Prof. Dr Christian Lührmann

Christian advises principals and contractors on contract drafting and all questions surrounding the management of construction projects. A further key practice area is process management.

What others say

Frequently recommended for private construction law; 'understands to get to the heart of complex legal processes' - client
JUVE Handbook 2022/23 and 2024/25

One of the most frequently recommended lawyers for construction law
Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers^® 'Germany's Best Lawyers 2024'

Listed as a lawyer recommended by in-house counsel for real estate and construction law
kanzleimonitor.de 2022/2023 (law firm directory of the German institute for legal departments & in-house lawyers)

Recent work

• Airport connection Cologne/Bonn (project value c. EUR 25 million) – advising contractor
• New construction and renovation of the Hesse State Parliament, Wiesbaden (project value c. EUR 40 million) – advising principal
• New construction of a pharmaceutical plant, Marburg (project value c. EUR 170 million), consisting of production plant, energy supply, quality assurance building (with clinical requirements) and own warehouse – advising principal, complete drafting of construction and plant engineering contracts; anti-claim-management during construction, legal schedule management and warranty supervision
• New construction of a vineyard in Rheingau (project value c. EUR 15 million) – advising principal
• Extension of Hall C, Frankfurt am Main Airport (project value c. EUR 40 million) – advising contractor
• Advising the state of Rhineland-Palatinate on the procurement of terminal equipment for the establishment of an extensive digital radio network (project value c. EUR 90 million)
• Drafting construction and plant engineering contracts for the new construction of two package sorting depots (project value c. EUR 40 million) – advising principal
• New construction of the administrative seat of a European institution (project value c. EUR 1 billion) – advising principal
• New construction of the registered office of a DAX group (project value c. EUR 250 million) – advising lessee
• Advising a hospital operator in connection with a dispute concerning supplementary work with a value in excess of EUR 7.7 million

Curriculum vitae 

• Studied law at the University of Würzburg, 1993 to 1999
• Overseas study at Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1995 to 1996
• Legal clerkship at the Regional Court Schweinfurt, 1999 to 2001
• PhD environmental law and antitrust law, 2001 to 2002
• Lawyer since 2002, at Kapellmann since 2003

Further qualifications and memberships

• Honorary professor at the University of RheinMain, Wiesbaden
• Speaker at numerous seminars on construction contract law
• Member of the Working Group on Construction Law within the German Lawyers’ Association (ARGE Baurecht beim Deutschen Anwaltverein)
• Member of the Working Group on International Construction Law within the German Lawyers’ Association (ARGE Internationales Baurecht beim Deutschen Anwaltverein)