Stefanie Kandzia, LL.M.
Areas of practice
Stefanie Kandzia advises clients on intellectual property rights, in particular on trademark and competition law. She also advises clients on how to develop and expand their trademark portfolios; this includes carrying out registration and appeal proceedings before the German and European trademark offices, the WIPO and the German Federal Patent Court (Bundespatentgericht).
Vita
Stefanie Kandzia studied law at the University of Bielefeld (Germany). She obtained an LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law from Duke Law School, North Carolina (USA) in 2004. She carried out her legal training at the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court of Hamburg (Germany). Stefanie Kandzia was admitted to the German Bar in 1997 and admitted to the North Carolina (USA) State Bar in 2004. Stefanie Kandzia lived and worked in the USA between 1999 and 2000 as well as between 2003 and 2019. She has worked for Luther since 2019.
Senior Associate
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Dr Wulff-Axel Schmidt
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Volker von Alvensleben
Of Counsel
Hamburg
Vanessa Laura Skibinski
Associate
Berlin
Dr Ulrich Philippi
Partner
Stuttgart
Tobias Schneider
Senior Associate
Cologne
Tobias Osseforth, Mag. rer. publ.
Partner
Munich
Thomas Weidlich, LL.M. (Hull)
Partner
Cologne
Dr Thomas Gohrke
Partner
Hanover, Leipzig
Thomas Köhler
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Thomas Kuhnle
Partner
Stuttgart, London
Dr Thomas Willaschek
Partner
Berlin
Dr Thomas Schwieters
Associate
Hanover
Theresa Oesch
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Stephan Bausch, D.U.
Partner
Cologne
Stephan Gittermann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.
Partner
Munich
Steffen Häberer
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Stefanie Hellmich, LL.M.
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Stefanie Kandzia, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Stefan Galla
Partner
Essen
Sophia Meyer, Maître en Droit
Associate
Berlin
Simone Lersch
Counsel
Cologne
Silvia C. Bauer
Partner
Cologne
Shannon Charlotte Sopper, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Frankfurt a.M.
Sebo-Franz Krubally
Senior Associate
Berlin
Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Munich
Sabrina Aurnhammer
Associate
Munich
Dr Rolf Kobabe
Partner
Hamburg
Robert Pacholski
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Robert Burkert
Counsel
Hamburg
Robert Schindler
Counsel
Essen
Ricarda Maria Essel
Counsel
Berlin
Rebecca Romig
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Pierre Daniel Wittmann
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Philipp Dietz, LL.M. (Edinburgh)
Partner
Cologne
Paula Dresler
Associate
Berlin
Paul Schreiner
Partner
Cologne, Essen
Dr Oliver Kairies
Partner
Hanover
Niccolo Langenheim, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Cologne
Michelle Petruzzelli
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Michael Rath
Partner
Cologne
Dr Melanie Verstege
Counsel
Essen
Dr Maximilian Dorndorf
Partner
Essen
Maximilian Issels, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Senior Associate
Munich
Dr Maximilian Bahnsen
Associate
Hamburg
Martina Steude, LL.M. (Cape Town)
Senior Associate
Hanover, Hamburg
Martin Zackor, LL.M. (UCD)
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Markus Sengpiel
Managing Partner
Cologne
Dr Marcus Backes
Partner
Hamburg
Manuel Rueß
Associate
Hamburg
Lutz Keller
Senior Associate
Cologne
Luisa Kramer
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Lisa Kraayvanger
Senior Associate
Hanover
Lida Karra
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Laura Hoffmann, LL.M. (Dresden/London)
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Lara Zölck
Senior Associate
Berlin
Dr Kuuya Josef Chibanguza, LL.B.
Partner
Hanover
Klaus Thönißen, LL.M. (San Francisco)
Partner
Essen
Dr Kay Oelschlägel
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Katharina Preuss
Senior Associate
Cologne
Katharina Klenk-Wernitzki, Dipl. Reg.-Wiss
Partner
Berlin, Cologne
Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.
Partner
Cologne
Karsten Köhler
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Karina Wojtowicz
Senior Associate
Hanover
Julian Adams
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Jörgen Tielmann, LL.M.
Partner
Hamburg
Jonny H. Giessel
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Johannes Klausch, LL.M. (London)
Partner
Berlin
Dr Johannes Becker
Partner
Cologne
Dr Johannes Teichmann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Jens Röhrbein
Partner
Hanover
Dr Jan-David Jäger
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
Jan Spiering, LL.M. Taxation
Associate
Hanover
István Fancsik, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Essen
Isabel Dorothee Ruhnke, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Dr Isabel Schäfer
Counsel
Hamburg
Iris López Martínez, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Dr Hendrik Bernd Sehy
Counsel
Hanover
Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)
Partner
Brussels, Dusseldorf
Hans-Christian Ackermann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Hannah-Laura Schütte
Senior Associate
Stuttgart, Dusseldorf
Guido Wenzel
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Gregor Wecker
Partner
Cologne
Dr Geert Johann Seelig
Partner
Hamburg
Frederike Peters
Senior Consultant
Berlin
Franziska Maier, LL.M. (UCLA)
Associate
Stuttgart
Frances Wolf
Senior Associate
Hamburg, Hanover
Felix Hielscher
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Eva Maria K. Rütz, LL.M.
Partner
Dusseldorf, Cologne
Eric Doyé
Associate
Leipzig
Elisabeth Kohoutek
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Eckart Petzold
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dominik Menhaj
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Detlef Mäder
Partner
Cologne, Dusseldorf
Denis Ullrich
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Denis Schütz
Senior Associate
Essen
Dr Daniela Salm
Counsel
Brussels
Dr Daniel Schubmann
Counsel
Hanover
Dr Daniel Bischof
Counsel
Hamburg
Daniel Greger
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Daniel Latta
Partner
Berlin
Cornelia Yzer
Of Counsel
Berlin
Clara von Wolffersdorff
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Christoph von Burgsdorff, LL.M. (Essex)
Partner
Hamburg
Christina Rygula, LL.M. (Dublin)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Christiane Kühn, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Partner
Munich
Christian Kuß, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Christian Rabe
Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)
Partner
Berlin
Prof. Dr Christian Burholt, LL.M.
Partner
Berlin
Charlotte Buck
Senior Associate
Hanover
Charlotte Riese
Senior Associate
Berlin
Charlotte Elsner
Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Cédric Müller, LL.M. (Bristol)
Partner
Essen
Carsten Andreas Senze
Partner
Stuttgart
Caroline Ackermann
Partner
Munich
Dr Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Benjamin Effler
Associate
Berlin
Benedikt Stücker
Senior Associate
Hanover
Dr Astrid Schnabel, LL.M. (Emory)
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Astrid Seehafer, M.Sc.
Partner
Berlin
Artur Winkler
Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Arndt Begemann
Of Counsel
Essen
Anton Spinty
Senior Associate
Berlin
Anne-Sophie Fischer
Associate
Munich
Anne Biebler
Partner
Leipzig
Anna-Laura Martens
Associate
Berlin
Ann-Kristin Freiheit
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Anja Schwarz, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Andreas Tüxen, LL.M. (American University / WCL)
Partner
Berlin
Dr Andreas Kloyer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., London
Dr.iur. Andreas Knaul, LL.M. diap (ENA)
Berlin
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Alisa Schöneberg
Associate
Cologne
Dr Aline Mück
Senior Associate
Cologne
Alina Moers
Associate
Cologne
Alexander F. Liebing, LL.M.
Partner
Leipzig
Adrian Freidank
Counsel
Cologne
Achim Meier
Partner
Essen