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State, Administration,
Public Undertakings
Our range of advisory
services
Legal and Tax Advice | www.luther-lawfirm.com
State, Administration, Public Undertakings
The public sector and its undertakings participate in many different ways in economic life.
They are subject to special regulations as to their organisation and actions and place the
highest demands on competent legal advice. Luther can provide advice that hits the mark,
in all relevant areas of law.
As one of Germany’s largest commercial law firms, we benefit tional law, municipal electoral law and direct democratic rights
from our colleagues’ extensive expertise, which we have used to participate, for example, in the form of local petitions and
to put together a team of specialists to advise the public sector local referendums, and municipal regulatory law.
in the relevant special fields. In particular, our Public Services
team has a wealth of experience in procedural law and in Civil service law (and law governing
structuring transactions, gained from many years of practical judges)
client work and from research and in-depth studies in the rele-
vant specialist areas of law. The members of the team colla- The focus of our services is on the privatisation and reorganisa-
borate closely across locations and disciplines, which allows tion of corporations and on matters related to the law governing
them to provide solutions from the entire range of public busi- the status of civil servants (and judges), including their official
ness law, the law governing public security and order and all assessment, advancement and legal actions brought by com-
special subjects. The result is efficient, tailor-made structuring petitors, but also on advising employers in disciplinary procee-
solutions that hit the mark. dings, as well as on other matters pertaining to civil service law.
Our clients include the federal government, the German Professional law, including professional
states, municipalities, and chambers, as well as their underta- jurisdiction
kings. Luther advises them on the following issues:
In this field of law, we concentrate in particular on the profes-
Municipal law and municipal business law sional laws and regulations applicable to physicians, dentists,
psychotherapists, veterinarians and dispensing chemists, as
In the area of municipal law, we focus above all on municipal well as to architects and engineers, providing both practical
business law, municipal levies law and municipal institutions advice and representing our clients before professional and
law. We also give special consideration to municipal constitu- administrative courts.
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Organisation law advice). Our specialists are used to adopting an interdiscipli-
nary approach with economic advisors and civil engineers in
We advise on all aspects of organisational law relating to other order to devise and implement the right solution for each pro-
legal persons under public law, in particular, the legal relations of ject.
professional associations and of universities and university hospi-
tals, and also on the law governing the status of university staff and Environment, planning and regulatory law
on the corporation right of professors and university lecturers.
In the area of public business law there will be a focus over the
State liability law next few years on issues relating to environment law. They are
becoming increasingly more important to companies at each
In the area of state liability law, the focus is on official liability stage of operations, but also in the context of construction and
and damages for breach of quasi-contractual and pre-contrac- planning law. In industrialised countries, this is due to a gro-
tual special legal relations, for example, the duty to provide as- wing environmental awareness, the capital market‘s demand
sistance, recourse claims, public compensation law, and expro- for companies to undertake to protect the environment and as
priation and similar interventions. a result of conflicts arising from the close coexistence of in-
dustries and usage requiring protection. In addition to the
Police law and law governing public above, climate change calls for radical changes in fossil fuel
security and order consumption while acceptance of technologies regarded as
critical (such as nuclear power or CCS) is simultaneously de-
Special attention is given to general and special police law and creasing. Agricultural land needs to be preserved for the pro-
the law governing public security and order, including the law duction of food for a growing world population and also for the
relating to the right to assemble and hold events, which is cha- production of renewable raw materials. The European Com-
racterised by its great relevance to the public. mission is, therefore, aspiring to reorganise the European
economies into so-called „low carbon economies“.
Constitutional law and constitutional
procedural law On the one hand, these developments entail considerable
risks for the companies concerned and a number of other
Administrative law with its wide array of special laws is inextri- companies that specialise in or depend on the production and
cably linked with constitutional law. Constitutional law always use of fossil energy (such as the oil industry, the air transport
plays at least a complementary role and is often even of para- sector, car producers). On the other hand, considerable op-
mount importance. When working for our clients, we always portunities for companies offering environment protection pro-
bear in mind and give due consideration to these aspects, which ducts and services are being created. This affects, in particu-
tend to be of a fundamental nature. lar, the construction of energy efficient machines and
equipment as well as the creation of plants for the production
Public private partnership of renewable energy and also the real estate industry, insofar
as it considerably reduces the real estate industry‘s energy
We support the public sector as well as investors, sponsors and needs and replaces them with renewable energy. This can
banks in the design of public-private partnerships (PPPs). Lu- also be advantageous for power plant manufacturers offering
ther has established a wealth of knowledge and competencies combined heat and power as well as for the mass transport in
through the realisation of numerous PPP projects, particularly local and long-distance rail traffic.
in building construction (new buildings, modifications, renovati-
on). Luther has been, and still is, involved in a multitude of pilot Further areas of practice:
projects (schools, hospitals, town halls, public swimming pools,
penitentiaries, etc.) in Germany. Our factor of success when ad- ■ Administrative procedural law and mediation
vising on PPP models lies in our interdisciplinary approach to ■ Privatisations
consulting, which consolidates the necessary project-specific ■ Gambling law
qualifications (calculation of profitability, financing recommen- ■ Fiscal law
dations, civil engineering evaluation and support, legal and tax ■ University law, including university medicine
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Your contacts in Berlin
Dr Martin Fleckenstein
Lawyer, Certified Specialist in Administrative Law, Partner
Berlin
T +49 30 52133 21110
martin.fleckenstein@luther-lawfirm.com
Dr Martin Fleckenstein studied law at the Universities of Göttingen and Freiburg i. Br.
(Germany), where he was awarded his doctorate for a thesis on a legal history topic
in 1991. Since his admission to the German Bar in 1987, he has worked as a lawyer
and, since 1996, as a certified specialist in administrative law. He joined Luther as a
partner in 2015, where he is now responsible for the area of public business law with
a particular emphasis on public real estate and building law. Previously, he was the
partner responsible for public business law at the Berlin offices of Hammonds (from
2001 onwards) and SammlerUsinger (from 2009 onwards). Martin Fleckenstein is a
visiting lecturer for public building law at the University of Münster (Germany) and a
member of, inter alia, the Infrastructure, Urban Development and Construction Com-
mittee (Fachausschuss Stadtentwicklung und Infrastruktur des Branchenausschus-
ses Bau- und Immobilienwirtschaft) of the Berlin Chamber of Commerce and Indus-
try (IHK) and of the Real Estate Working Group (Arbeitskreis Immobilienwirtschaft)
of the Association of Berlin-based Merchants and Industrialists (Verein Berliner
Kaufleute und Industrieller, VBKI). He lectures at professional events and regularly
publishes articles in reference books and specialist journals on public building and
public procurement law topics.
Area of practice
Dr Martin Fleckenstein coordinates the practice area Real Estate & Infrastructure at
Luther. He advises property companies, investors, builders and project developers,
companies from the housing industry and their respective associations and also the
public sector, including public sector companies, on all matters pertaining to public
real estate and building law, in particular, zoning and planning law, including all rele-
vant ancillary areas such as historical monument protection, road and environmen-
tal law, special urban development law, as well as public, in particular municipal,
business and procurement law. His services include advising on complex planning
and permit procedures, the drafting and negotiation of (partly innovative) urban de-
velopment contracts and neighbourhood agreements, as well as representing his
clients in official procedures and administrative court proceedings. In addition, Mar-
tin Fleckenstein is consulted as an expert within the context of legislative procedures
and with regard to current legal policy issues.
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Your contacts in Berlin
Dr Stefan Kobes
Lawyer, Certified Specialist in Administrative Law, Partner, Location Head
Berlin
T +49 30 52133 0
stefan.kobes@luther-lawfirm.com
Dr Stefan Kobes studied law at the Universities of Kiel (Germany), Lausanne (Swit-
zerland) and Freiburg i. Br. (Germany) and specialised in public law at the Freiburg
Administrative Court (Germany), the German University of Administrative Sciences
in Speyer (Germany), and the German Institute for Foreign Trade Taipei (Taiwan).
From 1989 to 1992, he worked on his dissertation on an administrative law topic and
was simultaneously working as a lawyer in public business law. From 1993 onwards,
he advised the Directorate for Environmental Protection/Contaminated Sites at the
German Federal Institute for Special Tasks Arising from Unification (BvS) where,
before leaving, he headed a legal department consisting of a team of 10. Stefan
Kobes joined Luther in 2000 and has been a partner in public business law since
2001. He heads the practice group Environment & Planning Law, Regulatory.
Area of practice
Dr Stefan Kobes advises on all matters pertaining to building planning and environ-
mental law, in particular in the context of planning approval procedures, the prepa-
ration of development plans, the enforcement of permits under building and immis-
sion control law, the removal of contaminated sites and disposal of waste, emissions
trading issues and the energy transition, as well as the obligation to maintain the
required distances under major-accidents law. His clients include companies from
energy-intensive industries, such as the ceramics, paper, and wood materials indus-
tries. In addition, he acts as an advisor to builders, project developers, property
owners, industrial associations and the public sector, in particular, corporations and
institutions, federal enterprises and public utilities. Stefan Kobes is a member of the
Environmental Committee of the Berlin Chamber of Commerce and Industry, of Ge-
sellschaft für Umweltrecht (a German environmental law society), and of Ingenieur-
technischer Verband für Altlastenmanagement und Flächenrecycling (ITVA) (a Ger-
man association that is concerned with contaminated sites and the recycling of
land). From 2003, he was for 15 years a member of the Secretariat of the “Working
Group on Emissions Trading to Combat Greenhouse Gases” of the German Federal
Ministry of the Environment, which worked on the introduction of emissions trading
in Germany.
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Your contacts in Berlin
Susanne Abraham
Lawyer, Senior Associate
Berlin
T +49 30 52133 25586
susanne.abraham@luther-lawfirm.com
Susanne Abraham, who comes from near Berlin, studied law in Heidelberg (Germa-
ny). After graduating from university, she initially worked as a substitute lecturer and
coordinated the legal education of future lawyers at the university. Her legal training
at the Higher Regional Court of Berlin (Germany) included working for the business
division of the German Federal Foreign Office and for the public procurement law
practice group of a large German law firm. Susanne Abraham gained her first prac-
tical professional experience as a graduate in law in Moscow (Russia) and Tel Aviv
(Israel). As a member of the legal department of a FinTech company, she dealt with
issues such as financial market regulation, corporate compliance and how to esta-
blish and finance a company. Susanne Abraham joined Luther’s Berlin office as a
lawyer in September 2017 and works in Corporate/M&A.
Area of practice
Working with the Corporate team in Berlin, Susanne Abraham advises on all matters
pertaining to corporate law, from the formation of a company to transactions, also
including legal disputes. In particular, she advises foreign companies when establis-
hing branches, shareholders and managing directors on disputes between a compa-
ny’s boards or other bodies, and heads of department and managers on how to or-
ganise a business in a legally compliant manner.
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Your contacts in Berlin
Marcus Bertz
Lawyer, Dipl.-Verwaltungswirt (FH), Associate
Berlin
T +49 30 52133 21142
marcus.bertz@luther-lawfirm.com
Marcus Bertz successfully completed a degree programme with alternating work
and study periods at Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund in 2010. He then studied
law at Freie Universität Berlin (Germany). His subsequent legal training at the Higher
Regional Court of Berlin included working at the German Federal Ministry of Justice
and Consumer Protection and at the German Federal Constitutional Court, amongst
others. Marcus Bertz joined Luther as a lawyer in 2019.
Area of practice
Marcus Bertz advises on all matters pertaining to individual and collective employ-
ment law. This particularly includes dealing with questions arising in connection with
the digitalisation of working environments. He further advises on company pension
schemes, church employment law, and the law applicable to public employees who
are subject to collective bargaining agreements.
He additionally deals with all aspects of social security law and, among other things,
assists clients in procedures to determine a person’s status for insurance purposes,
in contribution procedures and in recourse proceedings.
His services further include advising on the prospects of successfully proceeding
against laws and judgements before the German Federal Constitutional Court. Mar-
cus Bertz acts as a litigator before employment and social courts, civil courts and
constitutional courts.
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH | 7
Your contacts in Dusseldorf
Dr Stefan Altenschmidt, LL.M. (Nottingham)
Lawyer, Partner
Dusseldorf
T +49 211 5660 18737
stefan.altenschmidt@luther-lawfirm.com
Dr Stefan Altenschmidt studied law and social science at Ruhr University in Bochum
(Germany), where, in 2001, he was awarded a doctorate for his thesis on issues
concerning the Regional Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia. In 2002, he com-
pleted a four-month traineeship in the legal department of the Scottish Parliament in
Edinburgh. In 2006, he received his LL.M. in Environmental, Planning and Regula-
tory Law from Nottingham Law School. From 2003 to 2011, he worked for Fresh-
fields Bruckhaus Deringer in the practice area public business law, most recently as
Counsel. In 2008, he was seconded for four months to the London office of Fresh-
fields. Stefan Altenschmidt has been a Partner in Luther‘s Dusseldorf office since
May 2011 and is responsible for the practice area Public Business Law.
Area of practice
Dr Stefan Altenschmidt specialises in Public Business Law. He advises companies
and trade associations in particular on environmental and planning law, public ener-
gy law, including energy tax law, mining law, space law, freedom of information law
and climate protection and emissions trading law. He also appears on his clients’
behalf at national administrative and constitutional courts and at the European Court
of Justice and defends them in administrative fine and criminal cases. Stefan Alten-
schmidt is a frequent lecturer at professional conventions and regularly publishes
articles relating to environmental and energy law issues, including as co-author of
the commentaries on the German Renewable Energy Act, Water Resources Act and
Federal Immission Control Act from the Berliner Kommentare series and of the
emissions trading compendium Praxishandbuch Emissionshandel, and as the co-
editor of the compendium Praxishandbuch Green Building.
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Your contacts in Dusseldorf
Prof. Dr Tobias Leidinger
Lawyer, Certified Specialist in Administrative Law, Counsel
Dusseldorf
T +49 211 5660 25098
tobias.leidinger@luther-lawfirm.com
Prof. Dr Tobias Leidinger studied law at the Universities of Freiburg i. Br., Münster
and Speyer (all Germany). He worked for several years as a research assistant at
the Institute of Public Business Law of the University of Münster. In 1992, he recei-
ved his doctorate for a thesis on a topic regarding Special Administrative Law. He
has worked as a lawyer since 1995 and as a certified specialist in administrative law
since 1999: until 1998, as a lawyer at Kapellmann & Partner in Dusseldorf (Germa-
ny), a law firm that specialised in private and public building law and legal project
management; from 1998 to 2012, as an in-house lawyer in a leading position in the
energy industry (DAX 30 company), in various functions and different locations in
Germany and abroad, focusing on energy, plant, environmental and regulatory law;
and from 2012 to 2015, as a lawyer in the Dusseldorf office of Gleiss Lutz.
Prof. Leidinger joined Luther in 2015 and has since advised clients on public busi-
ness, planning and environmental law.
Prof. Leidinger is an honorary professor at the Bochum Ruhr University (RUB) and,
at the same time, the Director of the RUB Institute of Mining and Energy Law. He has
(co-)authored various books and published specialist papers (among others, Leidin-
ger, “Energieanlagenrecht” (Energy Plant Law), 2007; co-author of a commentary
on the German Environmental Impact Assessment Act (UVPG), Hoppe/Beckmann/
Kment (editors), 5th ed. 2018; co-author of “Praxishandbuch Netzplanung und Netz-
ausbau“ (Practitioner’s Guide to Network Planning and Network Expansion), Pos-
ser/Fassbender (editors), 2013; co-author of a commentary on the German Atomic
Energy Act and Phasing Out Acts (“Atomrecht - Atomgesetz und Ausstiegsgeset-
ze”), Frenz (editor), 2019).
Area of practice
In light of his special industry knowledge and many years of experience acting as an
advisor in and to industrial undertakings, Prof. Dr Tobias Leidinger advises compa-
nies on public business law issues regarding energy, industrial plant, environmental,
nuclear power, planning and waste management law. His clients include companies
from the energy and network industry, the chemical and nuclear power industries,
the manufacturing industry and the waste management industry. Based on his we-
alth of experience in connection with the implementation of large infrastructure pro-
jects, he also acts as a legal project and process manager.
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Your contacts in Dusseldorf
Denise Helling
Lawyer, Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
T +49 211 5660 18737
denise.helling@luther-lawfirm.com
Before starting university, Denise Helling spent a year at a high school in Arkansas
(USA). From 2008 to 2014, she studied law at Georg August University in Göttingen
(Germany), focussing on private and public business law. She additionally obtained
a Bachelor’s degree in English philology. Denise Helling passed her first state law
exam in 2014. She then carried out her legal training at the Higher Regional Court of
Dusseldorf (Germany), which she successfully completed in 2016 with her second
state law exam. As part of her legal training, Denise Helling worked for the public
business law department of a renowned international business law firm in Dussel-
dorf, for a law firm in New York (USA), and for the German Embassy in Bangkok
(Thailand), amongst others. Denise Helling was admitted to the German Bar in 2017
and joined Luther the same year. Before starting her career as a lawyer, she already
worked for Luther as a research assistant.
Area of practice
As a lawyer, Denise Helling advises companies on public business law, in particular,
on matters pertaining to environmental law, climate protection and emissions trading
law, and planning and regional planning law.
10 | Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbHYour contacts in Dusseldorf
Dr Juliane Hoss
Lawyer, Associate
Dusseldorf
T +49 211 5660 26876
juliane.hoss@luther-lawfirm.com
Juliane Hoss studied law at Heinrich Heine University in Dusseldorf (Germany).
After passing her first state law exam, she carried out her legal training at the Regio-
nal Court of Dusseldorf from 2016 to 2018, which also included training periods at
the Ministry of Economic Affairs of North Rhine-Westphalia in the Department for
Basic Issues of Foreign Trade and at the Federal Foreign Office in the Department
for Climate and Environmental Foreign Policy. From 2018 to 2020, she worked as a
research assistant at the Chair of Civil Law, Commercial and Economic Law of Prof.
Dr Ulrich Noack, working at the same time on her doctoral thesis. Juliane Hoss was
admitted to the German Bar in 2020 and joined Luther the same year.
Area of practice
Juliane Hoss advises companies on public business law, in particular, on matters
pertaining to environmental law, climate protection and emissions trading law, and
planning and regional planning law.
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH | 11Your contacts in Essen
Henner-Matthias Puppel
Lawyer, Certified Specialist in Public Procurement Law, Partner
Essen
T + 49 201 9220 24037
henner.puppel@luther-lawfirm.com
Henner-M. Puppel studied law and philology at Ruhr University in Bochum (Germa-
ny) and at the University of Salamanca (Spain). Before being admitted to the Ger-
man Bar, he worked for Roland Berger Strategy Consultants and, as part of his legal
training, specialised in matters concerning public business, public procurement and
real estate business law at the German University of Administrative Sciences in
Speyer (Germany). Henner-M. Puppel joined Luther in 2004 and heads the practice
group Public Private Partnership.
Area of practice
Henner-M. Puppel mainly advises businesses and the public sector on the overall
structuring and implementation of project developments and complex construction
projects. This includes realising PPPs as well as other public procurement projects
(including construction projects involving third-party advance financing and the sale
of real property with building obligations) and any queries relating to public procure-
ment and contractual law that may arise in this regard. He also provides advice du-
ring the construction process, for example, regarding controlling the execution of the
construction project, and helps clients draft and negotiate contracts relating to the
construction of plants (power plants, renewable energy as well as industrial plants).
12 | Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbHYour contacts in Essen
Prof. Dr Herbert Willems
Vorsitzender Richter am Oberverwaltungsgericht a. D., Lawyer, Honorary
Professor, Partner
Essen
T +49 201 9220 24743
herbert.willems@luther-lawfirm.com
Prof. Dr Herbert Willems studied history and law. After serving as a judge at the Ad-
ministrative Court of Gelsenkirchen (Germany), he worked at the Higher Administra-
tive Court of Münster (Germany) from 1985 to 2017, from 1994 on as presiding judge
in various senates of appeal. Over a period of about 20 years, he additionally held
further offices as a judge, including presiding the regional professional courts for
architects, urban planners and engineers of the German state of North Rhine-West-
phalia and presiding a senate of the regional professional court for healthcare pro-
fessions and acting as the deputy presiding judge of the civil service court for judges
at the Higher Regional Court of Hamm (Germany).
In 2010, he was appointed Honorary Professor by the University of Münster. In ad-
dition to lecturing at the University of Münster, most recently on “Administrative pro-
cedural law for advanced students”, he gives “Professional jurisdiction” courses at
the Dresden International University as part of the masters programme and also as
part of a training course in medical law for lawyers wishing to become certified spe-
cialists in this field. He lectures on municipal law and civil service law issues in
continued education programmes for lawyers at the Hamm Bar Association. As
chairman of a board of examiners responsible for the second state law exam at the
Ministry of Justice of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, he also deals
with the next generation of lawyers.
Prof. Willems joined Luther in February 2018 and works at the Essen office.
Area of practice
At Luther, Prof. Dr Herbert Willems is responsible for public law issues. The range of
his advisory services is determined above all by the areas in which he has an aca-
demic interest and which he dealt with as a judge at the Higher Administrative Court
of Münster over a period of more than 30 years. This includes, among other things,
municipal law, university law, the law governing other public-law corporations, nota-
bly the associations, the professional law of the liberal professions, in particular,
physicians, dentists, veterinarians, dispensing chemists and psychotherapists, pro-
cedural law, the legal relations of the German civil service, and constitutional law,
including electoral law and state organisation law.
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH | 13Your contacts in Essen
Nils Kramer
Lawyer, Associate
Essen
T +49 201 9220 24625
nils.kramer@luther-lawfirm.com
Nils Kramer studied law at the University of Hamburg (Germany), with an emphasis
on economic administrative law, planning law and environmental law. He carried out
his legal training at the Higher Regional Court of Celle (Germany), which also inclu-
ded working for an international business law firm in the area of real estate law. Nils
Kramer joined Luther in 2018.
Area of practice
Nils Kramer mainly advises on matters pertaining to real estate law. This includes
providing public and private building law advice.
14 | Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbHYour contact in Hamburg
Dr Gernot-Rüdiger Engel
Lawyer, Partner
Hamburg
T +49 40 18067 16639
gernot.engel@luther-lawfirm.com
Dr Gernot-Rüdiger Engel studied law and international business management in
Göttingen (Germany). He obtained his doctorate under the supervision of Prof.
Peine for a thesis on European environmental law. He has worked for Luther since
2004 and was based in Luther’s Berlin office until 2008.
Gernot-Rüdiger Engel is the co-editor of “Zeitschrift für Immissionsschutzrecht und
Emissionshandel - I + E”, a German magazine on immission control law and emissi-
ons trading, and of “Berliner Kommentar zum UIG”, a legal commentary on the Ger-
man Environmental Information Act (UIG), as well as author of the “Corporate Com-
pliance Checklists”. In addition, he is a founding member and a member of the
supervisory board of the German association “Industrie.Zukunft.Deutschland e.V.
(IZD)” and one of the founders and vice chairman of the board of the German foun-
dation “Stiftung Treibshausgasneutralität (STN)”. He is also a lecturer on environ-
mental and energy law (Berlin School of Economics and Law).
Area of practice
Dr Gernot-Rüdiger Engel specialises in national, European and international climate
law (climate protection laws, climate actions, emissions trading and German Rene-
wable Energy Act (EEG)), environmental law with all its aspects (immission control
law, water and waste law), information access law (German Freedom of Information
Act (IFG), German Environmental Information Act (UIG) and transparency laws) and
“environmental compliance”. His advice is solution-oriented, entrepreneurial and fu-
ture-oriented. The latter is also the reason why he advises on all legal issues relating
to the use of drones and why he is a member of the relevant working group of the
German Federal Ministry of Transport.
During the coronavirus crisis, he has protected the production and supply chains of
systemically relevant national and international clients against closure orders under
infection control law.
He has been instructed to act on behalf of listed companies as well as owner-ma-
naged and medium-sized companies from the chemical industry, energy supply,
wood-based materials industry, ceramic industry, paper, cardboard and board in-
dustry, thermal waste treatment plants and numerous associations.
Gernot-Rüdiger Engel regularly publishes on current topics and gives lectures on
current environmental law issues.
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH | 15Your contacts in Hannover
Dr Thomas Gohrke
Lawyer, Certified Specialist in Administrative Law, Partner
Hanover
T +49 511 5458 0
thomas.gohrke@luther-lawfirm.com
Dr Thomas Gohrke studied law at the University of Leipzig (Germany) from 1991 to
1996, where he was also awarded his doctorate in 2000. He was admitted to the
German Bar in 1998 and has worked for Luther (or its respective predecessor) as a
lawyer since 1999, since 2003 also as a certified specialist in administrative law.
Thomas Gohrke is based in Luther‘s Leipzig and Hanover offices, but provides ad-
visory services throughout Germany.
Area of practice
The focus of Dr Thomas Gohrke’s advisory services is on real estate law (project
development, transactions) and European, administrative and public procurement
law in the highly regulated health care and gambling sectors. His clients include
public sector clients and private companies operating in regulated industries or in
the real estate sector. Thomas Gohrke is also the author of several textbooks and
various professional publications and is responsible for coordinating the practice
area Real Estate & Infrastructure at Luther.
16 | Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbHYour contacts in Hannover
Dr Franziska Klaß-Dingeldey, MLE
Lawyer, Certified Specialist in Public Procurement Law, Senior Associate
Hanover
T +49 511 5458 20231
franziska.klass@luther-lawfirm.com
Franziska Klaß-Dingeldey studied law and European legal practice at Leibniz Uni-
versity in Hanover (Germany) and at the University of Nottingham (England). Her
legal training, carried out at the Higher Regional Court of Celle (Germany), included
working for Luther’s Hanover office, the Ministry of the Interior of the State of Lower
Saxony (Germany), and the German Embassy in Switzerland.
Franziska Klaß-Dingeldey worked for the department of public law and administrati-
ve sciences at the Hanover Leibniz University, from which she also earned her doc-
torate for a thesis on a civil-service and European law topic.
Franziska Klaß-Dingeldey has been a visiting lecturer at Leibniz University in Hano-
ver since 2016.
She was admitted to the German Bar in 2015 and has worked for Luther ever since.
Area of practice
Franziska Klaß-Dingeldey advises on public procurement, public business and mu-
nicipal law, with an emphasis on the business activities of municipalities and, in
particular, public undertakings. She is also the author of commentaries on the rele-
vant sections of the Municipal Constitutional Act of the State of Lower Saxony.
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH | 17Your contact in Cologne
Rolf Corsten
Lawyer, Dipl.-Verwaltungswirt (FH), Of Counsel
Dusseldorf
T +49 211 5660 25031
rolf.corsten@luther-lawfirm.com
Rolf Corsten first successfully completed training in administration and then, from
1981 to 1984, studied law at the University of Cologne (Germany). After passing his
second state law exam, he worked as a head of section (Referent) in the finance
department of the Association of German Cities (Deutscher Städtetag) in Cologne.
From 1990 to 2014, he was the First Deputy (Erster Beigeordneter) and City Treasu-
rer of the City of Viersen (Germany). Rolf Corsten was admitted to the German Bar
in 2014 and has worked for Luther since then.
Area of practice
Rolf Corsten specialises in advising on how to structure or restructure shares and
interests held by the public sector under corporate law, as well as on public business
law, in particular, municipal tax and budget law and concession law. He also has
many years of professional experience, including as a head of legal department and
as the managing director of a municipal real estate company.
18 | Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbHYour contacts in Leipzig
Dr Thomas Gohrke
Lawyer, Certified Specialist in Administrative Law, Partner
Leipzig
T +49 341 5299 0
thomas.gohrke@luther-lawfirm.com
Dr Thomas Gohrke studied law at the University of Leipzig (Germany) from 1991 to
1996, where he was also awarded his doctorate in 2000. He was admitted to the
German Bar in 1998 and has worked for Luther (or its respective predecessor) as a
lawyer since 1999, since 2003 also as a certified specialist in administrative law.
Thomas Gohrke is based in Luther‘s Leipzig and Hanover offices, but provides ad-
visory services throughout Germany.
Area of practice
The focus of Dr Thomas Gohrke’s advisory services is on real estate law (project
development, transactions) and European, administrative and public procurement
law in the highly regulated health care and gambling sectors. His clients include
public sector clients and private companies operating in regulated industries or in
the real estate sector. Thomas Gohrke is also the author of several textbooks and
various professional publications and is responsible for coordinating the practice
area Real Estate & Infrastructure at Luther.
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH | 19Your contacts in Leipzig
Dr Barbara Schmidt
Lawyer, Partner
Leipzig
T +49 341 5299 0
barbara.schmidt@luther-lawfirm.com
After studying law and completing her legal training, including an internship in Chi-
cago (USA), Dr Barbara Schmidt received a doctorate in international law from the
University of Würzburg (Germany). She joined Luther’s predecessor firm in 1999.
Area of practice
Dr Barbara Schmidt provides advice on real estate law, especially to the public sec-
tor and to public sector undertakings. In addition to her ongoing advisory work, this
includes providing support with comprehensive real estate projects, also during the
tender procedure and during reorganisation and restructuring. She also advises on
transactions, in particular in the real estate area, as well as on legal issues relating
to liability, compensation and insurance law.
20 | Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbHYour contacts in Leipzig
Dr Sabrina Desens
Lawyer, Certified Specialist in Administrative Law, Senior Associate
Leipzig
T +49 341 5299 24850
sabrina.desens@luther-lawfirm.com
After spending a year in the USA, Sabrina Desens studied law in Münster (Germany)
and subsequently went on to obtain her doctorate from the University of Münster.
She then carried out her legal training, which included training periods at the Federal
Ministry for the Environment in Berlin (Germany) and at an international business
law firm in Dusseldorf (Germany). From 2009 on, she was head of the Freiherr-vom-
Stein Institute, the academic research centre of the Association of North-Rhine
Westphalian Districts (Landkreistag NRW), and continued to hold a teaching positi-
on at the University of Münster until 2015. Sabrina Desens has worked as a lawyer
in Leipzig (Germany) since 2012; she joined Luther in November 2014.
Area of practice
Sabrina Desens advises both the public sector and industrial enterprises on all mat-
ters pertaining to public law, in particular, environmental and fiscal law.
She especially focuses on the area of wastewater and advises the operators of in-
dustrial and municipal sewage and wastewater treatment plants and also industrial
enterprises on all location-related questions of law, including fiscal issues. Her in-
depth knowledge of the industry and excellent network of contacts regularly allow
her to find good and sustainable solutions for her clients.
Her legal advisory services further include assisting with approval procedures under
building and immission control law for industrial plants and power stations. In addi-
tion, she supports international chemicals producers when it comes to setting up
locations in Germany, including advising them on related public-law issues (licen-
sing, subsidies, etc.) and helping them deal with public authorities.
Sabrina Desens is experienced in litigating before administrative courts. She is an
author and lecturer on topics related to water and fiscal law, amongst other things.
In The Legal 500 (2020), she has been mentioned as a “Rising Star” in the category
of environmental and planning law.
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH | 21Your contacts in Leipzig
Dr Markus Nagel, LL.M. oec.
Lawyer, Certified Specialist in Administrative Law, Senior Associate
Leipzig
T +49 341 5299 0
markus.nagel@luther-lawfirm.com
Dr Markus Nagel studied law in Halle an der Saale (Germany). After finishing his
degree, he completed a complementary degree in economic law entitled „Legum
magister in oeconomicis“ (LL.M.oec.) and received his doctorate from Martin Luther
University in Halle-Wittenberg (Germany), specialising in international private law.
Markus Nagel joined Luther in 2006.
Area of practice
Dr Markus Nagel focuses on public law, in particular, public business law and regu-
lated industries. As a certified specialist in administrative law, he mainly provides
advice on public building law and, in the context of privatisation and PPP projects,
on matters relating to municipal business law, public procurement and European
law. His areas of expertise further include state aid and subsidy law, university law
(especially in the field of medicine) and gaming law.
22 | Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbHYour contact in Munich
Dr Joachim Reichenberger, LL.M.,
EMBA (Washington D.C)
Lawyer, Tax Advisor, Dipl.-Verwaltungswirt (FH), Graduate in Business Law,
Counsel
Munich
T +49 89 23714 11136
joachim.reichenberger@luther-lawfirm.com
After graduating from the University of Applied Sciences (FHVR) in Wasserburg
(Germany), having been awarded a degree in public administration (Diplom-Verwal-
tungswirt (FH)), Dr Joachim Reichenberger studied law in Bayreuth (Germany) whilst
working as a civil servant for the German Statutory Pension Insurance Scheme. In
Bayreuth, he additionally graduated in business law (Wirtschaftsjurist (Univ. Bay-
reuth)). After completing his legal training, which included training periods at Clifford
Chance and Latham&Watkins, Joachim Reichenberger worked as a lawyer for Flick
Gocke Schaumburg in Bonn (Germany) until the end of 2019. His doctoral thesis on
a tax law topic dealt with the taxation of professional athletes under national and in-
ternational tax law. Joachim Reichenberger has additionally earned an LL.M. degree,
again in the area of tax. In early 2020, he successfully completed his Executive-MBA
programme in Washington D.C. (USA). In June 2020, he qualified as a German tax
advisor.
Area of practice
Dr Joachim Reichenberger advises on all aspects of national and international tax
law, as well as on company social security and company pension schemes. In the
area of tax law, he focuses on advising high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs), in parti-
cular professional athletes. In addition, he focuses on providing tax and social secu-
rity law advice when it comes to carrying out socially acceptable staff cuts, in which
context he advises companies on the optimisation and subsequent implementation
of social compensation plans.
Joachim Reichenberger is also a lecturer at Steuer-Fachschule Dr. Endriss, a spe-
cial tax school.
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH | 23Your contact in Stuttgart
Sandra Schüle-Bausch
Lawyer, Associate
Stuttgart
T +49 711 9338 15309
sandra.schuele-bausch@luther-lawfirm.com
Sandra Schüle-Bausch studied law at the University of Tübingen (Germany) and
during her studies worked as a research assistant to Prof. Dr Jochen von Bernstorff,
LL.M, holder of the Chair of Constitutional Law, Public International Law, Constitu-
tional Theory and Human Rights Law. She carried out her legal training at the Re-
gional Court of Tübingen from 2013 to 2015, followed by a period of training at an
international corporate law firm in London (England). Sandra Schüle-Bausch joined
Luther at the end of 2019. In addition to working as a lawyer, she lectures the busi-
ness law course at the Nürtingen Geislingen University (HfWU) (Germany).
Area of practice
Sandra Schüle-Bausch primarily advises on all matters pertaining to commercial
and distribution law and dispute resolution, in and out of court.
24 | Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbHHits the mark. Luther.
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH is one of the leading corporate law firms in Germany. With some 420 lawyers and tax
advisors, we can advise you in all fields of German and international corporate law. In addition to having offices in every eco-
nomic centre throughout Germany, we are also present in ten locations abroad: in Brussels, London and Luxembourg in Europe,
and in Bangkok, Delhi-Gurugram, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, Singapore and Yangon in Asia.
Our advisory services are tailored to our clients’ corporate goals. We take a creative, dedicated approach to achieving the best
possible economic outcome for each of our clients.
The name “Luther” stands for expertise and commitment. With a passion for our profession, we dedicate all our efforts to solving
your issues, always providing the best possible solution for our clients. Not too much and not too little – we always hit the mark.
We know how crucial it is to use resources efficiently and to plan ahead. We always have an eye on the economic impact of our
advice. This is true in the case of strategic consulting as well as in legal disputes.
We have complex projects on our agenda every day. At Luther, experienced and highly specialised advisors cooperate closely
in order to offer our clients the best possible service. Thanks to our fast and efficient communication, permanent availability and
flexibility, we are there for you whenever you need us.
Luther won the JUVE Award ‘Law Firm of the Year 2019’.
About us
Lawyers and Locations Long-standing Offices in international
tax advisors connections to commercial financial centres and
law firms worldwide investment locations
420 20
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH | 25Our locations
We have a global outlook, with offices in ten key economic and financial centres in Europe and Asia. We also maintain close
relationships with leading corporate law firms worldwide. This way, we ensure a seamless service for our clients throughout their
demanding international projects.
In continental Europe, Luther is part of a group of independent law firms, each one a leader in its own country, that have been
cooperating regularly on international mandates for many years.
Our partner firms are based in Africa, Australia and New Zealand, Europe, Israel, Japan and Korea, the Middle East, Russia and
the CIS, South and Central America, the US and Canada.
Luther locations
Best friends Our locations
Bangkok Jakarta
Berlin Kuala Lumpur
Brussels Leipzig
Cologne London
Delhi-Gurugram Luxembourg
Dusseldorf Munich
Essen Shanghai
Frankfurt a.M. Singapore
Hamburg Stuttgart
Hanover Yangon
26 | Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbHOur industries
Our lawyers and tax advisors focus on Energy
advising clients from five industries. Hits
the mark.
Conventional or renewable energies: We work efficiently and
sustainably.
Health Care & Information Tech &
Life Science Telecommunications
With our expertise, we have our finger on the pulse of time. We connect today with tomorrow.
Mobility & Real Estate &
Logistics Infrastructure
We understand what gets you moving and can set you on the We lay the foundation for you to build on.
right course.
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH | 27Our practice areas
Antitrust Law Capital Markets & Commercial & Complex Disputes
Banking Distribution Law,
Product Liability/
Product Compliance
Compliance & Corporate/M&A Data Protection Law Employment Law
Internal Investigations
Energy Law Environment & Financial Services IP & Copyright Law
Planning Law,
Regulatory
IT Law Insurance Law International Notarial Services
Trade Law
Public Public Subsidies/ Real Estate Restructuring &
Procurement Law State Aid Law Insolvency
State, Administration, Tax Law White-Collar Crime &
Public Undertakings Tax Offences
28 | Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbHOur awards
JUVE
In the 2020/2021 JUVE Guide to Commercial Law Firms, 45 lawyers from Luther were recommended, and
nine of these were also listed as “leading advisors”. The legal publisher JUVE published rankings for a total
of 28 areas of law. In 2019, Luther was named “Law Firm of the Year 2019” by JUVE and, in addition, was
nominated for the JUVE awards “Law Firm of the Year for Mergers & Acquisitions” and “Law Firm of the
Year for Dispute Resolution”. In the past, Luther has already won “Law Firm of the Year 2017 for Environ-
mental and Regulatory Law”, “Law Firm of the Year 2015 for Distribution/Trade/Logistics”, “Law Firm of the
Year 2014” in the categories of “Energy Law”, “Regulated Industries” and “Private Sector Building Law”
(Germany), and in 2011 “Law Firm of the Year for Distribution Systems”.
The Legal 500
“The Legal 500 Germany 2021” recommends 71 lawyers from Luther, of which 10 lawyers have received
special recognition and were named as “Leading Names”, “Names of the Next Generation” or “Rising
Stars”. Additionally, a total of 28 practice areas were ranked. In 2020, 68 attorneys were nominated to
Legal 500, six of whom were named as leaders.
Chambers
In 2020 Luther received awards from Chambers in Germany in twelve practice areas: Commercial Contracts
(band 2), Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market (band 2), Dispute Resolution (band 5), Employment (band 3), Energy
(band 3), Projects: Construction (band 4), Public Law (band 4), Public Law: Planning and Environment (band
3), Public Law: Public Procurement/PPP (band 4), TMT: Information Technology (band 4), as well as in Lux-
embourg in Corporate/M&A (band 4) and Dispute Resolution (band 3). In addition, 18 partners were ranked
by Chambers Europe in 2020, six of whom were also included in the rankings in Chambers Global.
Kanzleimonitor
Luther is one of the ten most frequently recommended law firms in Germany according to the German survey
of law firms “Kanzleimonitor 2020/2021”. Luther ranks 6th in terms of its range of legal services, with 22
(out of 32) areas of laws. Luther achieved top 5 rankings in employment law (2nd place), corporate law
(3rd place) and energy law (4th place). A total of 13 Luther lawyers were recommended by in-house lawyers.
“Best Lawyers in Germany 2021”
For the year 2021, 81 of Luther’s partners have been recommended as “Best Lawyers in Germany 2021”,
an award presented by the US publisher “Best Lawyers” in cooperation with the German Handelsblatt.
Dr Martin Fleckenstein has been awarded “Lawyer of the Year” in “Land Use and Zoning Law”.
WHO’S WHO LEGAL
18 of Luther’s partners are listed in WHO’S WHO LEGAL in 2021, four of whom were recognised as
Thought Leaders, three as a Future Leader and one as a Global Leader.
Global Arbitration Review
In 2019, the English legal journal “Global Arbitration Review included Luther for the eighth time in a row in
its “GAR 100”, a list of law firms specialising in arbitration law assessed by the journal throughout the world.
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH | 29Luther.Digital
The digital revolution is well under way. In a highly competitive market where new business models are always being
developed and existing processes are continually being challenged, multinational groups, well-established medium-
sized businesses and small start-ups are all looking for the best possible ways to position themselves in this environ-
ment. In order to do this, they do not just call existing business models into question, but also create completely new,
innovative forms of cooperation. This revolution is being driven by numerous recent technological developments,
such as cloud computing, digital platforms, Big Data and artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things and blockchain
technology.
Protecting Intellectual Artificial Intelligence &
Luther.Digital supports and advises comprehensively on Property Big Data
all legal areas relating to digital business models, agile
architectures and technical levers as well as the neces-
sary transformation processes in the company. From the
realignment of value chains to commercial and distribu-
tion law aspects, employment law, IT and data protection
topics up to and including digital compliance and anti-
trust law. Digital Infrastructure Digital Value
Chains
Luther.Digital supports you in all the phases of upcoming
transformation projects – from strategic dialogue to
LegalTech solutions and the subsequent change process.
Blockchain & FinTech Data Protection & Future Work Legal Operations
Compliance
Digital Legal Services Digital Media & Gaming Platforms & Start-ups &
Communities Venture Capital
30 | Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbHLuther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Anna-Schneider-Steig 22
50678 Cologne, Germany
Telephone +49 221 9937 0
Telefax +49 221 9937 110
contact@luther-lawfirm.com
For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of gender-specific language
forms is dispensed with. Corresponding terms apply in principle to all genders in the
sense of equal treatment. The abbreviated form of language has editorial reasons and
does not imply any valuation.
Stand: January 2021
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH | 31Bangkok, Berlin, Brussels, Cologne, Delhi-Gurugram, Dusseldorf, Essen,
Frankfurt a.M., Hamburg, Hanover, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Leipzig, London,
Luxembourg, Munich, Shanghai, Singapore, Stuttgart, Yangon
You can find further information at:
www.luther-lawfirm.com
www.luther-services.com
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