Dr. Christian Kollmeier
Lawyer and Notary in and for Bielefeld
Certified Specialized Attorney in Construction and Architectural Law
Vita
- Born in 1978
- Legal studies at Bielefeld University
- First Exam ("1. Staatsexamen") in 2004
- Legal clerkship ("Refrendariat") at the Higher District Court Hamburg
- Second (Bar) Exam ("2. Staatsexamen") in 2007
- Bar admission in 2008 and with the firm since then
- Doctor of Laws (Dr. jur.) 2008
- Certified Specialized Attorney in Construction and Architectural Law since 2013
- Appointment as notary in 2015
Memberships
- Deutscher Anwaltverein
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Baurecht e.V.
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft Baurecht im Deutschen Anwaltverein
Publications
Monographs
- Die Zurechnung einer von Dritten geschaffenen Haustürsituation - analog § 123 Absatz 2 BGB: Der richtige Weg?, Hamburg 2008
Kompetenzen
Notaries
- Property law
- Corporate law
- Succession law
- Family law
- Precautionary legal advise
- Drafting and certification of agreements and unilateral declarations of intent
- Authentication of signatures
- Electronic register applications
Private construction law and regulations for architects
Private construction law
- Project-based legal consulting
- Contract design and review (standard price agreements, lump sum price agreements, GMP models, general contractor agreements, general take-over agreements, developer agreements)
- Review and handling of additions
- Preparation of letter templates in accordance with the VOB (German Construction Contract Procedures)
- Enforcement of wage claims
- Enforcement of/defense against warranty claims
- Risk estimates and assessments including recommended actions
- Support during extra-judicial disputes and negotiations
- Conduction of proceedings
Regulations for architects and engineers
- Contract design and review (architect contracts, engineer contracts, general planning contracts, project control agreements)
- Clarification of the scope of services owed by the architect or engineer
- Consulting during the preparation of the final invoice for fees
- Enforcement of fee claims
- Consulting and representation with regard to disputes under liability law
Plant construction
- Contract design and review of plant construction agree-ments
- Enforcement of remuneration claims
- Enforcement of and defense against warranty claims
Law governing construction contract award
- Drafting and preparation of the award and contract doc-uments for the award of construction and planning contracts
- Preparation of announcements
- Answering questions of bidders
- Creation of an assessment matrix
- Award procedure documentation
- Representation in contract award review proceedings
- Preparation of objections to proceedings, support of negotiations with bidders and clarification of offers
Real estate law
- Support and legal structuring in the context of project development
- Review and negotiation of real estate purchase agreements
- Project development contracts
- Administration and (facility) management contracts
- Enforcement of/defense against warranty claims