Rechtsanwalt (attorney)

Dr. Christian Tillmanns Partner

Dr. Christian Tillmanns, founding partner of law firm Meisterernst, was born in Pasadena, USA, in 1972. He studied law at the universities of Gießen, Salzburg and Munich. Having worked as a trainee lawyer in the legal departments of two major research-based pharmaceutical companies and in the pharmaceutical law department of a major international law firm, Dr. Tillmanns further specialised in pharmaceutical law during his time in a Munich law firm specialized in advising pharmaceutical companies on issues of pharmaceutical and unfair competition law. He joined the Munich office of meyer // meisterernst in February 2008. In January 2012 he co-founded the law firm Meisterernst PartG mbB.

Dr. Tillmanns focusses on all questions of pharmaceutical law, in particular advertising for medicinal products and unfair competition law in general, including proceedings/litigation. His specialization especially includes:

  • Differentiation of pharmaceuticals/medical devices/foodstuffs/cosmetics
  • Regulatory matters (e.g. approval of pharmaceuticals, conformity assessment procedures for medical devices, variations)
  • Advice on the development of pharmaceuticals and medical devices (clinical evaluation and investigation, non-interventional studies, R&D contracts, cooperation agreements)
  • Advice concerning collaboration between pharmaceutical companies and healthcare professionals (compliance, industry codes, e.g. FSA Code of Conduct, AKG Code of Conduct)
  • Legal issues related to import and parallel trade of pharmaceuticals and medical devices
  • Market Access, issues of social law, e.g. reimbursement regulations under state health insurance (e.g. early benefit assessments/AMNOG, EU-HTA)
  • EHealth, Digital applications, innovative technologies (e.g. AI, 3 D printing, APPs etc.)

He also is specialised on the law relating to pharmacies, cosmetics and food.

Lectures, specialist contributions, publications, conference speaker

Dr. Tillmanns is lecturer for medical and pharmaceutical law at the Philipps-University of Marburg. He has authored numerous specialist contributions to legal literature in the field (e.g. "PharmaRecht", "Arzneimittel & Recht", "pharmind", MPR).

  • President of the European Pharmaceutical Law Association („EPLA“)
  • a co-author of "GRÖNING," the standard legal commentary on the law regulating advertising for medical products
  • a co-author of the WiKo legal commentary on medical device law
  • a member of the legal committee of the industry association Pharma Deutschland e.V.
  • a member of the editorial advisory board of the specialist journal "Arzneimittel & Recht" (pharmaceuticals & law)
  • a member of the legal focus group of the German medical technology association (BVMed)

He is listed in the Best Lawyers® - Handelsblatt-Ranking “Best Lawyers in Germany 2024” in the areas „healthcare law“, „pharmaceutical law“ and „dispute resolution“ and was „Lawyer of the year 2022“ for Advertising Law. He is also listed as a "frequently recommended lawyer" in the German JUVE-Handbook on GERMAN COMMERCIAL LAW FIRMS 2023/2024 in the field of healthcare / life sscience, as well as in the „Chambers Europe Guide 2024“ for„Life Sciences“ and the law firm is also ranked in the current Legal 500 Europe/Germany ranking in the "Healthcare & life sciences" category.

He advises in German and English language.

Dr. Christian Tillmanns

Contact Law firm

Meisterernst Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Herzog-Heinrich-Str. 1, 80336 Munich

Fon +49(0)89-1891745-0

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Current Events

Übernächste Veranstaltung der Kanzlei Meisterernst

14.01.2025
Lebensmittelrecht kompakt
(Akademie Fresenius)

Further information » All events »

Veranstaltung der Kanzlei Meisterernst

11.02.2025
Lebensmittelrecht kompakt
(Akademie Fresenius)

Further information » All events »

Übernächste Veranstaltung der Kanzlei Meisterernst

13.02.2025
Nachhaltigkeit in der Lieferkette –
was muss getan werden?
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Cooperations

Our guiding principle „Thinking further“ also applies beyond the work we carry out our very selves. Through permanent cooperations and as part of different networks, our law firm and its lawyers are in constant contact and exchange with other experts.

Networks

Our lawyers inter alia engage in the following institutions:

Oswald Engelmann
Rechtsanwalt und Diplom-Betriebswirt (FH)

Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht e.V. (GRUR)
http://www.grur.org

Lebensmittelverband Deutschland e.V.
https://www.lebensmittelverband.de/

Arbeitskreis Nahrungsergänzungsmittel
https://www.lebensmittelverband.de

Rechtsausschuss Lebensmittelverband Deutschland
https://www.lebensmittelverband.de

Bundesverband der Arzneimittelhersteller e.V. (BAH)
https://www.bah-bonn.de

European Food Law Association (EFLA)
http://www.efla-aeda.org

Integritas Verein für lautere Heilmittelwerbung e.V.
http://www.integritas-hwg.de

Korrespondenten und Mitarbeiter des European Food and Feed Law Review (EFFL)
http://www.lexxion.de

Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Lebensmittelrecht e.V. (WGfL)
http://www.wgfl.de

Gesellschaf für Umweltrecht e.V. (GfU)
http://www.gesellschaft-fuer-umweltrecht.de

If need be, our permanent scientific cooperation partner RDA Scientific Consultants GmbH, supports us in complex scientific and regulatory matters. We also collaborate intensively with our colleagues from the law firm Belmont | Legal specialised in commercial and company law.

Whenever legal questions with an implication of foreign law occur, we provide multinational concepts in a time-and cost-effective way thanks to our trusted and straightforward cooperation with befriended foreign colleagues.

Beyond our work for clients, our lawyers also active members in a number of specialist associations and scientific institutions. Our clients profit from the insight and contacts gained from these activities.

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In multinational scenarios we work closely together with specialised foreign colleagues and other independent experts. We are therefore able to provide specifically tailored concepts across broders and clarify legal issues with foreign implications early on.

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