Dr. Tillmanns focusses on all questions of pharmaceutical law, in particular advertising for medicinal products and unfair competition law in general, including proceedings/litigation. His specialization especially includes:

• Differentiation of pharmaceuticals/medical devices/foodstuffs/cosmetics
• Regulatory matters (e.g. approval of pharmaceuticals, conformity assessment procedures for medical devices, variations)
• Advice on the development of pharmaceuticals and medical devices (clinical evaluation and investigation, non-interventional studies, R&D contracts, cooperation agreements)
• Advice concerning collaboration between pharmaceutical companies and healthcare professionals (compliance, industry codes, e.g. FSA Code of Conduct, AKG Code of Conduct)
• Legal issues related to import and parallel trade of pharmaceuticals and medical devices
• Market Access, issues of social law, e.g. reimbursement regulations under state health insurance (e.g. early benefit assessments/AMNOG, EU-HTA)
• EHealth, Digital applications, innovative technologies (e.g. AI, 3 D printing, APPs etc.)

He also is specialised on the law relating to pharmacies, cosmetics and food.

Lectures, specialist contributions, publications, conference speaker

Dr. Tillmanns is lecturer for medical and pharmaceutical law at the Philipps-University of Marburg. He has authored numerous specialist contributions to legal literature in the field (e.g. "PharmaRecht", "Arzneimittel & Recht", "pharmind", MPR).

• President of the European Pharmaceutical Law Association („EPLA“)
• a co-author of "GRÖNING," the standard legal commentary on the law regulating advertising for medical products
• a co-author of the WiKo legal commentary on medical device law
• a member of the legal committee of the industry association Pharma Deutschland e.V.
• a member of the editorial advisory board of the specialist journal "Arzneimittel & Recht" (pharmaceuticals & law)
• a member of the legal focus group of the German medical technology association (BVMed)

He is listed in the Best Lawyers® - Handelsblatt-Ranking “Best Lawyers in Germany 2024” in the areas „healthcare law“, „pharmaceutical law“ and „dispute resolution“ and was „Lawyer of the year 2022“ for Advertising Law. He is also listed as a "frequently recommended lawyer" in the German JUVE-Handbook on GERMAN COMMERCIAL LAW FIRMS 2023/2024 in the field of healthcare / life sscience, as well as in the „Chambers Europe Guide 2024“ for„Life Sciences“ and the law firm is also ranked in the current Legal 500 Europe/Germany ranking in the "Healthcare & life sciences" category.

He advises in German and English language.