Comparative Guide
Family Law
Germany
Dr. Cornelia Maetschke-Biersack
The real estate team at Taylor Wessing equally deals with matters related to the construction of properties and to the leasing or acquisitions of existing property portfolios. The practice is notable for its varied workload, encompassing advice on commercial leases, negotiations with energy operators, data centre construction, and property management contracts. Practice head Johannes Callet, who is co-head of the international real estate group, is consulted by household name clients in the hotel industry, in addition to ESG funds. This is indicative of the group’s activity in the hotel industry as well as its commitment to ESG, a space in which several practitioners are active as part of a wider engagement in ESG aspects of project development. In addition, the practice serves other sectors such as logistics and health, and also provides advice in the context of data centres. Elsewhere, Martin Bartlik is knowledgeable of real estate in the hotel and leisure industry.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'They were a great support. They were flexible and provided excellent expertise.'
- ‘People with an exceptional legal background, a great deal of experience and also great negotiations skills.’
- ‘Alexander Peinze provides us with excellent support in all lease agreements and lease negotiations. His foresight and above all his attention to detail are of considerable value to us.'
- ‘We are always provided with an excellent team and prompt availability, even under highest time pressure.’
- ‘Christine Weyand does an excellent job preparing for negotiations and resolving conflicts. A pragmatic approach makes it easy to work with her and apply recommendations in client situations.'
- ‘Very good work from stand-out partners.’
Key clients
- Premier Inn
- GARBE (Group)
- ECE Group
- Elite Partners Capital
- Four Parx Holding GmbH
- Staycity Group
- Real Blue Kapitalverwaltungs-GmbH
- LUWIN Real Estate
- Wealthcore Investment Management GmbH
- Lager 157 GmbH
- Hilpert Group
- Commerz Real
Work highlights
Advised Premier Inn on its expansion in Germany, specifically regarding hotel project developments, acquisitions, lease agreements and further negotiations.
Advised Commerz Real Investment GmbH on an entire project concerning the development of an inner-city urban district in one of Germany's top seven cities.
Advised the ECE Group, most recently ECE Work & Live, on the sale of two logistics centres in Heilbronn and Hamburg Billbrook within a few weeks by the turn of the year.
Practice head
Johannes Callet
Other key lawyers
Christine Weyand; Martin Bartlik; Alexander Peinze