Dentons

German Public Sector

Andreas Haak is Düsseldorf Managing Partner and Co-Head of the German Public Sector practice group in Germany.

Andreas advises clients on all issues of EU, public procurement and state aid law as well as trade compliance (export controls, sanctions). His practice also includes protecting clients’ rights before national and European courts, the European Commission and procurement review bodies. He has extensive project experience with public-private partnerships (PPP) and privatization projects. In addition, he advises clients on compliance issues. He has experience in project management and in-depth knowledge of the following sectors: Defense and Security, Energy and Utilities, Healthcare, High Technology and Communications, Public Sector/Infrastructure projects.

Andreas studied law and business administration. He worked in the European Parliament and for an international law firm in Brussels and Düsseldorf. Prior to assuming the role of Managing Partner of Dentons' Düsseldorf branch in January 2019, he was a partner at an international law firm in Düsseldorf (since 2003), for which he was local managing partner (2013 to 2015) and head of the practice area Competition, EU and Trade (2009 to 2013 and 2014 to 2018) and the industry group Life Sciences and Healthcare (2013 to 2014).

Andreas is a member of the Committee Europe of the Federal Bar Association and the Advisory Board of the European Doctorate for Law and Economics Program. He is one of the authors of a respected commentary to public procurement law; he regularly publishes articles in specialist journals and presents lectures on his main topics. Andreas is security checked according to the SÜG (Sicherheitsüberprüfungsgesetz “Security Screening Act”).

Office Managing Partner, Dentons, Düsseldorf, 2019 to date Head of Practice Area Competition, EU and Trade, 2009-2013, 2014-2018 Local Managing Partner Düsseldorf, Taylor Wessing, 2013-2015 Partner, Taylor Wessing, 2003-2018 Head of Healthcare industry group, 2013-2014 European Parliament, 2000-2003 International law firm, 2001-2003

Member, Committee Europe of the German Federal Bar Association Member, Advisory Committee in European Doctorate for Law and Economics Program

Solicitor, Ireland, 2020

Admitted to the bar, Germany, 2001

Legal clerkship, 1999-2001, Düsseldorf

University of Osnabrück, 1997, Legal studies