Dr. Sven Marco Hartwig

Specialist lawyer for construction and architects’ law
Specialist lawyer for information technology law

Sven Marco specialises in IT law with a focus on IT security and compliance, as well as construction and architectural law.

He advises companies on the implementation of complex IT security requirements, in particular with regard to NIS2, BSIG, CER Directive and KRITISDachG, as well as the Data Act, IT compliance, data protection and other IT law issues, such as licensing and software contracts.

In construction and architectural law, Sven Marco supports complex projects from planning to implementation – both on the client and contractor side. His advice is project-related and practice-oriented.

Another focus is on the interface between IT security law and construction law. He advises in particular on smart buildings, digitised building technology and the integration of critical IT infrastructures in construction projects – where the digitisation of the construction and real estate industry combines both areas of law.

Sven Marco represents clients out of court, before state courts and in arbitration proceedings.

Recent work

• Advising a chemical park operator on IT-Security issues
• Advising a project developer in the field of Smart Building
• Advising a general contractor on the new construction of some company headquarters, project value over EUR 100 million
• Providing real estate and construction law advice to a large German parcel delivery company
• Ongoing provision of advice to various project developers on real estate law and private construction law
• Ongoing provision of advice to a medium-sized construction companies on all issues relating to construction law
• Assertion of claims for residual wages and defence against warranty claims for defects (project value c. € 24 million)
• Defence of architect fee claims and assertion of claims for damages (project value c. EUR 21 million)
• Advising an M-Dax company on selected data protection law issues

Curriculum vitae

• Studied at the University of Trier, 2005 to 2012
• Research assistant at a major international law firm, 2011
• Work in Luxembourg in the fields of Corporate, Real Estate and Finance Law, accompanying preparation of PhD, 2012 to 2013
• PhD on corporate law, 2016
• Legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf, 2013 to 2017
• Lawyer at Kapellmann since 2017

Further qualifications and memberships

• Specialist lawyer course for IT law
• Certified Data Protection Officer (Zertifizierter Datenschutzbeauftragter (TÜV®))
• Speaker at various seminars on construction and architects’ law