Taylor Wessing

Real Estate; Construction & Engineering; Litigation & Dispute Resolution; Planning & Environment; Energy

Partner

Dieter is a specialist lawyer for administrative law with a decade-long focus on complex projects, for which he acts as one face to his clients between administrative authorities and courts. He takes great pleasure in working with cross-functional teams. Dieter focuses his practice on advising clients on all matters relating to project development of real estate and industrial facilities under public law.

He provides companies with required permissions and authorisations and ensures their compliance under administrative law. He solves both regulatory problems relating to, inter alia, environmental law and product law such as REACH and resolves conflicts. In addition, Dieter also represents his clients in legal disputes before the highest German and European courts. He advises his clients on both national and cross-border transactions and is well versed with the requirements of the building industry, the property sector and the chemicals, pharmaceutical, and energy industry. His practice also includes providing high-end regulatory advice to supervisory authorities. As a passionate lawyer for European Community law, Dieter also passes on his knowledge and experience in this legal area to international students.

Since 2003 Partner, Taylor Wessing 1999 – 2003 Associate, Taylor Wessing 1999 Lecturer, Europa–Institut der Universität des Saarlandes 1996 – 1999 Full–time Research Assistant, Lehrstuhl für Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht und Europarecht of Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. hc.mult. G. Ress, Universität des Saarlandes Saarbrücken 1993 – 1996 Assistant, Arbeitsstelle für Umweltrecht des Zentrums für Umweltforschung der Universität des Saarlandes

German, English

Gesellschaft für Umweltrecht Founding editorial member of ZEuS – Zeitschrift für Europarechtliche Studien

2014 Relocation to Hamburg 1999 Admitted as a lawyer, Frankfurt 1999 Completion of LL.M.Eur., Europe Institute of the University of Saarland 1996 – 1997 Postgraduate study course in “European Integration”, Europe Institute of the University of Saarland 1996 Second state examination 1993 First state examination 1990 – 1993 Legal studies, University of Saarland 1989 – 1990 Legal studies, Ludwig–Maximilians University, Munich 1987 – 1989 Legal studies, university of Mannheim