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Dr. Christian Kollmeier

Lawyer and Notary in and for Bielefeld
Certified Specialized Attorney in Construction and Architectural Law

Location Bielefeld
T +49 521 96535 - 841
F +49 521 96535 - 116
E christian.kollmeier@brandi.net
Foreign language: English

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About me

  • 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

Competence

Commercial and distribution law

National distribution

  • Transport law

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

Publications

Monographs

  • Die Zurechnung einer von Dritten geschaffenen Haustürsituation - analog § 123 Absatz 2 BGB: Der richtige Weg?, Hamburg 2008

Memberships

  • Deutscher Anwaltverein
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Baurecht e.V.
  • Arbeitsgemeinschaft Baurecht im Deutschen Anwaltverein