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Achim Meier

Lawyer │ Partner

Real estate economist (ebs)

Essen

+49 201 9220 24022

achim.meier@luther-lawfirm.com

Areas of practice

Real Estate

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Public Procurement Law

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Real Estate & Infrastructure

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Health Care & Life Science

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.

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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 2026: Ranking in "Projects: Construction", Band 3 (first ranking in 2016, “Achim Meier is experienced in advising on the construction of major science centres and medical facilities that are of national as well as regional importance.” "Achim Meier is a tough negotiator.")
Chambers Europe 2015: Ranking in "Projects: Project Finance/PPP" (Band 4, first ranking in 2011)
JUVE Guide 2025/2026: 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 2026: Awarded “Leading Name” in the category “Construction Law” (first award in 2024, first mention in 2015, “Achim Meier impresses with his strategic clarity and ability to calmly and effectively handle complex disputes, while at the same time demonstrating exceptional diligence, responsiveness and a deep understanding of technical details.” ) and recommendation in the category “Real Estate Law” (first recommendation in 2023, first mention in 2019)
Lexology Index 2026: Recommendation "National Leader" in "Germany - Project Finance"
Lexology Index 2025: Recommendation "Global Leader" in “Projects & Procurement - Project Finance”
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 2026: Recommended in "Project Finance and Development Practice" (first recommendation in 2018), "Construction Law" (first recommendation in 2022) and "Real Estate Law" (first recommendation in 2025)
WirtschaftsWoche 2025: Recommendation "Top Lawyer" in "Private Construction Law" (first recommendation in 2021)

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Clients

Public procurement advice in relation to the nationwide programme “Catching Up after COVID for Children and Young People”, in particular regarding the tendering of project management and educational services
Legal support to a Ministry of Education in the procurement of nationwide laboratory services and antigen rapid tests
Legal and strategic advice to a Ministry of Health on the procurement of PCR tests for primary and special schools as well as for Years 5 and 6
Strategic, construction-related and procurement law advice to numerous universities, university hospitals and healthcare providers on the delivery of major construction projects (including funding acquisition, development of procurement strategies, conduct of tender procedures and legal support during construction) with a total investment volume of approx. EUR 10 billion, including:
new university hospitals, establishment of university hospitals, master planning projects, construction of surgical centres, cardiac centres and life sciences research buildings, internal medicine centres, laboratory buildings, paediatric, ophthalmology and ENT clinics, nuclear medicine facilities, proton therapy centres, oncology centres and pathology departments
Advice to Deutsche Telekom on the re-tendering and outsourcing of its nationwide facility management (technical, commercial and infrastructure services as well as construction services); one of the largest FM tenders in Europe in recent years with a volume of several billion euros
Strategic development of a concept for the organisation, investment and financing of a maximum-care healthcare provider (pilot project involving complex issues of public budget law, constitutional law, higher education law, EU law, state aid/funding and public procurement law)
Advice to an energy company in the enforcement of recourse claims arising from breaches of international investment protection agreements
Strategic advice to a leading plant engineering company in connection with the construction of a nuclear power plant in Finland (claims strategy)
Strategic advice to a public construction authority on the development of alternative procurement strategies
Structuring and legal support of a tender procedure for general contractor services based on a functional specification for the construction of a research building using a “partnering model”
Advice to a financial institution on the establishment of a comprehensive real estate portfolio, from initial strategic concept through to the negotiation and implementation of all relevant agreements (including land purchase and construction contracts)
Comprehensive advice during the construction phase and implementation of a complex project restructuring for the only university-based proton therapy centre currently in operation in Germany
Structuring and support of numerous architectural design competitions