Career

Civil servant in Koblenz, 1987‐1992. Studied management and business administration at VWA Rhineland‐Palatinate 1991‐1994. Studied law in Bonn. 1997 first State examination, 1999 second State examination. Studied administrative law and practice in Speyer 1998/1999.

Joined the firm in 1999.

Practice

Public construction law (vuilding regulations and planning law), cultural heritage protection law, public commercial law, local government law (contributions and fees).

Diplom‐Verwaltungswirt (FH), Management Business Administrator (Verwaltungs‐Betriebswirt—VWA). Legal mediator at the German Lawyers Academy (DAA/​FU Hagen). Soft skill manager in business and certified NLP practitioner.Systemic executive coach and certified NLP master practitioner. Certified social panorama consultant.

Listed by Best Lawyers/​Handelsblatt in “Germany's best lawyers” in environmental law (since 2021).

Member of the Working Group for Administrative Law and of the Working Group for Mediation at the German Bar Association. Member of the Gesellschaft für Umweltrecht e. V. (GfU).

Specialist lawyer lecturer of DeutscheAnwaltAkademie. Lecturer at the Hagen Law School – specialist lawyer courses (iuria GmbH).

Legal advice and acting as counsel for municipalities and project developers in the preparation of project‑​related development plans, including the drafting and negotiation of urban development contracts (development contracts, planning agreements, implementation agreements, etc.).

Legal advice and serving as counsel for counties or municipalities belonging to counties in county apportionment matters.

Ongoing support in building regulations approval and pre‑​construction enquiry procedures (e. g. The Squaire Frankfurt/​Main) including law governing development contributions and road development contributions, development and reallocation of construction land as well as the conduct of statute‑​review procedures and other administrative dispute procedures in law governing public construction proceedings.

Legal advice and acting as counsel for owners of listed monuments or lower‑​level national monument authorities in connection with listing and licensing procedures under law governing national monuments.

Cooperative conflict advice (mediation and coaching).

Publications

Publications on building and planning law, among others.

publications

Languages

German, English, French

¹ not a member of the partnership with limited professional liability