
Prof. Dr Christian Lührmann
Specialist lawyer for construction and architects’ law
Practice groups
Sector groups
Expertise
- Construction contracts
- Law of architects and engineers
- Legal management for large-scale projects JurProM®
- Plant engineering law
Prof. Dr Lührmann 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
One of the most frequently recommended lawyers for construction law
Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers® "Germany's Best Lawyers 2020"
Listed as a recommended lawyer for real estate and construction law
kanzleimonitor.de 20/21 (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
Publications
Lührmann (Co-Autor), Kapitel "Rechtliche Voraussetzungen", in: Lauer (Hrsg.), Praktikerhandbuch Gewerbliche Immobilienfinanzierung, 2011
Lührmann, Der Steuerungsansatz der Verpackungsverordnung im Spannungsverhältnis zum Kartellrecht, in:
Schriftenreihe der juristischen Fakultät der Universität Würzburg, Ergon Verlag Würzburg, 2004