Dr Niklas Heinkes
Niklas advises contractors and clients on all matters relating to public procurement law, construction contract law, and the law governing architects and engineers. His advice covers the drafting and administration of contracts, providing legal support for projects during the planning and construction phases, and the enforcement of claims in court.
Curriculum vitae
- Studied law at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 2013 to 2018
- Research assistant at the Chair of Civil Law, Private International Law and Comparative Law, and Private Insurance Law under Prof. Dr Looschelders, and subsequently Managing Director of the Institute for Insurance Law at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 2018 to 2022
- PhD on a data protection law topic
- Legal clerkship in the district of the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court, with placements including the German Embassy in Brussels and a major international law firm, 2022 to 2024
- Lawyer at a major international law firm, 2024 to 2026
- Lawyer at Kapellmann since 2026
Practice groups
Expertise
- Law of architects and engineers
- Construction contracts
- Procurement law
Publications
Articles
2025
Reese/Steininger/Heinkes, Werbung für Fernbehandlungen im nationalen und grenzüberschreitenden Kontext, PharmR 2025, 1 ff.
Annotations on court decisions
2022
Looschelders/Heinkes, Kein Gesamtschuldnerausgleich zwischen Sicherungsgeber und gegnerischem Haftpflichtversicherer bei ungeklärtem Unfallhergang – Anmerkung zu BGH, Urteil vom 27.10.2020 – XI ZR 429/19, JR 2022, 130 ff.