BRANDI lawyers.

Dr. Heinrich Siemens

Lawyer und Notar a.D.

Location Bielefeld
T +49 521 96535 - 839
F +49 521 96535 - 116
E heinrich.siemens@brandi.net
Foreign language: English

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About me

  • Born in 1944
  • Legal studies at the Universities of Hamburg and Münster
  • First Exam ("1. Staatsexamen") in 1970
  • Research associate under Prof. Dr. Blümel (Chair for Administrative Law) at Bielefeld University, 1972 - 1975
  • Legal clerkship ("Refrendariat") at the Bielefeld District Court
  • Doctor of Laws (Dr. jur.) 1974
  • State bar exam and bar admission in 1975; with the firm since then
  • Appointment as notary in 1985

Competence

Mediation and arbitration

Arbitration

  • Activity as arbitrator in national and international arbitration
  • Representation in national and international arbitration
  • Preparation of arbitration agreements
  • Acknowledgment and enforcement of arbitration awards

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

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

Publications

Monographs

  • Wandel in der Rechtsprechung bezüglich der Sittenwidrigkeit von Geliebtentestamenten unter Berücksichtigung soziologischer Aspekte, jur. Diss., Münster 1974

Memberships

  • Deutscher Anwaltverein
  • Deutscher Juristentag
  • Juristische Gesellschaft Ostwestfalen-Lippe
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Baurecht