Thomas Weidlich advises on national and international acquisitions and divestments, joint ventures and the restructuring of companies. This includes advising on the entire transaction process, from the structuring of the transaction and complex due diligence procedures to contract negotiations and the clarification of regulatory issues, for example, in the field of investment control. Thomas Weidlich also has extensive experience with all matters pertaining to company and group law and regularly advises on shareholder disputes. He is very knowledgeable about capital measures and other types of corporate finance and as lead Partner has advised several successful IPOs of German and foreign companies.
A particular focus of Thomas Weidlich’s practice is advising clients with respect to European investments in Asia. When providing such advice, he works closely with our offices and “best friend” law firms in China, India, Singapore and other jurisdictions in order to ensure our clients are supported efficiently with their projects in the Far East regardless of time or location. Thomas Weidlich is also the primary contact for Asian companies who are interested in investing and conducting business in Germany and Europe.
Thomas Weidlich studied law at the universities of Würzburg and Passau (Germany) and Hull (England). He joined Luther’s predecessor firm in 1996 and managed the law firm’s Singapore office from 2000 to 2005. Thomas Weidlich has been leading a Corporate/M&A team in the Cologne office since 2005 and is the responsible Partner for providing legal advice in the entire Asia-Pacific region, with a special focus on China and India.
Thomas Weidlich is a renowned expert when it comes to advising and coordinating cross-border acquisitions, joint ventures, restructurings and related regulatory issues. He regularly speaks on these subjects and frequently publishes articles on current legal developments in Germany and abroad.
Thomas Weidlich, LL.M. (Hull)
Caroline Ackermann
Counsel
Munich
Dr Konrad Adenauer
Partner
Cologne
Volker von Alvensleben
Of Counsel
Hamburg
Huguette Ashley Ntsangha
Senior Associate
Luxembourg
Hajar Assebbane
Senior Associate
Luxembourg
Sabrina Aurnhammer
Associate
Munich
Dr Marcus Backes
Partner
Hamburg
Silvia C. Bauer
Partner
Cologne
Lukas Baumgärtner, Mag. Iur, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Bangkok
Dr Stephan Bausch, D.U.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Sandra Bausch
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Arnd Becker
Partner
Essen
Dr Johannes Becker
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Thorsten Becker
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Arndt Begemann
Of Counsel
Essen
Dr Carsten E. Beisheim
Partner
Dusseldorf
Kerstin Belovitzer-Franz
Counsel
Stuttgart
Estelle Bichon Sun, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Singapore
Anne Biebler
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Valerie Blettenberg
Associate
Munich
Dr Andreas Blunk, MLE
Partner
Hanover
Jens Bock
Partner
Berlin
Alexander Bohusch
Partner
Yangon, Singapore
Dr Christopher Borho
Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Michael Bormann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Achim Braner
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Axel Braun
Partner
Cologne
Christian Brauns
Counsel
Stuttgart
Leon Breiden
Associate
Cologne
Céline S. H. Breitenmoser, M.A. HSG
Associate
Singapore
Dr Jürgen Bremer
Partner
Dusseldorf
Charlotte Buck
Associate
Hanover
Dr Christoph von Burgsdorff, LL.M. (Essex)
Partner
Hamburg
Prof. Dr Christian Burholt, LL.M.
Partner
Berlin
Salvatore Calcagno
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Pramod Kumar Chaubey
Associate Director
Delhi-Gurugram
Dr Kuuya Josef Chibanguza, LL.B.
Partner
Hanover
Dylan Corcoran
Associate
Luxembourg
Rolf Corsten
Of Counsel
Dusseldorf
Marco Dauner
Associate
Stuttgart
Marx Dauth, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Euryale Didillon
Counsel
Luxembourg
Philipp Dietz, LL.M. (Edinburgh)
Partner
Cologne
Dr Philip Dohse
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Maximilian Dorndorf
Partner
Essen
Guido Dornieden
Counsel
Cologne
Eric Doyé
Associate
Leipzig
Birgitta von Dresky
Partner
Singapore
Paula Dresler
Associate
Berlin
Jacqueline Dutz
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Michael Ebert
Counsel
Stuttgart
Dr Benjamin Effler
Associate
Berlin
Dr Gernot-Rüdiger Engel
Partner
Hamburg
Ingo Erberich
Partner
Cologne
Marie Pauline Fay
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Sebastian Fedder
Partner
Hamburg
Anne-Sophie Fischer
Associate
Munich
Ann-Kristin Freiheit
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Nicole Fröhlich
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Steffen Gaber, LL.M. (Sydney)
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Stefan Galla
Partner
Essen
Alexandra Gebauer
Associate
Munich
Jonny H. Giessel
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Stephan Gittermann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Philipp Glock
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Imke Glücks
Partner
Essen
Christina Göbel
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Robert Goerend
Partner
Luxembourg
Dr Paul Gooren, LL.M. (Chicago)
Partner
Berlin
Silke Gottschalk, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Bernd Götze
Of Counsel
Singapore
Jette Gustafsson, LL.M. (Boston)
Partner
Hamburg
Frank Gutsche
Partner
Stuttgart
Thi Ha
Associate
Yangon
Steffen Häberer
Partner
Leipzig
Prof. Dr Hans-Georg Hahn
Of Counsel
Hanover
Dr Jan-Moritz M. Hahn
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Thomas Halberkamp
Partner
Hanover
Dr Richard Happ
Partner
Hamburg
Raffaela Hauenstein
Associate
Munich
Dr Joachim Heinemann
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Stefanie Hellmich, LL.M.
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Rut Herten-Koch, M.A.
Partner
Berlin
Jens-Uwe Heuer-James
Partner
Hanover
Felix Hielscher
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Marilen Hilbert
Counsel
Stuttgart
Mike Hillers
Associate
Hanover
Daniel Hilmer
Associate
Hamburg
Laura Hoffmann, LL.M. (Dresden/London)
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Anneleen Hofkens
Counsel
Luxembourg
Rares Holonec
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Maresa Hormes
Counsel
Essen
Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)
Partner
Berlin
Marie Hoster, LL.B.
Associate
Essen, Dusseldorf
Dr Benjamin Hub
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Thomas Hufnagel
Partner
Singapore
Dr Hans-Peter Hufschlag
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Felix Imelmann
Associate
Leipzig
Maximilian Issels, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Munich
Dr Jan-David Jäger
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Munich
Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)
Partner
Brussels, Dusseldorf
Lei (Kathy) Jiang
Senior Consultant
Shanghai
Dr Ann-Kathrin Jungen
Associate
Cologne
Dr Delia Jusciak
Associate
Leipzig
Ann-Marie Jüttner
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Oliver Kairies
Partner
Hanover
Jens Kaiser
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Tillmann Kamp
Associate
Cologne
Stefanie Kandzia, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Lida Karra
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Lena-Annika Kauer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Lutz Keller
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Sonja Daniela Kellermann
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Philipp Kersting
Partner
Jakarta
Shi Yin Khoo, M.A. (Cantab)
Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Lukas Kirchhof, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Katharina Klenk-Wernitzki, Dipl. Reg.-Wiss
Partner
Berlin, Cologne
Dr Andreas Kloyer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., London
Nina Klünker, LL.M. (KCL)
Associate
Berlin
Dr.iur. Andreas Knaul, LL.M. diap (ENA)
Berlin
Dr Rolf Kobabe
Partner
Hamburg
Thomas Köhler
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Karsten Köhler
Partner
Leipzig
Oliver Köhler
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Martin Kolmhuber
Counsel
Cologne
Doreen König
Partner
Berlin
Eva König, MBA (HfWU Nürtingen)
Business Development China
Cologne
Oliver Krall, LL.M. (Wellington)
Of Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Maximilian Kressner, M.Jur. (Oxford)
Partner
Singapore
Philipp Kropatscheck Nguyen, LL.M.
Of Counsel
Singapore
Christiane Kühn, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Partner
Munich
Alina Kühn
Associate
Essen
Dr Thomas Kuhnle
Partner
Stuttgart, London
Dominique Kurtz
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Paul Jakob Kurz
Associate
Leipzig
Christian Kuß, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Niccolo Langenheim, LL.M.
Associate
Cologne
Aurélien Latouche
Partner
Luxembourg
Daniel Latta
Partner
Berlin
Mathieu Laurent
Partner
Luxembourg
Clemens Leitner, LL.M. (UCL)
Partner
Singapore
Elisabeth Lepique
Managing Partner
Cologne
Simone Lersch
Counsel
Cologne
Tiffany Lessing, LL.M.
Associate
Singapore
Wolfgang Liebau
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Alexander F. Liebing, LL.M.
Counsel
Leipzig
Iris López Martínez, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Fabian Lorenz, M.A.
Partner
Bangkok
Mathis Lorenzen, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Oliver Maaz
Partner, Principal Consultant
Cologne
Dr Detlef Mäder
Partner
Cologne, Dusseldorf
Franziska Maier, LL.M. (UCLA)
Associate
Stuttgart
Mirjam Marte
Associate
Stuttgart
Anna-Laura Martens
Associate
Berlin
Alexander Masson, LL.B.
Senior Associate
Essen
Ole-Jochen Melchior
Partner
Essen
Dragana Mendes-Bozic
Luxembourg
Dominik Menhaj
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Moritz Mentzel
Counsel
Berlin
Sophia Meyer, Maître en Droit
Associate
Berlin
Dr Andreas Meyer-Landrut
Of Counsel
Dusseldorf
Denis Miller
Associate
Berlin
Maung Maung Min Khaung
Associate
Yangon
Alina Moers
Associate
Cologne
Mee Foo Moh
Of Counsel
Singapore
Julian Monden
Senior Associate
Hanover
Dr Alexander Mönnig, LL.M. (Manchester), E.M.L.E.
Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Axel Mühl
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Cédric Müller, LL.M. (Bristol)
Partner
Essen
Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.
Partner
Cologne
Gunnar Müller-Henneberg
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Amos Münch
Counsel
Hamburg
Daniel Naumann
Partner
Leipzig
Katja Neumüller
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Boris Ober
Partner
Cologne
Samantha Oehlke
Associate
Singapore
Dr Kay Oelschlägel
Partner
Hamburg
Maxim Oertel
Senior Associate
Berlin
Tobias Osseforth, Mag. rer. publ.
Partner
Munich
Dr Marc Peters, LL.M. oec.
Counsel
Cologne
Michelle Petruzzelli
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Eckart Petzold
Partner
Dusseldorf
Michael Pfeiffer
Associate
Hamburg
Thi Thuy Trang Phan, LL.M.
Partner
Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City
Dr Ulrich Philippi
Partner
Stuttgart
Johannes Pieper, LL.M.
Counsel
Singapore
Roberto Pirschel
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Florian Plambeck
Associate
Hamburg
Stephanie Quaß
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Christian Rabe
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Pia Rademaker, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Munich
Dr Michael Rath
Partner
Cologne
Timo Reckert
Associate
Hanover
Elena Recklin
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Anna-Sophia Riebeling
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Charlotte Riese
Senior Associate
Berlin
Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.
Partner
Munich
Caroline Risse
Senior Associate
Berlin
Prof. Dr Jörg Rodewald
Partner
Berlin
Falco Rohrberg, LL.M. (Uppsala)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Rebecca Romig
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Sabrina Rosbroj
Associate
Singapore
Manuel Rueß
Associate
Hamburg
Andy Schaal, LL.M.
Counsel
Berlin
Dr Isabel Schäfer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Klaus Schaffner
Partner
Leipzig
Fabienne Scharfe, LL.M. (Tulane, New Orleans)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Christoph Schauenburg, LL.M. (London)
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Georg Scherpf
Partner
Hamburg
Robert Schindler
Counsel
Essen
Jan-Christian Schmid
Senior Associate
Leipzig, Hamburg
Dr Barbara Schmidt
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Wulff-Axel Schmidt
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Leon C. Schmitter, LL.M.
Associate
Cologne
Dr Astrid Schnabel, LL.M. (Emory)
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Volker Schneider
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Zacharias-Alexis Schneider, LL.B., LL.M.
Partner
Hanover
Tobias Schneider
Senior Associate
Cologne
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Alisa Schöneberg
Associate
Cologne
Nadine Schreiber, M.A.
Senior Associate
Cologne
Paul Schreiner
Partner
Cologne, Essen
Dr Daniel Schubmann
Counsel
Hanover
Prof Dr Florian Schulz M.B.A. (Nimbas)
Partner
Hamburg
Hannah-Laura Schütte
Senior Associate
Stuttgart, Dusseldorf
Dr Denis Schütz
Senior Associate
Essen
Anja Schwarz, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Thomas Schwieters
Associate
Hanover
Dr Elisabeth Sechtem
Senior Associate
Munich
Dr Geert Johann Seelig
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Hendrik Bernd Sehy
Counsel
Hanover
Vivien Insa Seifert
Associate
Hanover
Dr Markus Sengpiel
Managing Partner
Cologne
Carsten Andreas Senze
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr SHEN Yuan / 沈媛 博士 LL.M. (CUPL/Köln)
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Yann Spiegelhalter
Counsel
Luxembourg
Anton Spinty
Senior Associate
Berlin
Volker Steimle
Partner
Cologne
Prof. Dr Robert von Steinau-Steinrück
Partner
Berlin
Martina Steude, LL.M. (Cape Town)
Senior Associate
Hanover, Hamburg
Dr Karl-Christian Stopp
Of Counsel
Leipzig
Michael Ströbel, LL.M. (University of Auckland)
Partner
Stuttgart
Benedikt Stücker
Senior Associate
Hanover
Gerd Stuhlmacher
Partner
Munich
Dr Sven C. Stumm MJur (Oxon)
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Eric Sublon
Senior Partner
Luxembourg
Dr Johannes Teichmann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Saw Thaw Tu Htoo
Associate
Yangon
Marc Theiner
Associate
Singapore
Ruth-Maria Thomsen
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Klaus Thönißen, LL.M. (San Francisco)
Partner
Essen
Thiri May Thu
Associate
Yangon
Dr Jörgen Tielmann, LL.M.
Partner
Hamburg
Stefan Hubertus Tolksdorf, LL.M. (King's College London)
Senior Associate
Hanover
Volkan Top
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Claus Trenner, LL.M.
Partner
Singapore, Delhi-Gurugram
Jenny Tsynn
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Andreas Tüxen, LL.M. (American University / WCL)
Partner
Berlin
Severin Uhsler
Associate
Munich
Denis Ullrich
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Knut Unger
Partner
Singapore
Marc Urlichs
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Angelo Vallone
Partner
Dusseldorf
Constance Xue Yao Valsemey, LL.M.
Associate
Singapore
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Dr Melanie Verstege
Counsel
Essen
Dr Eberhard Vetter
Partner
Cologne
Dr David von Saucken, MJur (Oxon)
Partner
Berlin, London
Clara von Wolffersdorff
Associate
Leipzig
Matthias Wagner
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Julia Walther
Associate
Leipzig
Julian Wantzen, LL.M. (Wellington)
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Gregor Wecker
Partner
Cologne
Anne Caroline Wegner, LL.M. (European University Institute)
Partner
Dusseldorf
Fabien Benjamin Wehner, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Stuttgart
Thomas Weidlich, LL.M. (Hull)
Partner
Cologne
Jan-Patrik Welter
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Anika Wendelstein
Partner
Stuttgart
Guido Wenzel
Partner
Hamburg
Simon Wickel
Associate
Dusseldorf
Reinhard Willemsen
Partner
Munich, Cologne
Artur Winkler
Counsel
Hamburg
Pierre Daniel Wittmann
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Karina Wojtowicz
Senior Associate
Hanover
Frances Wolf
Senior Associate
Hamburg, Hanover
Hla Yadanar Win
Associate
Yangon
YAO Yuan / 姚远, LL.M. (JLU/Köln)
Foreign Legal Counsel
Cologne
Cornelia Yzer
Of Counsel
Berlin
Martin Zackor, LL.M. (UCD)
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
Daniel Zintl
Partner
Leipzig
Lara Zölck
Associate
Berlin
Ahmed Zoughbi
Associate
Dusseldorf