Prof. Dr Christian Lührmann

Christian advises contractors and principals on contract drafting and on all questions relating to the management of construction projects. A further key practice area is procress management.

What others say

frequently recommended for private construction law; 'understands how to bring complex legal processes to the point', client
JUVE Handbook 2022/23

One of the most frequently recommended lawyers for construction law
Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers^® 'Germany's Best Lawyers 2023'

Listed as a recommended lawyer for real estate and construction law
kanzleimonitor.de 2022/2023 (law firm directory of the German institute for legal departments & in-house lawyers)

Recent work

• Airport connection Cologne/Bonn (project value c.€25m) – advising contractor
• New construction and renovation of the Hesse state parliament, Wiesbaden (project value c.€40m) – advising principal
• New construction of a pharmaceutical plant, Marburg (project value c.€170m), consisting of production plan, energy supply, quality assurance building (with clinical requirements) as well as own cargo depot – advising principal, complete drafting of construction and plant engineering contracts; construction anti-claim management, legal schedule management as well as warranty supervision
• New construction of a vineyard in Rheingau (project value c.€15m) – advising principal
• Extension of Hall C, Frankfurt am Main Airport (project value c.€40m) – advising contractor
• Advising state of Rhineland-Palatinate on the procurement of terminal equipment for the creation of an extensive digital radio network (project value c.€90m)
• Drafting construction and plant engineering contracts for the new construction of two package sorting (project value c.€40m) – advising principal
• New construction of the administrative seat of a European institution (project value c.€1bn)  – advising principal
• New construction of the registered office of a DAX group (project value c.€250m) – advising lessee 
• Advising a hospital operator in connection with a supplement dispute with a value of more than €7,7m

Curriculum vitae 

• Studied law at the University of Würzburg, 1993 to 1999
• Studied at the Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1995 to 1996
• Legal clerkship at the Regional Court Schweinfurt, 1999 to 2001
• PhD on environmental and Competition law, 2001 to 2002
• Lawyer (Rechtsanwalt) since 2002, at Kapellmann since 2003

Further qualifications and memberships

• Honorary professor at the University of RheinMain, Wiesbaden
• Speaker at numerous seminars on construction contracts
• Member of the Working Group on Construction Law within the German Lawyers’ Association (ARGE Baurecht beim Deutschen Anwaltverein (DAV))
• Member of the Working Group on International Construction Law within the DAV/ARGE Baurecht