Philipp Reusch
Attorney-at-law
Head of Regulatory Affairs & Market Measures
Expertise
- Product compliance and development of management systems
- Recall management
- Artificial intelligence
- Government communication and litigation
Career
- Qualification as a clerk in industry
- Studies in law and economics
- Attorney in a law office catering to small and medium-sized enterprises
- Founder of reuschlaw
Current projects (extract)
- Product liability loss: representation of a 1st-tier supplier against the OEM
- Product liability: worldwide handling of a recall in the medical devices industry
- Product liability: worldwide handling of a consumer goods recall
- Product safety law: proceedings against several European authorities following a ban on marketing activities
- Establishment of a product compliance management system for a global manufacturer of industrial components
Publications (selection)
- Neuerungen für Hersteller und Betreiber im Maschinen- und Anlagenbau (transl. “New developments for manufacturers and operators in the mechanical and plant engineering sector”), MaschinenMarkt, 06.05.2026
- Wie die EU-Produkthaftungsrichtlinie erweitert wurde (trans. "How the EU Product Liability Directive was expanded"), F.A.Z. Pro Einspruch, 06.02.2025
- Die neue Produkthaftungsrichtlinie der Europäischen Union (trans. "The new Product Liability Directive of the European Union"), Deutscher AnwaltSpiegel, 22.01.2025, starting p. 3
- BeckOK Produktrecht (trans. "BeckOK Product Law") (with Dennis-Kenji Kipker) ($), 1. edition, München 2024
- Kommentar Recht der Informationssicherheit (trans. "Commentary on Information Security Law") (with Dennis-Kenji Kipker and Steve Ritter) ($), 1. edition, München 2023
- Die neue EU-Maschinenverordnung (trans. "The New EU Machinery Regulation") (with Torsten Gast and Alois Hüning) ($), 1. edition, Würzburg 2023
Awards
- 2026: Recognised by Handelsblatt in the category "Germany's best lawyers" in the field of Automotive Law, Litigation and Product Liability Litigation
- 2026: Recognised by Best Lawyers, LLC. „Best Lawyers: The Best Lawyers in Germany (2027 Edition)" in the field of „Automotive Law", "Litigation" and "Product Liability Litigation"
- 2025: Recognised as a leading lawyer in product liability and one of the top 100 lawyers in Kanzleimonitor.de 2025/2026
- 2025: Recognised by Handelsblatt in the category ‘Germany's best lawyers – Ones to Watch’ in the field of data protection law
- 2025: Recognised by Best Lawyers, LLC. ‘Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Germany (2026 Edition)’ in the field of ‘Data Security and Privacy Law’
- 2024: Recognised as a leading lawyer in product liability in Kanzleimonitor.de 2024/2025
- Among the top 100 lawyers on Kanzleimonitor.de since 2023
- Since 2019: Recognized in "The Legal 500 Germany" in the area of product liability
- 2017: German Brand Award 2017 with "Special Mention"
- Honoured annually by Handelsblatt in the category ‘Germany's best lawyers’ in the area of product liability since 2016 and in the area of dispute resolution for the first time in 2025
- Recognised by Best Lawyers, LLC. as one of the "Best Lawyers® Product Liability Litigation" in Germany every year since 2009 and 2025 recognised for the first time as one of the ‘Best Lawyers® Litigation’ in Germany