References - Property Law

Purchase and sale of real estate, Due Diligence

Advice for the owner in the sale of a major industrial property in northern Germany.
Legal advice and representation of the owner in the sale of a real-estate portfolio (value approx. EUR 70 million).
Legal advice and representation of the owner in the sale of a real-estate portfolio (value approx. EUR 90 million) on the subject of financing.
Legal advice and representation of the owner in the sale of a major property complex in northern Germany for large-scale retail in the area of furniture and fittings, including garden centre and building market.
Legal advice and representation of the owner in the sale of an office and commercial building in the Hamburg city centre.
Legal advice and representation of a real-estate fund in the sale of a large hotel property.
Legal consulting and representation services for the owner in the sale of a shopping centre in a city in western Germany.
Legal representation of a city in western Germany in the sale of a large conversion area.
Legal representation various English real estate investors in their acquisition activities in Germany (investment volume over several EUR 100 million per annum).
Support for a Dutch property investor in the purchase of a specialist retailer portfolio in Germany.
Examination and negotiation of a number of various financing agreements in the context of real-estate transactions.

Financing

Legal support for a city in western Germany as lender in execution proceedings regarding a high-value industrial property.
Legal representation of various English real-estate investors in their acquisition activities in Germany (investment volume over several EUR 100 million per annum).

Urban land use planning, public building law, planning approval

Regular advice for a number of project developers in all issues relating to commercial real estate law (public building law, commercial tenancy law, private building law, real-estate property rights, site contamination and liabilities).
Regular legal advice and support for a major shopping centre in northern Germany in matters relating to planning and tenancy law.
Expansion of a Factory Outlet Centers.
Expansion of a specialist retail park in a city in western Germany.
Expansion of a major specialist retail park by further components offering products with city centre relevance.
Advice in planning and zoning law for the development of a shopping centre in a city centre in south-western Germany.
Support for a major medium-sized project developer in realising a building project.
Development of a shopping centre in a regional urban centre in Bavaria, legal support for the owner and developer in zoning plan proceedings, advice in planning and tenancy law.
Establishment of a major electronics speciality retailer in a city in the Ruhr region.
Development of a specialist retail park in a city in Lower Saxony.
Establishment of a garden centre in a city in Baden-Württemberg.
Development of a shopping/specialist retail park in a city in northern Germany.
Further development of a specialist retail park in Baden-Württemberg.
Development of a specialist retail park in a city in the western state of North Rhine Westphalia.
Development of a major retail area in a city in northern Germany (sales area exceeding 100,000 m2), support in matters relating to sales agreements, to urban land use planning and in judicial proceedings on the constitutionality of laws.
Legal support for property owner and project developer regarding the establishment of an electronics speciality retailer in a city in eastern Germany.
Legal support for a project developer in the realisation of a major retail project in a conversion area in a city in western Germany.
Expansion of the leading shopping centre in a city in Bavaria.
Development of a central conversion area in a city in western Germany.
Legal advice and support for Centro Oberhausen in obtaining building rights for an expansion of 30,000 m2 of sales area (Legal advice in urban planning proceedings and arbitration proceedings, judicial review of constitutionality).
Legal advice for a major medium-sized project developer in the realisation of a shopping centre in the centre of a medium-sized city in North Rhine Westphalia.
Support for the project developer in converting the former main post office building in a city in eastern Germany for retail purposes.
Legal advice for a medium-sized project developer in southern Germany in establishing a specialist retail park in a city in southern Germany.
Support for the owner in establishing a fashion store in a town in northern Germany.
Support for a subsidiary of the railway company in developing a rail conversion area for retail purposes in a city in western Germany.
Legal advice and representation of a project developer in southern Germany in the planning of a conversion site (public building law, liability of public authorities) with a project value of approx. EUR 50 million.
Legal representation of municipalities in judicial review of constitutionality against a large retail project in a city in northern Germany.
Legal advice and representation of a major property investor regarding the location of a major self-service store from the point of view of existing contamination, clarification of legal relationship to sellers of the municipality and the tenant.
Legal representation of a major shopping centre in a city in southern Germany in the context of an infrastructure project (construction of underground railway).
Legal representation of a major credit institute under public law in a dispute with a neighbouring large shopping centre.
Legal representation of a project developer in wide-ranging proceedings relating to the winding-up of a project, involving compensation payments and take-over claims.
Legal representation of the operators of a department store in an infrastructure project (underground railway) in a city in western Germany.
Legal representation of a property owner in connection with the commercial activities of municipalities/protection against competition.
Legal representation of a major industrial enterprise in connection with the effects of open-pit coal mining in North Rhine Westphalia.
Comprehensive representation of residents in the vicinity of the Düsseldorf international airport in issues of noise pollution; investigation of complex questions of air traffic law; preparation of the relevant lawsuit.

Asset-Management

Regular legal advice for a world leading asset management corporation.
Regular legal advice for the owner of a large logistics property in northern Germany.
Regular legal advice for a shopping centre in a city in south-western Germany.
Regular legal advice for a shopping centre in eastern Germany.
Regular legal advice for a marine and real-estate investment fund regarding disinvestment concepts.
Regular legal advice for other asset management firms in concluding asset management agreements and deals with contractors of the owner, such as property management, centre management, facility management, etc.

Commercial lease law

Draft of model lease agreements, centre manager contracts and organisation of advertising associations for various leading shopping centres
Constant and comprehensive advice for the asset manager of a British real-estate fund, specifically in issues relating to building and tenancy law and in contract design. Legal support for the owner of large hotel properties in a city in western Germany regarding lease agreement with the hotel operators.
Constant advice and support for a major fashion store in matters relating to rent contracts.
Regular support for the owner of a well-known commercial property in Berlin.
Constant advice and support for a major shopping centre in matters relating to rent contracts.
Conducting lawsuits in matters relating to tenancy law for owners of retail and hotel properties and clinics.

Building law

Regular legal advice for project developers, investors and property owners in all issues relating to building law and administration proceedings law for planning permission, provisional notices and other decisions by the planning authorities and examination of various legal issues in the area of substantive building law.
Legal advice and representation of a major property investor regarding the location of a major self-service store from the point of view of existing site contamination, clarification of the legal relationship with the seller, the municipality and the tenant.
Legal advice and representation of a large enterprise in northern Germany in obtaining planning permission and defence against claims filed against planning permission granted,
Defence against claims of a commercial tenant against a real-estate investment fund due to alleged defects from the point of view of building law.
Legal representation of the owner of a hotel property against wide-ranging additional fire protection requirements (including asserting claims for compensation)

Civil building law / building contract law

Negotiation of general contractor agreements for the expansion of a major shopping centre in a city in western Germany.
Legal representation of a firm of architects in connection with fee claims for a prominent building project
Constant representation of numerous building contractors in building processes.
Contract design: draft of general contractor agreements – including with guaranteed maximum price – in overground and underground engineering projects for large commercial properties, especially for large-scale retail properties, and in ground-up renovation work, draft of architect, construction supervisor and project management agreements.
Court action to secure claims for fees and wages including assertion of such claims through compulsory enforcement.
Advice for the contracting client in asserting his claims for liability for defects.
Enforcement of securities in accordance with sections 648, 648 a BGB.
Assertion of claims for contract fulfilment and guarantee of liability for defects; including through subsequent negotiations with the insolvency administrator.
Defence against claims for damages from alleged faults in planning or execution.
Enforcement of claims for compensation based on joint and several liabilities.
Enforcement of claims from statutory subrogation of claims in accordance with section 86 VVG towards joint and several debtors.
Regular advice for a number of project developers in all issues of commercial real estate law (public building law, commercial tenancy law, privates building law, property law, site contamination).
Constant and comprehensive advice for the asset manager of an English real-estate investment fund, specifically in questions relating to building and tenancy law and in contract design.
Legal representation of a family firm in defence against an action brought by an insolvency administrator for wage claims, and assertion of claims for defects.
Constant representation of architects and engineers in the context of claims for damages due to alleged errors relating to planning and/or property surveillance.
Enforcement of claims of an international construction corporation against the supplier of a primary product.

Distressed real estate / restructuring

Support for a city in western Germany involved as lender in execution proceedings on a high-value industrial property.
Support for a real-estate investment fund in connection with the formulation of revised versions of rent agreements and subrogation with financial investors.

Public procurement law / public private partnerships

Legal representation and consulting services for various project developers and investors concluding real estate sales agreements with public authorities in relation to public procurement law.
Support for project developers and investors in contract award proceedings relating to the sale of properties of public authorities.
Legal representation of a city in western Germany in a public private partnership project.
Legal representation of a city in western Germany in a contract award revision process.
Participation in workgroups of public private partnerships set up by public authorities and private professional groups.
Seminars and courses on public procurement law.

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