Dr Martin Stelzner

Martin advises and represents principals and contractors in all areas of private construction law as well as plant engineering law. His primary focus is on medium and large-sized national and international construction and plant engineering projects. Further key practice areas include architects’ and engineers’ law as well as insurance law, in particular property insurance, liability insurance and construction services.

What others say

One of the most frequently recommended lawyers for construction law
Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers^® 'Germany's Best Lawyers 2023'

Recent work

• Advising and support the sale of the Schillerquartier/Mönchengladbach, 160 residential units and 3.800 m² of commercial space
• Cologne Trade Fair: renovation and expansion projects Kölnmesse 3.0
• Advising the City of Cologne in connection with the collapse of the Historical Archive in 2009
• Roermonder Höfe: construction and sale of inner-city residential quarter (c. EUR 55 million)
• Providing comprehensive construction law advice regarding the Nürburgring (racetrack)
• Providing claims management during the construction phase of major projects, especially in the area of motorway and bridge construction
• Advising on national and international plant engineering projects
• Advising biogas plant manufacturers (PlanET Biogastechnik GmbH)

Curriculum vitae 

• Studied law with a focus on information, telecommunication and media law at the University of Münster, 2002 to 2007
• Scientific Managing Director of the Research Centre for Insurance (Forschungsstelle für Versicherungswesen), University of Münster, 2007 to 2009
• Research assistant in a major international law firm, 2009
• Legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf including a seat at a major international law firm, 2009 to 2011
• PhD on insurance and media law, 2007 to 2011
• Lawyer since 2011, at Kapellmann since 2012

Further qualifications and membership 

• Member of the Working Group on Construction Law within the German Lawyers’ Association (ARGE Baurecht beim Deutschen Anwaltverein), of the Deutscher Baugerichtstags e.V. and
• of the Institute für Construction Law in Freiburg i.B. (lfBF)
• Lecturer on private construction law and labour contract law at the Law Faculty of the University of Münster
• Additional training in information, telecommunication and media law at the University of Münster
• Member of the Verein zur Förderung der Forschungsstelle für Versicherungswesen – University of Münster e.V.
• Lectures and seminars, in particular on private construction law