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Dr Peter Braun

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Co-Head of Public Procurement and Government Contracts

Position

Dr. Peter Braun is a partner in the Dentons’ Frankfurt office and Co-Head of the German Public Procurement group. He specializes in national and international matters of public procurement law, privatizations, public private partnerships (PPP) and compliance.

He regularly advises public sector authorities, such as federal agencies and municipalities, in structuring complex public acquisition processes, predominantly in the area of IT. He is also experienced in litigating procurement matters on behalf of public sector institutions or private sector companies in front of review chambers in Germany. Peter’s practice includes extensive experience in assisting private sector clients in developing effective strategies for participating in tender procedures, together worth more than €5 billion.

He has published widely on public procurement, advised on the implementation of EU Public Procurement Law and is a regular speaker on national and international conferences and training seminars on the subject.

Peter regularly defends clients before the World Bank Sanctions Board against allegations of corrupt practices in World Bank procurement, advising in relation to international financial institutions (EBRD, EIB, EU, et al.) to avoid debarment and cross-debarment and on the structured disclosure of past misconduct.

Career

  • Partner, Dentons Frankfurt, 2015 to date
  • Partner, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, 2008-2015
  • Foreign Associate, Covington & Burling, New York, 2007-2008
  • Associate, Hölters & Elsing, 2006-2007
  • Associate, Fritze Paul Seelig, Frankfurt, 2004-2005

Memberships

  • Speaker of the Board, Pro Bono Deutschland e.V.
  • Member, forum vergabe e.V.
  • Member, Procurement Law Academic Network

Education

Admitted to the bar, Germany, 2004

Legal clerkship, 2001-2003, Hamburg, Berlin, Brussels

University of Nottingham, 2001, PhD, (Law)

University of Wales, 1998, LL.M.

University of Kiel, 1992-1997, Legal studies

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Germany > Public sector > Public procurement

Dentons‘ broad range of advice is aimed at large companies in the IT, defense and healthcare sectors as well as the public sector and comprehensively covers both project-related procurement matters as well as litigation. In addition to innovative projects for network expansion, the promotion of quantum technology and digitalisation, the team also advises on procurement compliance in connection with M&A transactions; Peter Braun, who also represents clients in procurement blocking proceedings, is a sought-after contact here; he jointly heads the practice with Wolfram Krohn, who regularly represents various companies in EU-wide procurement and review proceedings. Christian Miercke made partner in May 2023 and advises on state aid-related procurement issues. Former co-practice head Andreas Haak (procurement law, infrastructure projects) and Lars Hettich (procurement law, public commercial law) joined Pinsent Masons Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater Solicitors Partnerschaft mbB in October 2023.

Germany > Compliance > Compliance

Dentons ‘ compliance team impresses with cross-border capacities and frequent cross-practice cooperation. The team advises companies across various sectors, including the fashion and defence industries. A core focus is on compliance management systems, where the practice is experienced in current ESG and supply chain due diligence matters, as well as traditional topics such as data protection, money laundering and tax law. The team is jointly led by Christian Schefold (data protection, money laundering and fraud prevention) and Judith Aron (co-head of the European compliance practice) and also includes Peter Braun (implementation of CMS for international financial institutions), Gabriele Haas (corporate governance) and the antitrust experts Josef Hainz and René Grafunder. Jobst von Steinsdorff (corporate finance and regulatory) joined OIKON in November 2022.

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