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Dr. Lena Niehoff
Dr. Lena Niehoff

Dr. Lena Niehoff

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Lena is a litigation lawyer specialising in the life sciences sector. She advises companies on out-of-court dispute resolution and represents them before state courts or arbitration tribunals. She has particular experience in advising and representing pharmaceutical and medtech companies.

Lena specialises in disputes between companies in connection with purchasing, development, production and distribution. She is also an expert in product liability and product safety issues and has many years of experience in representing companies in product liability proceedings, including the defence of class actions.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Disputes & investigations
Product liability & product safety
Class actions, collective redress & mass consumer claims

Sectors

Consumer & retail
Manufacturing & industrials
Life sciences & healthcare
Automotive & mobility
Medical devices
Pharmaceuticals

CV

Since 2024 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2022 - 2024 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2018 - 2022 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2014 – 2015 Research Assistant, Baker McKenzie
2013 – 2014 Research Assistant, University Passau
2020 Doctoral degree in law, University of Passau
2018 Admitted as a lawyer, Frankfurt am Main
2015 – 2017 Second State Examination, Higher Regional Court Frankfurt am Main, including training in Tokyo
2007 – 2013 First State Examination, University of Passau, University of Sydney
2009 Diploma in Law, University of London, External Programme

Career

Since 2024 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2022 - 2024 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2018 - 2022 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2014 – 2015 Research Assistant, Baker McKenzie
2013 – 2014 Research Assistant, University Passau

Education

2020 Doctoral degree in law, University of Passau
2018 Admitted as a lawyer, Frankfurt am Main
2015 – 2017 Second State Examination, Higher Regional Court Frankfurt am Main, including training in Tokyo
2007 – 2013 First State Examination, University of Passau, University of Sydney
2009 Diploma in Law, University of London, External Programme

Publications

Lexology In-Depth: Product Regulation and Liability, European Union Chapter

Niehoff/Moelle, MPR 2024, 35 ff., Zur Frage eines Produktfehlers bei einem Bruch einer Hüftendoprothese, Anm. zu BGH, Urteil from 1 August 2023, VI ZR 82/22

German Chapter in Chambers Global Practical Guide Product Liability & Safety 2023, together with Dr. Henning Moelle, Dr. Philipp Behrendt and Donata von Enzberg

Marke verpflichtet – zur Produkthaftung der Markeninhaberin, ECJ judgment of July 7, 2022 – C-264/21, in: Deutscher AnwaltSpiegel, Issue 24, 2022

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Experience

COVID-19 vaccine product liability proceedings

Representing AstraZeneca in all product liability proceedings relating to its COVID-19 vaccine in Germany.

Dr. Henning Moelle, LL.M.
Dr. Lena Niehoff
Florian Lambracht
David Hilger, LL.M. (Bilbao)

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Life sciences & healthcare

A new era for product liability in the EU

17 July 2025

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Synapse - Post market activities including PMS and product liability

Insights from Member States: What can we expect from the new Product Liability Directive?

The new Product Liability Directive introduces significant changes to the EU’s product liability regime in the EU. Member States must implement it by December 2026. But what will its biggest challenges be? How can businesses prepare for and mitigate the new product liability risks in the EU?

17 July 2025
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New product liability risks for AI products

The new Product Liability Directive aims to modernise the product liability rules and remove obstacles for consumers. What should life sciences companies using AI in products know about the new product liability rules.

6 March 2025

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