Best Lawyers in Germany for Construction Law
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Born in Hamburg in 1963, Alexander Baden studied from 1982-1988 in Passau and Hamburg. He has been with ZENK Rechtsanwälte since 1990. Today, he focuses on real estate law and project development and is responsible for providing support for complex transactions. From 2011-2018, Mr. Baden was Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BEOS AG, Berlin. For several years running, he has been listed as one of Germany’s top business lawyers in the ranking table “Germany’s Best Law...
Dr. Wolfgang Patzelt is partner in the Munich office of RITTERSHAUS. He is a specialist lawyer for administrative law and advises project developers and investors on the fast and legally secure enforcement and structuring of building law. He advises projects in the residential/commercial/industrial sectors as well as in the renewable energy sector, primarily wind power and photovoltaics. He also represents municipalities in urban planning law. In addition to drafting development plans, he spe...
Julian Gefeller is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Construction Law. Julian practices law in Frankfurt/Main, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Julian Gefeller since 2027. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Julian Gefeller is held by other lawyers.
Moritz Von Kulessa LL.B. is a lawyer and local partner at Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner. He has been working in the dispute resolution practice of Friedrich Graf von Westphalen’s Cologne office since 2020. Moritz von Kulessa is a specialist in dispute resolution and advises clients in arbitration courts especially regarding complex infrastructure projects and plant construction projects. Moritz von Kulessa is a member of the DIS40 and the ICC Young Arbitration and ADR Foru...
Marie-Christin Molitor is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Construction Law and Real Estate Law. Marie-Christin practices law in Düsseldorf, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Marie-Christin Molitor since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Marie-Christin Molitor is held by other lawyers.
Carolin J. Klüpfel, born in 1986 in Bamberg, is a lawyer, specialist lawyer for construction and architectural law, mediator for construction disputes, as well as a construction and real estate mediator. She studied law in Munich, Leuven (Belgium), and Göttingen. Study-related stays abroad took her, among other places, to Geneva, Brussels, Moscow, and Washington, D.C. She completed her legal clerkship at the Berlin Court of Appeal with placements in the EU Affairs Department, the Be...
Greta Marie Sürmann is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Construction Law and Public Law. Greta Marie practices law in Düsseldorf, Germany Best Lawyers has recognized Greta Marie Sürmann since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Greta Marie Sürmann is held by other lawyers.
Gerrit Frömming has been working as a lawyer in the field of real estate law since 2018 and has been a specialist lawyer for construction and architectural law since 2022. He primarily advises clients in the areas of commercial tenancy law, as well as private construction and architectural law. In addition to extrajudicial consultation, in particular related to contract drafting and asset management, Frömming specialises in representing his clients in both judicial and alternative d...
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