Achim Meier
Areas of practice
As a German lawyer and real estate economist (ebs), Achim Meier, coordinator of the Real Estate & Infrastructure sector at Luther, specialises in private sector building law, real estate law and public procurement law. His clients include university clinics, hospitals, building companies and institutional builders.
Achim Meier is a proven expert when it comes to providing legal advice during the construction process of complex building, infrastructure and structural engineering and plant construction projects. He provides project development advice and also advises on matters pertaining to architectural and engineering law and on how to structure national and international public contract award procedures (e.g. PPP projects).
Furthermore, he represents his clients in judicial and extra-judicial disputes. A particular focus of his work is providing strategic advice, defending and enforcing supplementary claims, and developing claim management strategies.
Vita
Achim Meier studied law at the Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany, and real estate economics at the European Business School. While at university, he began specialising in real estate law and has been advising his clients in this area of law since being admitted to the German Bar and joining Luther’s predecessor firm in 2000. Achim Meier heads Luther’s practice group “Real estate law”, which comprises a team of about 60 lawyers. He is a member of the International Bar Association and of the Association of German Construction Law Lawyers (ARGE Baurecht) organised by the German Bar Association (Deutscher Anwaltverein).
Honors and distinctions
- Chambers Germany 2025: Ranking in "Projects: Construction", Band 3 (first ranking in 2016, "Achim Meier had an extremely good comprehension of our matters and provided creative yet structured solutions. He was also very communicative.")
- Chambers Europe 2015: Ranking in "Projects: Project Finance/PPP" (Band 4, first ranking in 2011)
- JUVE Guide 2024/2025: Award "Leading Name in Construction Law" (first award in 2012/2013) and listed under "Frequently Recommended" in "Real Estate and Construction Law – Construction Law" (first listed in 2010/2011, "strong negotiator"; "top advisor also in strategic questions regarding the placement of large construction projects on the market"; "many years of trustful cooperation and unreserved recommendation for the whole team", clients)
- The Legal 500 Germany 2025: Award "Leading Name" in the category "Construction Law" (first recommendation in 2015, "Achim Meier's team works together highly effectively and professionally. His knowledge of public procurement law and the scope for manoeuvre that it provides lead to rapid market-oriented procurement strategies. Achim Meier has extraordinary negotiating skills and, thanks to his extensive knowledge of the legal framework in conjunction with his knowledge of construction practice, quickly develops good compromise solutions. Achim Meier impresses with his high level of integrity, outstanding commitment and innovative and creative solutions to the most complex issues. Achim Meier and Martin Steuber form a perfect team with strategically innovative approaches and very experienced, in-depth knowledge of the legal principles and possibilities. The completely unusual knowledge of construction technology issues as well as the good market assessment of the construction industry as a whole also lead to positive results.") and recommendation in the category "Real Estate Law" (first recommendation in 2023, first mention in 2019, "Achim Meier with a clear focus and strong assertiveness.").
- The Legal 500 Germany 2021: Mention in the category "Real Estate and Construction Law - Project Development"
- The Legal 500 Germany 2018: Mention in the category "Public Law - Public Procurement Law" ("above-average commitment, strong decision-making and negotiating skills"; "has excellent specialist knowledge, strategic foresight in providing advice, good networking and industry knowledge in the healthcare sector")
- Best Lawyers 2025: Recommended in "Project Finance and Development Practice" (first recommendation in 2018), "Construction Law" (first recommendation in 2022) and "Real Estate Law"
- WirtschaftsWoche 2025: Recommendation "Top Lawyer" in "Private Construction Law" (first recommendation in 2021)
Publications
- Ausschreibungspflicht trotz gesetzlicher Bereichsausnahme? Der Rettungsdienst und die Privilegierung gemeinnütziger Organisationen im Lichte der Vergabereform 2016, in: Notfallvorsorge, Ausgabe 3/2016
- Vor der Bereichsausnahme gilt das Vergaberecht,in: Notfall + Rettungsmedizin, Heft 7/ 2014, S. 620-622
- Vor der Bereichsausnahme gilt das Vergaberecht! Der Rettungsdienst im Lichte aktueller Entwicklungen im Vergaberecht, in: Notfallvorsorge, Ausgabe 2/2014
- Rettungsdienst in Not - Die neue EU-Richtlinie: Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten bis zur Umsetzung, in: Publicus, Heft 07/2014, S. 12-13 (gemeinsam mit Dr. Marcus Backes)
- Trotz Bereichsausnahme: Rettungsdienst unterliegt weiterhin dem Vergaberecht, in: Zeitschrift "Rettungsdienst" vom 09. April 2014
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "Public Procurement", in: Business Law in Germany, herausgegeben von Hans-Christian Ackermann & Dr. Michael Rath, German Law Publishers, 2012
- Lebenszyklusgedanke für Klinikgebäude, in: Immobilien Zeitung vom 01. Oktober 2010
- Prothonentherapie als Public Private Partnership, in: f&w, Heft 4/2006, S. 376-379
- Primärrechtsschutz bei der Aufhebung einer Ausschreibung?, in: NZBau 2003, S. 137ff.
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Vera Wechsler, LL.M. (Tulane)
Associate
Dusseldorf
Ulrich Siegemund
Of Counsel
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Dr Ulrich Philippi
Partner
Stuttgart
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Partner
Hanover
Tobias Osseforth, Mag. rer. publ.
Partner
Munich
Tobias Jedermann
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Thomas Gohrke
Partner
Hanover, Leipzig
Dr Thomas Halberkamp
Partner
Hanover
Thomas Köhler
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Thomas Kuhnle
Partner
Stuttgart, London
Dr Thomas Willaschek
Partner
Berlin
Theresa Oesch
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Susanne Burkert-Vavilova
Counsel
Essen
Susanne Winkler, LL.M.
Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Stephen Lampert
Counsel
Munich
Stephan Finck
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.
Partner
Munich
Dr jur Stephan Götze
Partner
Berlin
Steffen Häberer
Partner
Leipzig
Stefanie Kandzia, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Stefan Altenschmidt, LL.M. (Nottingham)
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Stefan Galla
Partner
Essen
Dr Stefan Kobes
Partner
Berlin
Dr Stefan Mager
Partner
Essen
Sophie Schulz
Associate
Leipzig
Sophia Meyer, Maître en Droit
Associate
Berlin
Simone Lersch
Counsel
Cologne
Simon Wickel
Associate
Dusseldorf
Shannon Charlotte Sopper, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Frankfurt a.M.
Sebo-Franz Krubally
Senior Associate
Berlin
Sarah Hossenfelder
Senior Associate
Essen
Sarah Peuser
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Sabrina Desens
Partner
Leipzig
Sabrina Behbehani
Associate
Munich
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Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Rut Herten-Koch, M.A.
Partner
Berlin
Rolf Corsten
Of Counsel
Dusseldorf
Robert Pacholski
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Robert Burkert
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Robert Schindler
Counsel
Essen
Dr Richard Happ
Partner
Hamburg
Ricarda Maria Essel
Counsel
Berlin
Rebecca Romig
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Piotr Kwiatkowski, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Essen
Pauline Müller
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Paul Schreiner
Partner
Cologne, Essen
Paul Herter
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Patrick Gocht
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Oliver Kairies
Partner
Hanover
Dr Oliver Maaz
Partner, Principal Consultant
Cologne
Oliver Glasen-Nitschke
Associate
Essen
Oliver Köhler
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Ole-Jochen Melchior
Partner
Essen
Nurolhaq Rostamzada
Senior Associate
Cologne
Nina Kristin Scheumann
Counsel
Hanover, Munich
Nina Eckardt
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Nina Hahnke
Associate
Essen
Nina Klünker, LL.M. (KCL)
Associate
Berlin
Nils Kramer
Senior Associate
Essen
Nicole Bittlingmayer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Ngoc Nhu Nguyen
Associate
Leipzig
Morten Steimann
Associate
Essen
Michael Kunkel, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Michael Bormann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Melanie Verstege
Counsel
Essen
Dr Maximilian Bahnsen
Associate
Hamburg
Max H. Becker
Associate
Essen
Matthias Wagner
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Matthias Mehlwitz, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Essen
Dr Mathias Mailänder
Counsel
Hamburg
Mathar Ahmed Bajwa, LL.M.
Associate
Cologne
Martina Steude, LL.M. (Cape Town)
Senior Associate
Hanover, Hamburg
Martin Steuber, LL.M.
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Martin Fleckenstein
Partner
Berlin
Marius Merfeld
Associate
Dusseldorf
Marielle Lorraine
Associate
Munich
Marie Hoster, LL.B.
Associate
Essen, Dusseldorf
Maria Marinez
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Marcus Backes
Partner
Hamburg
Marco-Marcel Niebuhr
Senior Associate
Hanover
Dr Manuel Heide
Partner
Berlin
Manuel Rueß
Associate
Hamburg
Małgorzata Albe, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Leipzig
Magnus Wessels
Associate
Essen
Luisa Kramer
Associate
Hamburg
Lisa Marie Siewer, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Cologne
Lisa Jennifer Schmölz
Counsel
Munich
Lisa Niesen
Senior Associate
Essen
Dr Lisa Kraayvanger
Senior Associate
Hanover
Leonie Herwarth von Bittenfeld, LL.B., M.A.
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Lea Franken
Associate
Dusseldorf
Laura-Jane Williams
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Lars Bollensen
Partner
Hamburg
Lara Zölck
Associate
Berlin
Dr Kuuya Josef Chibanguza, LL.B.
Partner
Hanover
Klaus Thönißen, LL.M. (San Francisco)
Partner
Essen
Kevin Oestreich
Senior Consultant
Essen
Dr Kay Oelschlägel
Partner
Hamburg
Kati Gütschow
Associate
Dusseldorf
Katharina Stefanie Franke
Senior Associate
Essen
Katharina Klenk-Wernitzki, Dipl. Reg.-Wiss
Partner
Berlin, Cologne
Katharina Foede
Associate
Berlin
Karsten Köhler
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Karina Wojtowicz
Senior Associate
Hanover
Jutta Wittler
Partner
Cologne
Julian Plötz
Associate
Leipzig
Julian Günniker
Essen
Julian Pöhler
Counsel
Hamburg
Julia Walther
Associate
Leipzig
Jonathan Wrede
Associate
Berlin
Dr Johannes Teichmann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Prof. Dr Johannes Beermann
Of Counsel
Berlin
Dr Joanna Rupa-Sträßer, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Essen
Jens Röhrbein
Partner
Hanover
Jens Bock
Partner
Berlin
Jens Kaiser
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Jenny Tsynn
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Jenny Schindler
Senior Associate
Munich
Dr Jan-David Jäger
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Jan Lachhein
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Jan Spiering, LL.M. Taxation
Associate
Hanover
Jakob Gauly
Associate
Dusseldorf
Jade Timmermann, LL.M. (London)
Associate
Leipzig
Isabel Dorothee Ruhnke, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Isabel Hoyer
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Iris Glönkler
Partner
Stuttgart
Ingo Erberich
Partner
Cologne
Prof. Dr Herbert Willems
Partner
Essen
Henrik Fischer
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Henning Holz, LL.M.
Counsel
Hanover
Henner-Matthias Puppel
Partner
Essen
Dr Hendrik Bernd Sehy
Counsel
Hanover
Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)
Partner
Brussels, Dusseldorf
Hans-Christian Ackermann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Hannah-Laura Schütte
Senior Associate
Stuttgart, Dusseldorf
Hannah Aigner
Senior Associate
Munich
Guido Wenzel
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Gerd-Ulrich Kapteina
Partner
Essen
Georg Scherpf
Partner
Hamburg
Frederike Peters
Senior Consultant
Berlin
Dr Frederic Tewes
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Franziska Klaß-Dingeldey, MLE
Senior Associate
Hanover
Frank Gutsche
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Frank Seidel
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Frances Wolf
Senior Associate
Hamburg, Hanover
Dr Florian Hensel, LL.M.
Associate
Munich
Dr Eva Maria K. Rütz, LL.M.
Partner
Dusseldorf, Cologne
Eric Doyé
Associate
Leipzig
Elisabeth Kohoutek
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Elisa Röhr
Associate
Dusseldorf
Elena Recklin
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Eckart Petzold
Partner
Dusseldorf
Doreen König
Partner
Berlin
Dominika Peter
Associate
Berlin
Dianusch Nazari
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Denis Ullrich
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Denis Schütz
Senior Associate
Essen
Dr David von Saucken, MJur (Oxon)
Partner
Berlin, London
Darja Amelcenko, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Dr Daniela Salm
Counsel
Brussels
Dr Daniel Schubmann
Counsel
Hanover
Daniel Naumann
Partner
Leipzig
Daniel Greger
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Cornelia Yzer
Of Counsel
Berlin
Dr Clara Schulze Velmede
Associate
Leipzig
Clara von Wolffersdorff
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Christoph von Burgsdorff, LL.M. (Essex)
Partner
Hamburg
Christoph Schauenburg, LL.M. (London)
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Christoph Schwarz
Associate
Munich
Christoph Kolb
Associate
Leipzig
Christoph Grünenthal, MLE
Associate
Berlin
Christiane Frye
Counsel
Essen
Prof. Christian Zanner
Partner
Berlin
Christian Brauns
Counsel
Stuttgart
Prof. Dr Christian Burholt, LL.M.
Partner
Berlin
Charlotte Buck
Associate
Hanover
Charlotte Jodocy
Senior Associate
Essen
Charlotte Riese
Senior Associate
Berlin
Charlotte Elsner
Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Cédric Müller, LL.M. (Bristol)
Partner
Essen
Caroline Ackermann
Counsel
Munich
Bernhard Burkert, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Counsel
Berlin
Dr Benjamin Effler
Associate
Berlin
Benedict Tobias Tiemann
Hamburg
Dr Bela Jansen
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Barbara Schmidt
Partner
Leipzig
Aurélien Latouche
Partner
Luxembourg
Dr Astrid Seehafer, M.Sc.
Partner
Berlin
Artur Winkler
Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Arndt Begemann
Of Counsel
Essen
Annkatrin Merzig
Senior Associate
Essen
Annkathrin Egerer-Tratt
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Anne Biebler
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Anna-Sophia Riebeling
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Ann-Kristin Freiheit
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Anja Schwarz, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Andy Schaal, LL.M.
Counsel
Berlin
Dr Andreas Kloyer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., London
Andreas Mally
Counsel
Leipzig
Dr.iur. Andreas Knaul, LL.M. diap (ENA)
Berlin
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Andrea Heim
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Aline Mück
Senior Associate
Cologne
Alexander F. Liebing, LL.M.
Counsel
Leipzig
Ahmed Zoughbi
Associate
Dusseldorf
Achim Meier
Partner
Essen