear analysis and well-founded recommendations, not show. Excellent understanding of corporate group interrelations and coordination with other advisory services. ", first recommendation in 2020)
- The Legal 500 Germany 2022: Recommendation in "Industry Focus - Health Care & Life Science" ("Simone Lersch: Very good insights and perspectives on the specifics of the healthcare market and the strategic view that leads to optimal advice and decision-making in the company. ", first recommendation in 2020)
- Best Lawyers 2025: Recommendation in "Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice"
- Best Lawyers 2024: Recommendation in "Criminal Tax Practice"
Memberships
- JuWiSt e.V.
- KAV
Counsel
Ahmed Zoughbi
Associate
Dusseldorf
Lara Zölck
Associate
Berlin
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
Martin Zackor, LL.M. (UCD)
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Cornelia Yzer
Of Counsel
Berlin
Hla Yadanar Win
Associate
Yangon
Frances Wolf
Senior Associate
Hamburg, Hanover
Dr Karina Wojtowicz
Senior Associate
Hanover
Artur Winkler
Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Thomas Willaschek
Partner
Berlin
Simon Wickel
Associate
Dusseldorf
Guido Wenzel
Partner
Hamburg
Jan-Patrik Welter
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Mirjam Weiße
Of Counsel
Frankfurt a.M., Munich
Thomas Weidlich, LL.M. (Hull)
Partner
Cologne
Anne Caroline Wegner, LL.M. (European University Institute)
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Gregor Wecker
Partner
Cologne
Julia Walther
Associate
Leipzig
Matthias Wagner
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Clara von Wolffersdorff
Associate
Leipzig
Dr David von Saucken, MJur (Oxon)
Partner
Berlin, London
Dr Eberhard Vetter
Partner
Cologne
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Constance Xue Yao Valsemey, LL.M.
Associate
Singapore
Marc Urlichs
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Knut Unger
Partner
Singapore
Denis Ullrich
Partner
Leipzig
Severin Uhsler
Associate
Munich
Andreas Tüxen, LL.M. (American University / WCL)
Partner
Berlin
Jenny Tsynn
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Claus Trenner, LL.M.
Partner
Singapore, Delhi-Gurugram
Volkan Top
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Stefan Hubertus Tolksdorf, LL.M. (King's College London)
Senior Associate
Hanover
Dr Jörgen Tielmann, LL.M.
Partner
Hamburg
Thiri May Thu
Associate
Yangon
Klaus Thönißen, LL.M. (San Francisco)
Partner
Essen
Ruth-Maria Thomsen
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Marc Theiner
Associate
Singapore
Saw Thaw Tu Htoo
Associate
Yangon
Dr Johannes Teichmann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Sven C. Stumm MJur (Oxon)
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Gerd Stuhlmacher
Partner
Munich
Benedikt Stücker
Senior Associate
Hanover
Michael Ströbel, LL.M. (University of Auckland)
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Karl-Christian Stopp
Of Counsel
Leipzig
Martina Steude, LL.M. (Cape Town)
Senior Associate
Hanover, Hamburg
Dr Holger Stappert
Partner
Dusseldorf
Anton Spinty
Senior Associate
Berlin
Jan Spiering, LL.M. Taxation
Associate
Hanover
Yann Spiegelhalter
Counsel
Luxembourg
Shannon Charlotte Sopper, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr SHEN Yuan / 沈媛 博士 LL.M. (CUPL/Köln)
Counsel
Cologne
Vivien Insa Seifert
Associate
Hanover
Dr Hendrik Bernd Sehy
Counsel
Hanover
Dr Astrid Seehafer, M.Sc.
Partner
Berlin
Anja Schwarz, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Denis Schütz
Senior Associate
Essen
Hannah-Laura Schütte
Senior Associate
Stuttgart, Dusseldorf
Prof Dr Florian Schulz M.B.A. (Nimbas)
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Daniel Schubmann
Counsel
Hanover
Paul Schreiner
Partner
Cologne, Essen
Nadine Schreiber, M.A.
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Zacharias-Alexis Schneider, LL.B., LL.M.
Partner
Hanover
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Leon C. Schmitter, LL.M.
Associate
Cologne
Dr Barbara Schmidt
Partner
Leipzig
Jan-Christian Schmid
Senior Associate
Leipzig, Hamburg
Robert Schindler
Counsel
Essen
Georg Scherpf
Partner
Hamburg
Fabienne Scharfe, LL.M. (Tulane, New Orleans)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Klaus Schaffner
Partner
Leipzig
Andy Schaal, LL.M.
Counsel
Berlin
Dr Daniela Salm
Counsel
Brussels
Dr Eva Maria K. Rütz, LL.M.
Partner
Dusseldorf, Cologne
Isabel Dorothee Ruhnke, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Manuel Rueß
Associate
Hamburg
Sabrina Rosbroj
Associate
Singapore
Rebecca Romig
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Falco Rohrberg, LL.M. (Uppsala)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Jens Röhrbein
Partner
Hanover
Prof. Dr Jörg Rodewald
Partner
Berlin
Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.
Partner
Munich
Charlotte Riese
Senior Associate
Berlin
Elena Recklin
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Timo Reckert
Associate
Hanover
Dr Pia Rademaker, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Munich
Florian Plambeck
Associate
Hamburg
Johannes Pieper, LL.M.
Counsel
Singapore
Dr Ulrich Philippi
Partner
Stuttgart
Thi Thuy Trang Phan, LL.M.
Partner
Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City
Michael Pfeiffer
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Eckart Petzold
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Marc Peters, LL.M. oec.
Counsel
Cologne
Frederike Peters
Senior Consultant
Berlin
Robert Pacholski
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Tobias Osseforth, Mag. rer. publ.
Partner
Munich
Theresa Oesch
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Kay Oelschlägel
Partner
Hamburg
Samantha Oehlke
Associate
Singapore
Paulina Noppeney
Associate
Berlin
Katja Neumüller
Counsel
Cologne
Daniel Naumann
Partner
Leipzig
Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Cédric Müller, LL.M. (Bristol)
Partner
Essen
Dr Axel Mühl
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Aline Mück
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Alexander Mönnig, LL.M. (Manchester), E.M.L.E.
Counsel
Hamburg
Julian Monden
Senior Associate
Hanover
Mee Foo Moh
Of Counsel
Singapore
Maung Maung Min Khaung
Associate
Yangon
Dr Andreas Meyer-Landrut
Of Counsel
Dusseldorf
Sophia Meyer, Maître en Droit
Associate
Berlin
Dr Moritz Mentzel
Counsel
Berlin
Dragana Mendes-Bozic
Luxembourg
Achim Meier
Partner
Essen
Alexander Masson, LL.B.
Senior Associate
Essen
Fabian Lorenz, M.A.
Partner
Bangkok
Alexander F. Liebing, LL.M.
Counsel
Leipzig
Wolfgang Liebau
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Tiffany Lessing, LL.M.
Associate
Singapore
Simone Lersch
Counsel
Cologne
Elisabeth Lepique
Managing Partner
Cologne
Clemens Leitner, LL.M. (UCL)
Partner
Singapore
Martin Lawall, LL.M. (University of Glasgow)
Senior Associate
Brussels
Mathieu Laurent
Partner
Luxembourg
Aurélien Latouche
Partner
Luxembourg
Lasse Langfeldt, LL.M. (Uppsala), LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)
Senior Associate
Brussels
Paul Jakob Kurz
Associate
Leipzig
Dominique Kurtz
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Pauline Kummer
Associate
Munich
Dr Thomas Kuhnle
Partner
Stuttgart, London
Alina Kühn
Associate
Essen
Sebo-Franz Krubally
Senior Associate
Berlin
Dr Maximilian Kressner, M.Jur. (Oxford)
Partner
Singapore
Luisa Kramer
Associate
Hamburg
Oliver Krall, LL.M. (Wellington)
Of Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Lisa Kraayvanger
Senior Associate
Hanover
Doreen König
Partner
Berlin
Elisabeth Kohoutek
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Thomas Köhler
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Karsten Köhler
Partner
Leipzig
Dr.iur. Andreas Knaul, LL.M. diap (ENA)
Berlin
Dr Andreas Kloyer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., London
Lukas Kirchhof, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Shi Yin Khoo, M.A. (Cantab)
Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Philipp Kersting
Partner
Jakarta
Dr Sonja Daniela Kellermann
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Lena-Annika Kauer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Lida Karra
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Stefanie Kandzia, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Tillmann Kamp
Associate
Cologne
Dr Oliver Kairies
Partner
Hanover
Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)
Partner
Brussels, Dusseldorf
Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Munich
Dr Jan-David Jäger
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Maximilian Issels, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Munich
Felix Imelmann
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Thomas Hufnagel
Partner
Singapore
Dr Benjamin Hub
Partner
Hamburg
Isabel Hoyer
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Marie Hoster, LL.B.
Associate
Essen, Dusseldorf
Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)
Partner
Berlin
Rares Holonec
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Anneleen Hofkens
Counsel
Luxembourg
Daniel Hilmer
Associate
Hamburg
Mike Hillers
Associate
Hanover
Dr Marilen Hilbert
Counsel
Stuttgart
Dr Joachim Heinemann
Partner
Hamburg
Raffaela Hauenstein
Associate
Munich
Dr Richard Happ
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Thomas Halberkamp
Partner
Hanover
Prof. Dr Hans-Georg Hahn
Of Counsel
Hanover
Thi Ha
Associate
Yangon
Frank Gutsche
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr André Große Vorholt
Partner
Munich
Daniel Greger
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Bernd Götze
Of Counsel
Singapore
Silke Gottschalk, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Thomas Gohrke
Partner
Hanover, Leipzig
Robert Goerend
Partner
Luxembourg
Imke Glücks
Partner
Essen
Philipp Glock
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Stephan Gittermann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Alexandra Gebauer
Associate
Munich
Dr Stefan Galla
Partner
Essen
Ann-Kristin Freiheit
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Anne-Sophie Fischer
Associate
Munich
Sebastian Fedder
Partner
Hamburg
Marie Pauline Fay
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Ricarda Maria Essel
Counsel
Berlin
Charlotte Elsner
Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Benjamin Effler
Associate
Berlin
Dr Michael Ebert
Counsel
Stuttgart
Jacqueline Dutz
Associate
Leipzig
Birgitta von Dresky
Partner
Singapore
Dr Philip Dohse
Partner
Hamburg
Verena Dimarch
Counsel
Munich
Philipp Dietz, LL.M. (Edinburgh)
Partner
Cologne
Euryale Didillon
Counsel
Luxembourg
Marx Dauth, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Marco Dauner
Associate
Stuttgart
Rolf Corsten
Of Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Kuuya Josef Chibanguza, LL.B.
Partner
Hanover
Dr Robert Burkert
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Prof. Dr Christian Burholt, LL.M.
Partner
Berlin
Dr Christoph von Burgsdorff, LL.M. (Essex)
Partner
Hamburg
Charlotte Buck
Associate
Hanover
Pascal Brinkmann, LL.B. (London), LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Kuala Lumpur
Dr Jürgen Bremer
Partner
Dusseldorf
Céline S. H. Breitenmoser, M.A. HSG
Associate
Singapore
Christian Brauns
Counsel
Stuttgart
Dr Michael Bormann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Alexander Bohusch
Partner
Yangon, Singapore
Jens Bock
Partner
Berlin
Dr Andreas Blunk, MLE
Partner
Hanover
Dr Valerie Blettenberg
Associate
Munich
Anne Biebler
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Estelle Bichon Sun, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Singapore
Dr Sebastian Berndt
Associate
Munich
Dr Carsten E. Beisheim
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Arndt Begemann
Of Counsel
Essen
Dr Arnd Becker
Partner
Essen
Dr Johannes Becker
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Thorsten Becker
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Lukas Baumgärtner, Mag. Iur, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Bangkok
Dr Maximilian Bahnsen
Associate
Hamburg
Eva Bader
Associate
Munich
Dr Marcus Backes
Partner
Hamburg
Sabrina Aurnhammer
Associate
Munich
Hajar Assebbane
Senior Associate
Luxembourg
Huguette Ashley Ntsangha
Senior Associate
Luxembourg
Volker von Alvensleben
Of Counsel
Hamburg
Samira Altdorf, LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Konrad Adenauer
Partner
Cologne
Hans-Christian Ackermann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Caroline Ackermann
Counsel
Munich