Franziska Katterbach

Mergers & AcquisitionsLife Sciences/Healthcare

Experience

Franziska Katterbach advises and represents clients in the Life Sciences sector on all product and service-related issues, covering all commercial and regulatory aspects. Her work covers the entire life cycle of a product or service in the pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and diagnostics sectors, ranging from the initial idea to the transfer of technology, research and development, commercialization and ultimately the exit. In addition, a focus of her work is the regulatory framework governing the use of (medical) cannabis. In addition, Franziska Katterbach advises on M&A transactions.

Franziska Katterbach is a member of Healthcare Frauen e. V. and BvCW Branchenverband Cannabiswirtschaft e. V.

Education

Franziska Katterbach has been a lawyer and partner at Oppenhoff since 2024. She studied law in Leipzig. During her legal training, Franziska Katterbach worked at the German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer and the Local Court of Darmstadt, among others. Before joining Oppenhoff, she worked as a lawyer at Dentons. In addition, Franziska Katterbach has worked as a legal executive for two globally active and listed companies. Most recently, she established and managed the European business of Khiron Life Sciences in Europe.