JUVE Awards 2023: Luther is Law Firm of the Year for Public Procurement Law and Trade, Distribution and Logistics

"Luther's public procurement team was able to smoothly integrate strong new additions into its ranks and in this way further strengthen its market position," said Dr Stefan Mager, Partner and Head of the Public Procurement Law practice area, who expressed his thanks on behalf of the entire team: "It is a great honour for us to have received the award. It is an award that the team has truly earned through its high level of commitment, professional excellence and in-depth knowledge of the industry. As a full-service law firm, thanks of course also go to our colleagues from the other teams in the firm."

Dr Steffen Gaber, partner and head of the practice area of Commercial & Distribution law, Product Liability/Product Compliance, is also pleased about the award: "The award is a great confirmation of the work of our entire team and shows that we dedicate ourselves to the right topics and thus advise our clients precisely by means of corresponding industry knowledge. The motivation to continue on exactly this path could not be higher in the entire team."

The firm's teams impressed the jury above all with the unity they gained across Germany.

"Luther convinces with a forward-looking Public Procurement Law practice area and our team for Commercial & Distribution law, Product Liability/Product Compliance. Clients not only benefit from our expertise with strong experience in both areas of law and a deep understanding of the economic, technical aspects and political environment," says Elisabeth Lepique, Managing Partner of Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft.

Dr Markus Sengpiel, also Managing Partner: "The decisive factor for the awards is not only the outstanding development in the past year, but also the continuous and reliable work in previous years. We are pleased that we were able to convince in aspects such as client orientation and the focus on new advisory topics."

There are currently 43 lawyers working in the practice area of Commercial & Distribution law, Product Liability/Product Compliance. The Public Procurement Law team now includes 35 lawyers, about half of whom are specialist lawyers for public procurement law.

The JUVE Awards 2023:

The editorial team of the legal publisher JUVE has nominated numerous law firms as well as legal and IP departments for the JUVE Awards 2023. Parallel to the comprehensive research for the JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms 2023/2024, the editors probed the market for particularly dynamic developments and determined their candidates in 37 categories.