Bernhard Burkert, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)

Bernhard Burkert, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)

Areas of practice

Real Estate
Environment & Planning Law, Regulatory
Real Estate & Infrastructure
Energy

Bernhard Burkert advises on all aspects of public building law, as well as on matters related to environmental law. He has many years of experience advising on planning and approval law issues in connection with urban development and renewable energy projects. His practice also includes advising on all relevant ancillary areas, such as matters related to monument protection, road, environmental or nature conservation law. In addition, Bernhard Burkert regularly assists with real estate and renewable energy transactions in the context of public-law due diligence reviews.

Vita

Bernhard Burkert was admitted to the German Bar in 2012 and joined Luther the same year. He holds a Master of Laws degree (LL.M. International Trade Law) from Stellenbosch University in South Africa. Bernhard Burkert is a member of Luther’s practice group “Environment & Planning Law, Regulatory”. Since 2018, he has additionally been a visiting lecturer at the Berlin School of Economics and Law, where he lectures on public building law with a special emphasis on building regulations as part of the dual study programme “Business Administration/Real Estate Management”. He regularly publishes papers on current building and planning law issues and is a permanent member of the editorial staff and author of the “EnK-Aktuell” news service of the German publishing house Beck.

Honors and distinctions

  • Best Lawyers 2025: Recommendation in "Ones to Watch" in "Public Law" (first recommendation in 2022)

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Senior Associate

Essen

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Counsel

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Senior Associate

Frankfurt a.M.

Anna-Sophia Riebeling

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Senior Associate

Frankfurt a.M.

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Senior Associate

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Counsel

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Associate

Dusseldorf

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Associate

Essen

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Prof. Dr Herbert Willems

Partner

Essen

David Wölting

David Wölting

Senior Associate

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Christoph Grünenthal, MLE

Associate

Berlin

Dr Joanna Rupa-Sträßer, LL.M.

Dr Joanna Rupa-Sträßer, LL.M.

Senior Associate

Essen

Lisa Marie Siewer, LL.M.

Lisa Marie Siewer, LL.M.

Senior Associate

Cologne

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Senior Consultant

Essen

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Susanne Winkler, LL.M.

Associate

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Mathar Ahmed Bajwa, LL.M.

Associate

Cologne

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Jan Lachhein

Senior Associate

Dusseldorf

Susanne Burkert-Vavilova

Susanne Burkert-Vavilova

Counsel

Essen

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Dr Valerie Blettenberg

Associate

Munich

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Dr Florian Hensel, LL.M.

Associate

Munich

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Counsel

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Sabrina Behbehani

Associate

Munich

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Counsel

Leipzig

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Associate

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Associate

Frankfurt a.M.

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Partner

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Associate

Berlin

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David Nückel

Associate

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Prof. Dr Johannes Beermann

Prof. Dr Johannes Beermann

Of Counsel

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Leonie Herwarth von Bittenfeld, LL.B., M.A.

Senior Associate

Frankfurt a.M.

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Annkathrin Egerer-Tratt

Senior Associate

Stuttgart

Christian Brauns

Christian Brauns

Counsel

Stuttgart

Christiane Kühn, LL.M. (Hong Kong)

Christiane Kühn, LL.M. (Hong Kong)

Partner

Munich

Elisabeth Lepique

Elisabeth Lepique

Managing Partner

Cologne

Frank Gutsche

Frank Gutsche

Partner

Stuttgart

Dr Gerd-Ulrich Kapteina

Dr Gerd-Ulrich Kapteina

Partner

Essen

Dr Johannes Becker

Dr Johannes Becker

Counsel

Cologne

Dr Manuel Heide

Dr Manuel Heide

Partner

Berlin

Dr Markus Sengpiel

Dr Markus Sengpiel

Managing Partner

Cologne

Michael Kunkel, LL.M.

Michael Kunkel, LL.M.

Partner

Cologne

Patrick Gocht

Patrick Gocht

Senior Associate

Leipzig

Dr jur Stephan Götze

Dr jur Stephan Götze

Partner

Berlin

Doreen König

Doreen König

Partner

Berlin

Dr.iur. Andreas Knaul, LL.M. diap (ENA)

Dr.iur. Andreas Knaul, LL.M. diap (ENA)

Berlin

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Benedikt Rechner

Counsel

Berlin

Elena Recklin

Elena Recklin

Counsel

Frankfurt a.M.

Nina Eckardt

Nina Eckardt

Senior Associate

Dusseldorf

Charlotte Jodocy

Charlotte Jodocy

Senior Associate

Essen

Annkatrin Merzig

Annkatrin Merzig

Senior Associate

Essen

Daniel Naumann

Daniel Naumann

Partner

Leipzig

Volkan Top

Volkan Top

Senior Associate

Hamburg

Laura-Jane Williams

Laura-Jane Williams

Counsel

Frankfurt a.M.

Jade Timmermann, LL.M. (London)

Jade Timmermann, LL.M. (London)

Associate

Leipzig

Matthias Mehlwitz, LL.M.

Matthias Mehlwitz, LL.M.

Senior Associate

Essen

Iris Glönkler

Iris Glönkler

Partner

Stuttgart

Henrik Fischer

Henrik Fischer

Associate

Leipzig

Matthias Wagner

Matthias Wagner

Partner

Frankfurt a.M.

Julia Walther

Julia Walther

Associate

Leipzig

Dianusch Nazari

Dianusch Nazari

Partner

Frankfurt a.M.

Sophie Schulz

Sophie Schulz

Associate

Leipzig

Katharina Stefanie Franke

Katharina Stefanie Franke

Senior Associate

Essen

Kati Gütschow

Kati Gütschow

Associate

Dusseldorf

Morten Steimann

Morten Steimann

Associate

Essen

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Ngoc Nhu Nguyen

Associate

Leipzig

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Tarik Bilici, LL.M.

Junior Consultant

Dusseldorf

Arne Stumpe

Arne Stumpe

Associate

Hamburg

Sarah Peuser

Sarah Peuser

Associate

Leipzig

Jens Kaiser

Jens Kaiser

Senior Associate

Leipzig

Andrea Heim

Andrea Heim

Senior Associate

Stuttgart

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Julian Wantzen, LL.M. (Wellington)

Associate

Frankfurt a.M.

Hannah Aigner

Hannah Aigner

Senior Associate

Munich

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Lisa Jennifer Schmölz

Counsel

Munich

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Leipzig

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Counsel

Berlin

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Partner

Cologne

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Partner

Frankfurt a.M.

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Dr Rut Herten-Koch, M.A.

Partner

Berlin

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Alexander F. Liebing, LL.M.

Counsel

Leipzig

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Andy Schaal, LL.M.

Counsel

Berlin

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Vanessa Meireles Schilling, LL.M. (Geneva MIDS)

Senior Associate

Hamburg

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Dr Henning Holz, LL.M.

Counsel

Hanover

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Dr Stephan Bausch, D.U.

Partner

Cologne

Pauline Müller

Pauline Müller

Senior Associate

Dusseldorf

Max H. Becker

Max H. Becker

Associate

Essen

Dr Arndt Begemann

Dr Arndt Begemann

Of Counsel

Essen

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Dr Konrad Adenauer

Partner

Cologne

Dr Stephen Lampert

Dr Stephen Lampert

Counsel

Munich

Dr Clara Schulze Velmede

Dr Clara Schulze Velmede

Associate

Leipzig

Dr Oliver Maaz

Dr Oliver Maaz

Partner, Principal Consultant

Cologne

Caroline Ackermann

Caroline Ackermann

Counsel

Munich

Tobias Jedermann

Tobias Jedermann

Associate

Leipzig

Dr Jan-Lukas Henkst

Dr Jan-Lukas Henkst

Associate

Dusseldorf

Dr Benjamin Effler

Dr Benjamin Effler

Associate

Berlin

Marco-Marcel Niebuhr

Marco-Marcel Niebuhr

Senior Associate

Hanover

Jenny Tsynn

Jenny Tsynn

Senior Associate

Leipzig

Jenny Schindler

Jenny Schindler

Senior Associate

Munich

Isabel Dorothee Ruhnke, LL.M.

Isabel Dorothee Ruhnke, LL.M.

Senior Associate

Berlin

Dennis Gerdes

Dennis Gerdes

Senior Consultant

Hamburg

Marx Dauth, LL.M.

Marx Dauth, LL.M.

Partner

Cologne

Dr Sabrina Desens

Dr Sabrina Desens

Partner

Leipzig

Philipp Dietz, LL.M. (Edinburgh)

Philipp Dietz, LL.M. (Edinburgh)

Partner

Cologne

Dr Gernot-Rüdiger Engel

Dr Gernot-Rüdiger Engel

Partner

Hamburg

Stephan Finck

Stephan Finck

Partner

Leipzig

Dr Martin Fleckenstein

Dr Martin Fleckenstein

Partner

Berlin

Cosima Flock

Cosima Flock

Counsel

Dusseldorf

Nicole Fröhlich

Nicole Fröhlich

Partner

Frankfurt a.M.

Dr Stefan Galla

Dr Stefan Galla

Partner

Essen

Franz-Rudolf Groß, LL.M. (London)

Franz-Rudolf Groß, LL.M. (London)

Counsel

Dusseldorf

Dr Thomas Halberkamp

Dr Thomas Halberkamp

Partner

Hanover

Dr Bela Jansen

Dr Bela Jansen

Partner

Frankfurt a.M.

Dr Guido Jansen

Dr Guido Jansen

Partner

Dusseldorf

Dr Rolf Kobabe

Dr Rolf Kobabe

Partner

Hamburg

Dr Stefan Kobes

Dr Stefan Kobes

Partner

Berlin

Karsten Köhler

Karsten Köhler

Partner

Leipzig

Prof. Dr Tobias Leidinger

Prof. Dr Tobias Leidinger

Partner

Dusseldorf

Ole-Jochen Melchior

Ole-Jochen Melchior

Partner

Essen

Dr Andreas Meyer-Landrut

Dr Andreas Meyer-Landrut

Of Counsel

Dusseldorf

Ulf-Dieter Pape

Ulf-Dieter Pape

Partner

Hanover

Tim Rauschning

Tim Rauschning

Partner

Hamburg

Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.

Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.

Partner

Munich

Jens Röhrbein

Jens Röhrbein

Partner

Hanover

Dr Barbara Schmidt

Dr Barbara Schmidt

Partner

Leipzig

Dr Zacharias-Alexis Schneider, LL.B., LL.M.

Dr Zacharias-Alexis Schneider, LL.B., LL.M.

Partner

Hanover

Prof Dr Florian Schulz M.B.A. (Nimbas)

Prof Dr Florian Schulz M.B.A. (Nimbas)

Partner

Hamburg

Ulrich Siegemund

Ulrich Siegemund

Of Counsel

Frankfurt a.M.

Martin Steuber, LL.M.

Martin Steuber, LL.M.

Partner

Dusseldorf

Gerd Stuhlmacher

Gerd Stuhlmacher

Partner

Munich

Cornelia Yzer

Cornelia Yzer

Of Counsel

Berlin

Prof. Christian Zanner

Prof. Christian Zanner

Partner

Berlin

Dr Angelo Vallone

Dr Angelo Vallone

Partner

Dusseldorf

Dr Borbála Dux-Wenzel, LL.M.

Dr Borbála Dux-Wenzel, LL.M.

Partner

Cologne

Jonathan Wrede

Jonathan Wrede

Associate

Berlin

Julian Günniker

Julian Günniker

Essen

Dr Richard Happ

Dr Richard Happ

Partner

Hamburg

Christoph Schauenburg, LL.M. (London)

Christoph Schauenburg, LL.M. (London)

Partner

Frankfurt a.M.

Dr Johannes Teichmann

Dr Johannes Teichmann

Partner

Frankfurt a.M.

Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)

Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)

Partner

Brussels, Dusseldorf

Dr Holger Stappert

Dr Holger Stappert

Partner

Dusseldorf

Dr Stefan Mager

Dr Stefan Mager

Partner

Essen

Henner-Matthias Puppel

Henner-Matthias Puppel

Partner

Essen

Nina Klünker, LL.M. (KCL)

Nina Klünker, LL.M. (KCL)

Associate

Berlin

Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)

Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)

Partner

Berlin

Tobias Osseforth, Mag. rer. publ.

Tobias Osseforth, Mag. rer. publ.

Partner

Munich

Eric Doyé

Eric Doyé

Associate

Leipzig

Marielle Lorraine

Marielle Lorraine

Associate

Munich

Dr Stefan Altenschmidt, LL.M. (Nottingham)

Dr Stefan Altenschmidt, LL.M. (Nottingham)

Partner

Dusseldorf

Nicole Bittlingmayer

Nicole Bittlingmayer

Partner

Frankfurt a.M.

Dr Astrid Seehafer, M.Sc.

Dr Astrid Seehafer, M.Sc.

Partner

Berlin

Dr Thomas Gohrke

Dr Thomas Gohrke

Partner

Hanover, Leipzig

Darja Amelcenko, LL.M.

Darja Amelcenko, LL.M.

Senior Associate

Berlin

Dr Andreas Vath

Dr Andreas Vath

Partner

Munich

Tillmann Kamp

Tillmann Kamp

Associate

Cologne

Lisa Niesen

Lisa Niesen

Senior Associate

Essen

Frederike Peters

Frederike Peters

Senior Consultant

Berlin

Jutta Wittler

Jutta Wittler

Partner

Cologne

Dr David von Saucken, MJur (Oxon)

Dr David von Saucken, MJur (Oxon)

Partner

Berlin, London

Jens Bock

Jens Bock

Partner

Berlin

Achim Meier

Achim Meier

Partner

Essen

Christoph Schnoor

Christoph Schnoor

Senior Associate

Hamburg

Aurélien Latouche

Aurélien Latouche

Partner

Luxembourg

Benedict Tobias Tiemann

Benedict Tobias Tiemann

Hamburg

Georg Scherpf

Georg Scherpf

Partner

Hamburg

Lars Bollensen

Lars Bollensen

Partner

Hamburg

Dr Björn Simon

Dr Björn Simon

Partner

Frankfurt a.M.

Luca Thönes, LL.M. (Miami)

Luca Thönes, LL.M. (Miami)

Senior Legal Consultant

Hamburg

Hans-Christian Ackermann

Hans-Christian Ackermann

Partner

Dusseldorf

Paul Herter

Paul Herter

Senior Associate

Stuttgart

Dr Melanie Verstege

Dr Melanie Verstege

Counsel

Essen

Hannah-Laura Schütte

Hannah-Laura Schütte

Senior Associate

Stuttgart, Dusseldorf

Julian Pöhler

Julian Pöhler

Counsel

Hamburg

Katharina Klenk-Wernitzki, Dipl. Reg.-Wiss

Katharina Klenk-Wernitzki, Dipl. Reg.-Wiss

Partner

Berlin, Cologne

Selin Sahin

Selin Sahin

Associate

Dusseldorf

Jacqueline Dutz

Jacqueline Dutz

Associate

Leipzig

Quirin Wedel, LL.M. (London)

Quirin Wedel, LL.M. (London)

Associate

Hamburg

Simon Wickel

Simon Wickel

Associate

Dusseldorf

Elisa Röhr

Elisa Röhr

Associate

Dusseldorf

Dr Frederic Tewes

Dr Frederic Tewes

Senior Associate

Dusseldorf

Yelena Bade

Yelena Bade

Senior Associate

Dusseldorf

Johannes Kugler

Johannes Kugler

Associate

Munich

Oliver Köhler

Oliver Köhler

Counsel

Frankfurt a.M.

Dr Carsten E. Beisheim

Dr Carsten E. Beisheim

Partner

Dusseldorf

Lukas Erdmann

Lukas Erdmann

Associate

Berlin

Dr Jana Karras

Dr Jana Karras

Associate

Leipzig

Carla Witte

Carla Witte

Counsel

Dusseldorf, Essen

Niklas Roth

Niklas Roth

Associate

Frankfurt a.M.

Dr Michael Bormann

Dr Michael Bormann

Partner

Dusseldorf

Marie Hoster, LL.B.

Marie Hoster, LL.B.

Associate

Essen, Dusseldorf

Ahmed Zoughbi

Ahmed Zoughbi

Associate

Dusseldorf

Marc Urlichs

Marc Urlichs

Counsel

Dusseldorf