Dr Markus Sengpiel

Dr Markus Sengpiel mainly provides assistance to clients specializing in IT, media, and biotechnology. He has worked with a large number of outside legal advisers in providing his clients with assistance during large transactions, many of which have required several different areas of legal expertise. Dr Markus Sengpiel has written numerous publications on internet and consumer protection law. He regularly lectures on internet, media, intellectual property, and competition law.

IP & Copyright Law
IT Law
Digital Infrastructure

Dr Markus Sengpiel studied law at the University of Cologne from 1985 to 1991 and was admitted to the German Bar in 1995. He has been with Luther and its predecessor firms since 1995. From 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2026, Dr Markus Sengpiel led Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH together with Elisabeth Lepique as Managing Partner. This followed a previous four-year term as Managing Partner together with Dr Hans-Georg Hahn.

• Best Lawyers 2027: Recommended in "Information Technology Law" (first recommended in 2022) and "Intellectual Property Law" (first recommended in 2024)

• AI, Machine Learning & Big Data 2020 | Germany, in: Global Legal Insights (GLI)
• Outsourcing Guide 2019, in: Chambers and Partners, Ausgabe 10/2019
• AI, Machine Learning & Big Data 2019, in: Global Legal Insights 2019, S. 122
• Vertragsgestaltung zwischen den Beteiligten
• Leitfaden Fernabsatzrecht
• Internet-Rechtsberater
• Conflicts between Domain Names und Distinctive Signs
• Fernabsatzrecht - Leitfaden mit Gestaltungshinweisen
• Providerverträge
• Verbraucherschutzgesetze

• 25.11.2009: Lizenzbesteuerung - Rechtliche und steuerliche Grundlagen sowie Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten, Euroforum
• 06.11.2009: Lizenzbesteuerung - Rechtliche und steuerliche Grundlagen sowie Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten, Euroforum
• 02.04.2009: Lizenzbesteuerung, Euroforum
• 27.02.2009: Rechtliche Charakterisierung von Lizenzverhältnissen, Lizenzbesteuerung