Dr Sven K. Hannes

Specialist lawyer for construction and architects’ law

Sven advises principals and contractors on all issues relating to contract drafting and contract management, modification or claims management and litigious disputes before the courts. A further key practice area is advising on insurance law, in particular the development and optimisation of (construction) insurance concepts and the handling of insurance claims.

Curriculum vitae

Studied law at the Ruhr University in Bochum, 1994 to 1999
Legal clerkship at the Regional Court Bochum, 1999 to 2001
Research assistant in a Düsseldorf law firm, focusing on civil law and the law of civil procedure, 1999 to 2002
Lawyer in a medium-sized law firm in Düsseldorf, focusing on private construction law and insurance law, 2002 to 2010
PhD on the law of civil procedure, 2008 to 2012
Lawyer at Kapellmann since 2010