Pascal Göpner

senior associate

Career

Studied law in Bonn. First state examination in 2013, second state examination in 2016. 2014‑2016 legal traineeship, including at the Federal Office of Justice. 2017 to 2020 Lawyer in commercial law firms specialising in private construction and architectural law in Cologne.

2020 Entry into the law firm.

Practice

Litigation, ESG (contract law, competition law; compliance), private construction law

Awarded as “Law Firm of the Year 2022 in Construction Law” by Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers. Listed by Wirtschaftswoche as “Top Lawyers in Construction Law (2024)" and “Law Firm of the Year in Construction Law (2024)".

German Lawyers Association, ARGE Building Law in the German Lawyers Association.

Lecturer in master craftsperson courses at the NRW Training Center of the Construction Industry.

Litigation for companies and public institutions in complex court proceedings Court proceedings. Regular appeals to the Higher Regional Court; Class & Mass action defense; representation in complex litigation proceedings with European law European law issues and with foreign implications. Advice during construction and Litigation for major construction projects – in particular on architectural and Engineering law. Advising corporate groups and the public sector on sustainability Sustainability processes in companies and on competition and IP law issues Issues in the context of the European Green Deal. Advice and representation of corporate groups on claims for damages in the event of compliance Compliance violations and product liability.

Procedural representation of the Federal Republic of Germany in the infrastructure measure „Tunnel Hirschhagen“ infrastructure project; advising the German Aerospace Center on the construction Space on the construction of the new building. 5. advising companies in the chemical and automotive Industry and the automotive industry on product liability issues; competition and competition and litigation advice in relation to the Corperate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive as well as on the design of sustainability certificates in the Legislative process on the Green Claims Directive and the Directive on Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition; advice on the Right to Repair under under the law of obligations, IP and competition law as well as procedural law Aspects.