Attorney Dr. Astrid Hüttebräuker:
Expert in food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical law

Attorney Dr. Astrid Hüttebräuker: Expert in food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical law

Specialized in product development, labeling, advertising, safety and marketability. Competent and committed legal advice and representation since 1997 — including in legally demanding interface areas.
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Dr. Astrid Hüttebräuker has been providing first-class legal advice to nationally and internationally active food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical companies and associations since 1997. With in-depth industry knowledge, comprehensive know-how and excellent networking, she supports her clients in particular in the development and implementation of product strategies as well as on issues of marketability and represents them before authorities, courts, competitors and/or associations empowered to sue.

As a recognized specialist in national and European law, Dr. Astrid Hüttebräuker helps her clients find high-quality, well-founded and effective solutions in a complex legal environment. With a high level of commitment, it achieves successful results even for the most demanding legal challenges. Dr. Astrid Hüttebräuker has been one of the “leading names” in this field for many years. It is based in the beautiful Rhine metropolis of Düsseldorf.
Studying
Studied law at the universities of Würzburg and Bonn

Traineeship in Hamburg and New York with stints at NDR and Gruner & Jahr AG & Co. KG
1991 — 1993
Research assistant at the Institute for International Private Law and Comparative Law at the University of Bonn
1994 — 1997
Traineeship and scholarship holder from the Center for European Business Law at the University of Bonn to write a doctoral thesis
1997 — 1998
lawyer at Freshfields law firm,
Bruckhaus, Deringer, Dusseldorf
1998
Legal advisor at L'Oréal Deutschland GmbH,
dusseldorf
1999 — 2007
lawyer at Freshfields law firm,
Bruckhaus, Deringer, Dusseldorf
2007 — 2010
Lawyer at the law firm Dr. Schmidt-Felzmann & Kozianka, Düsseldorf
2010 — 2011
Lawyer/partner in the law firm
meyer//meisterernst, Düsseldorf
Since 2012
Lawyer in own law firm in Düsseldorf
legal expertise

Consulting areas

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marketability

competition law

promotion

labeling

Novel Food

supplements

Product recalls

Residues and contaminants

informational activity

fodder

Regulatory complaints

Quality and risk management

Distinction of different product categories

Foods for specific consumer groups

Beauty Claims

Health Claims

Green Claims

sustainability

cosmetic products

litigation

Winner of the Food Law Prize 2007 from C.H. Beck Verlag, Munich, and pmi Verlag, Frankfurt am Main

Dr. Astrid Hüttebräuker has been listed in the relevant rankings as a “leading name” in the area of “food law” since 2009.

Awards received

Dr. Astrid Hüttebräuker has received numerous awards for her outstanding contributions and influence in the areas of food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical law.

Dr. Astrid Hüttebräuker is loud JUVE (2009/2010) and The LEGAL 500 (2021) “leading name” in the area of “food law”.

“An institution in food law and related fields of consulting. Competitors regularly pay great respect to her.”

2023/2024 | JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms

“A large number of long-term clients prove that she understands
to meet their consulting needs in a targeted manner”

2022/2023 | JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms

“Excellent and pleasant to work with”

2021/2022 | JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms

“Thanks to their many years of experience, good networking
and a large number of permanent clients a fixed
Size in the food lawyers' market”

2020/2021 | JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms

“Highest level”

2020/2021 | JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms

“Extremely experienced
safe sense”

2019/2020 | JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms

“Based on their many years of experience
a remarkable market presence”

2018/2019 | JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms

“Stits impressively against a great deal
larger practices in the market”

2016/2017 | JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms

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Technical publications
and expert presentations

Many years of activity
as a lecturer

Dr. Astrid Hüttebräuker regularly gives practical and competent talks about current developments in legislation and case law as part of the annual Marburg workshop and the symposium on food law at the Philipps University of Marburg. She is a lecturer as part of the “Master's program in pharmaceutical law LL.M.” at Philipps University Marburg.

Current events and workshops

Dr. Astrid Hüttebräuker actively participates in high-level academic and professional events.
from September 2023 (WS 2023/24)

Master's program “Pharmaceutical Law (LL.M.)”

(Philipps University of Marburg)
07. november 2024

Gesundheitsprodukt Nahrungsergänzungsmittel 2024

(PHARMA DEUTSCHLAND Akademie)
28. - 29.11.2024

Nahrungsergänzungsmittel 2024 Euroforum Jahrestagung

(Handelsblatt Media Group, Düsseldorf)
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December 04, 2024

16th Marburg Workshop on Food Law

(Philipps University of Marburg)
December 05, 2024

18th Marburg Symposium on Food Law

(Marburg Technology and Conference Center)