Achim Meier > Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH > Cologne, Germany > Lawyer Profile
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Offices
ANNA-SCHNEIDER-STEIG 22
50678 COLOGNE
Germany
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Achim Meier
Work Department
Real Estate
Public Procurement Law
Position
As a German lawyer and real estate economist (ebs), Achim Meier, coordinator of the Real Estate & Infrastructure sector at Luther, specialises in private sector building law, real estate law and public procurement law. His clients include university clinics, hospitals, building companies and institutional builders.
Achim Meier is a proven expert when it comes to providing legal advice during the construction process of complex building, infrastructure and structural engineering and plant construction projects. He provides project development advice and also advises on matters pertaining to architectural and engineering law and on how to structure national and international public contract award procedures (e.g. PPP projects).
Furthermore, he represents his clients in judicial and extra-judicial disputes. A particular focus of his work is providing strategic advice, defending and enforcing supplementary claims, and developing claim management strategies.
Career
Achim Meier studied law at the Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany, and real estate economics at the European Business School. While at university, he began specialising in real estate law and has been advising his clients in this area of law since being admitted to the German Bar and joining Luther’s predecessor firm in 2000. Achim Meier heads Luther’s practice group “Real estate law”, which comprises a team of about 60 lawyers. He is a member of the International Bar Association and of the Association of German Construction Law Lawyers (ARGE Baurecht) organised by the German Bar Association (Deutscher Anwaltverein).
Languages
German, English.
Lawyer Rankings
Germany > Real estate and construction > Construction (including construction litigation)
(Leading individuals)Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH routinely cooperates with the procurement law and planning law teams and advises on construction law and project support. Capacities at the procurement law interface were strengthened with the arrival of Tobias Osseforth from LUTZ | ABEL RECHTSANWALTS PARTG MBB in January 2022; this expertise is regularly requested by public sector clients as well as project developers and investors in connection with infrastructure projects, including the construction of hospitals and energy-related projects. The team is led by Achim Meier, who is experienced in court and arbitration proceedings as well as construction law matters.
Germany > Real estate and construction > Real estate
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH is experienced in real estate transactions and project developments in the logistics and healtcare sectors. The team also covers related state aid and procurement law matters and places another focus on asset management and commercial tenancy law, including the growth area ESG. The latter frequently pertains to photovoltaic projects on the rooftops of logistics, commercial and industrial properties. Practice head Achim Meier complements these capacities with experience in the defence against and enforcement of supplementary claims as well as in developing claims strategies. In July 2022, the notary Dianusch Nazari (transactions and financing) joined the partner roster.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Germany > Real estate and construction > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Construction (including construction litigation) Germany > Real estate and construction
- Real estate Germany > Real estate and construction
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Transport > Advice to the transport sector
- Dispute resolution > Arbitration (including international arbitration)
- Real estate and construction > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Information technology > Data protection
- Employment
- Industry focus > Energy
- Information technology > IT transactions and outsourcing
- Transport > Maritime and shipping
- Real estate and construction > Project development
- Public sector > Public procurement
- Trade and distribution > Trade, distribution and logistics
- Public sector > Commercial administrative law
- Banking and finance > Fintech
- Trade and distribution > Foreign trade law
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Information technology > Information technology and digitalisation
- Banking and finance > Investment funds
- Dispute resolution > Product liability
- Public sector > State aid
- Industry focus > Telecoms
- Intellectual property > Unfair competition
- White-collar crime > Advice to companies
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Antitrust
- Corporate and M&A > Corporate
- Corporate and M&A > M&A
- Real estate and construction > Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency > Restructuring
- Intellectual property > Trade marks
- Private equity > Venture capital
- Capital markets > Debt capital markets
- Media > Entertainment
- Restructuring and insolvency > Insolvency
- Private clients and non-profits
- Tax
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation