29. January 2020
The LEGAL 500 Deutschland 2020 – Awards in all categories
Breyer Rechtsanwälte have been awarded several times this year by the legal publisher The LEGAL 500 in the field of “Real Estate- and Construction Law – Construction Law (including dispute resolution)”. For 33 years, The Legal 500 has been analysing the skills of law firms around the world in more than 150 legal fields.
This year’s winners are:
The law firm Breyer Rechtsanwälte as “Leading Firm 2020” in the field of “Real Estate- and Construction Law – Construction Law (including dispute resolution)”
Dr. Wolfgang Breyer again in the category “Leading Individual 2020”
Angelika Frohwein, LL.M. EUR. in the category “Next Generation Lawyer 2020”
Dr. Christian Kruska in the category “Rising Star 2020”
You can find the complete evaluation of Breyer Rechtsanwälte here.
The law firm Breyer Rechtanwälte would like to thank you very much for the good cooperation and the confidence you have placed in us. Our aim is to continue to provide you with solution-oriented advice on all issues relating to real estate with a high level of professional competence.
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30. September 2019
Breyer strengthens its Stuttgart-based team with five specialist lawyers
Breyer Rechtsanwälte, the Stuttgart-based law firm specializing in construction law, is further expanding the team at its headquarters. On 01.10.2019 five more specialist lawyers from the fields of construction and architectural law, lease and residential property law as well as administrative law will be joining the ranks.
The highly regarded construction lawyer from Stuttgart, Frank Stege, is moving with his team of real estate lawyers to Breyer Rechtsanwälte. The 12-strong Breyer construction law team in Stuttgart will be strengthened by Frank Stege and Mathias Hörnisch (both specialist lawyers for construction and architectural law), Dr. Martin Ludwig and Frieder Kluß (both specialist lawyers for lease and residential property law) and Stefan Oschmann (specialist lawyer for administrative law with a focus on public construction law). Breyer now has a total of 30 practitioners at its national and international locations.
We are pleased to welcome our new colleagues, thereby expanding our already strong foothold in the Stuttgart market as well as throughout Germany. Frank Stege and Mathias Hörnisch are two experienced experts, especially in the property development business, to which Breyer will devote more attention in the future. The commercial real estate law department, led by Dr. Kruska, will be particularly strengthened in the area of lease and residential property by the new additions Dr. Martin Ludwig and Frieder Kluß. Partner Verdugo Morales has been a consistently prominent figure in this field for many years. Stefan Oschmann, who will take over the area of public construction law at Breyer, will round complete the expansion of the Stuttgart team.
Breyer’s clients include many of the largest German construction companies, project developers and well-known international investors. In addition, Breyer enjoys the trust of the public sector and many medium-sized construction companies. The firm is a leader in the field of introducing and designing innovative partnering contract models based on multi-party contracts in Germany. Dr. Breyer, who gave his name to the firm, has been active worldwide for many years. At the beginning of September, Dr. Breyer successfully entered into a strategic collaboration with the law firm Hanson Bridgett based in San Francisco, California. Hanson Bridgett is the market leader in the field of IPD (Integrated Project Delivery) in the USA and Canada, the introduction of which is being driven forward by Dr. Breyer in Germany and Europe.
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27. September 2019
Collaboration agreement with Hanson Bridgett
It is with great pleasure that we announce Breyer Rechtsanwälte has entered into a collaboration agreement with Hanson Bridgett in order to further expand our global network and to continue provide our clients with the expert legal representation that they expect.
Hanson Bridgett is a California based law firm with more than 150 attorneys in offices in San Francisco, Sacramento, the North Bay, the East Bay and Los Angeles. In addition to having a national reputation in the USA, Hanson Bridgett has a significant international footprint as well and will perfectly complement our international vision at Breyer Rechtsanwälte.
Like Breyer Rechtsanwälte in Germany and Europe, which has spearheaded the introduction of IPD to Germany and Europe by handling the first two major pioneer projects, Hanson Bridgett is an industry leader in the implementation of IPD in the USA and Canada, having executed far more projects than any other firm. As of 2018, the Hanson Bridgett IPD team had structured more than 135 pure IPD projects, as well as many more projects using IPD principles.
Our firm strives daily to not only provide the best legal services available in the construction industry, but to constantly improve the quality and variety of those services. Our collaboration with Hanson Bridgett is another example of our commitment to improve the quality and breadth of service that we provide.
For additional information about Hanson Bridgett, please visit: https://www.hansonbridgett.com/.
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28. June 2019
Germany’s Best Lawyers 2019
For the 11th time in a row, the Best Lawyers Ranking was published at the end of June 2019. The law firm Breyer Rechtsanwälte has done well this year. Dr. Breyer and Dr. Burdinski have once again been honored by Handelsblatt and the cooperation partner, Best Lawyers, as one of Germany’s best lawyers in the area of construction law.
The law firm is pleased about the new award and about your satisfaction and trust in the cooperation
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17. June 2019
Review: 6th annual ICLA Conference in Tokyo, Japan
The 6th annual ICLA Conference was held in Tokyo at Keio University on the 28th and 29th May. The theme for this year’s conference was An Encouragement of Learning ( 学問のすすめ Gakumon no Susume): The Frontier of International Construction Law.
Some of the highlights included: an overview of international construction projects in Asia, remedies after taking-over, delay analysis from three points of view (consultant, contractor, and lawyer), and the role of the expert witness. As chairman of the ICLA, Dr. Wolfgang Breyer chaired the event and spoke on several topics over the two days of the conference.
For more information on the ICLA or future conferences please visit: http://www.icl-assoc.com/.
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28. February 2019
Upcoming ICLA Conference in Tokyo, Japan 28-29 May 2019
The 2019 Annual International Construction Law Association (ICLA) Conference will take place this year in Tokyo, Japan on 28-29 May 2019.
This event will be a rare opportunity to compare and contrast the approaches of a diverse range of legal jurisdictions and families (including Russian, Chinese, French, German, English) to a wide range of topics in construction law, with a special focus on Asia. For more information about the Tokyo Conference and online registration, please click here or go to conferencetokyo.icl-assoc.com.
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5. December 2018
Lean in the Public Sector (LIPS) – Konferenz in Berkeley, Ca., USA
The 2018 Lean in the Public Sector (LIPS) Conference was held in Berkeley, California at the University of California – Berkeley, from December 3-6, 2018.
This groundbreaking conference included a combination of hands-on training in Lean Management Fundamentals and Lean Government Framework creation, as well as presentations, case studies, experiential learning simulations, and discussions by internationally renowned Lean industry leaders. The Conference participants aimed to promote the value proposition of applying Lean thinking and Lean production to the public sector and to government institutions.
Dr. Wolfgang Breyer presented on the second day of the Conference. Moderated by Alan Mossman (Secretary, LIPS Steering Committee; Director, The Change Business Ltd.), the topic Dr. Breyer’s panel was “Legal issues in procuring for lean services; issues and principles open and transparent procurement. How can you get the results you want when contracting for services?” His particular contribution included an in-depth examination and analysis of the issues surrounding lean services and open procurement in both Germany and Europe generally.
The full conference agenda can be found here: LIPS 2018-Agenda.
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4. December 2018
BUILDING TRUST – JUVE Magazine 12/2018
Dr. Wolfgang Breyer has recently been quoted in the December 2018 issue of JUVE Rechtsmarkt (“Schwerpunkt Immobilien: BIM und Partnering”) (paywall, German only) where he discusses his ambitions for developing a unique contracting model centered around partnering, multiparty contracts, and BIM (Building Information Modeling). He also discusses his plan for making such a model ubiquitous throughout construction projects in Germany.
Read the full article here: JUVE Ausgabe 2018/12 – Bauen_mit_Vertrauen. (only german)
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23. October 2018
5th annual ICLA Conference in Moscow, Russia
The 5th annual ICLA Conference was held in Moscow at Moscow State University on the 16th and 17th October.
This exciting conference featured a comparative look at the approaches of a multitude of jurisdictions (including Russian, Chinese, French, German, English) to a wide variety of topics, including The Employer’s Role and Obligations to the Contractor, General Contractor Contracts, Improving Value through Collaboration (following on from the joint ICLA and King’s College Conference in February 2018), Contract Interpretation and more. Dr. Wolfgang Breyer chaired the event and was the keynote speaker on several topics over the course of this interesting and successful conference.
You can have a look for some impressions of the conferenz in a short video here.
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9. October 2018
8th International Society of Construction Law Conference in Chicago, USA
From September 26 – 28, 2018 The Society of Construction Law, North America, hosted the 8th International Society of Construction Law Conference in Chicago.
The conference focused on a variety of topics relating to the global practice of construction law, highlighting the legal, business, and economic challenges and opportunities in construction today, with notable speakers from around the world. In particular, Dr. Wolfgang Breyer was a featured panelist in discussions on the varying approaches to international contract interpretation and on international comparative law and how choice of law can affect the disposition of a case.
Further information about the program of the 8th International Society of Construction Law Conference in Chicago can be found here.
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14. August 2018
ICLA Construction Law Conference Moscow 16-17 October 2018
The ICLA Moscow Conference 2018 (the 5th bi-annual ICLA Conference) will be a rare opportunity to compare and contrast the approaches of a diverse range of legal jurisdictions and families (including Russian, Chinese, French, German, English) to a wide range of topics in construction law.
For further Information about the conference click here: ICLA Conference Flyer — Moscow 2018.
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13. March 2018
NANJING SESSIONS
Dr. Breyer invited by Prof. Huang: Lecture for students on FIDIC at the Southeastern University of Nanjing, with a focus on the adaptation of FIDIC contracts to national legal systems and national construction practice; Training for members of the Chinese construction industry on risk and avoidance of risk under international construction projects.
Southeast University Law School, Nanjing, China
Training: One Belt One Road – Analyse of risk and avoidance of risk under international construction projects
Date: 13. – 14. march 2018
Venue: Nanjing, China
Speaker: Dr. Breyer, Dr. Yu
Lecture: Application of FIDIC Contract in Civil Law countries
Dates: 14. march 2018
Venue: Southeast University Law School, Nanjing, China
Speaker: Dr. Breyer
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24. January 2018
Current Seminars
Excerpt from the current seminars of Breyer Rechtsanwälte
Titel: Construction and architectural law
Date: 30.01.2018
Place: Inhouse-Seminar in Stuttgart
Lec.: Dr. Breyer, Dr. Burdinski
Titel: The new construction contract law – civil engineering
Date: 05.02.2018
Place: Inhouse-Seminar in Stuttgart
Lec.: Frau Frohwein, LL.M., Dr. Burdinski
Titel: Construction and architectural law
Date: 08.02.2018
Place: Inhouse-Seminar in Stuttgart
Lec.: Dr. Burdinski
Titel: The new construction contract law 2018
Date: 20.02.2018
Place: Inhouse-Seminar in Weilheim
Lec.: Dr. Burdinski
Titel: Claim management in connection with public construction contracts
Date: 11.04.2018
Place: Inhouse-Seminar in Leinfelden-Echterdingen
Lec.: Dr. Burdinski
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24. January 2018
Current international lectures, courses and conferences
Preview of current international lectures, lectures and conferences by Breyer Rechtsanwälte
Southeast University Nanjing, China, 13.-14. March 2018
Dr. Breyer: Lecture on FIDIC at Southeast University Nanjing with a focus on construction law; Training on risks and avoidance measures of international construction law
Fifth Annual Conference of IACL, The International Double Bay, Australia, 12.-15. April 2018
Dr. Breyer: Participation as a Fellow of the International Academy of Construction Law
SCL Conference, Chicago, USA, 27.-29. September 2018
Dr. Breyer: Lecture on contract interpretation from the perspective of European civil law
ICLA Conference, Moscow State University, Russia, expected 15.-17. Oktober 2018
Dr. Breyer: Chairman, lecture (tbd)
Further information about the events and programs will follow shortly.
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