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July 2018
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Experimental Legislation in China...
Dr. Madeleine Martinek, LL.M., LL.M. (oec.) Nanjing
Attorney (Germany) | Associated Partner
Office Berlin
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Dr. Madeleine Martinek advises German and international companies on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, restructurings, greenfield projects and joint ventures. She also advises clients on matters of corporate and commercial law. A particular focus of her practice is advising Chinese and other East Asian companies on their investments in Germany.
Dr. Madeleine Martinek is a lecturer at Saarland University and at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law in Wuhan, P.R. China. She is also a member of the Board of the German-Chinese Lawyers’ Association.
Languages
German
English
French
Chinese
Career
2025
GÖRG
Associated Partner
2021-2025
Lawfirma Luther, Cologne and CMS Hasche Sigle, Berlin
Associate Lawyer
2019-2021
German Industry & Commerce, Beijing, PR China
Head of Legal & Invest
2019
Admitted to the bar
2019
Baker McKenzie, Berlin
Research assistant (Foreign Trade Law, Sanctions, Foreign Investment Review)
2016-2019
Berlin Court of Appeal
Legal clerkship
Squire Patton Boggs, San Francisco, USA (Product Liability Law)
Dentons, Berlin (Finance)
2014-2016
University of Goettingen and Nanjing University, PR China
LL.M. Chinese Law and Comparative Law; LL.M. Business Law
2013-2017
University of Goettingen
PhD completed with an English-language dissertation focusing on Chinese business law and constitutional law
2007-2013
University of Heidelberg
Study of law
Memberships and awards
German Chinese Lawyers’ Association
European China Law Studies Association
DIS 40
HK45 - HKIAC
Teaching activities and lectures
Presentation on “Navigating Chinese Investments in the EU and Germany – Legal Challenges and Strategic Opportunities” as part of a panel discussion at the Chinese Cultural Center in Berlin (October 2025)
Presentation on “Technology Transfer and IP Protection in Joint Ventures in China for German Investors” at the World IP Forum Dubai (January 2025)
Presentation on “China-Plus-One Strategy – Prospects for Foreign Investors in China” at the Annual Conference of the German-Chinese Lawyers’ Association (November 2023)
Presentation on “Market Entry in Germany” to Chinese start-ups at the Haidian Pioneer Park, Beijing, P.R. China (September 2023)
Presentation on “Market Access for Foreign Automotive Suppliers in China” at the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) Schwarzwald-Baar-Heuberg (June 2023)
Presentation on “Secure Contract Drafting with Chinese Business Partners” at the Employers’ Association Braunschweig e.V. (April 2022)
Presentation on “(Commercial) Arbitration in the People’s Republic of China” as part of the DIS40 Lunch Lecture Series (May 2021)
