Dr jur Stephan Götze
Areas of practice
Dr Stephan Götze primarily advises and represents private companies and contracting authorities in matters pertaining to private building and architectural law, public procurement law and contract law in the defence and security and information technology sectors. He has special expertise in developing strategic concepts for projects, in providing advice and assistance with the negotiation and implementation of contracts in the course of projects and in handling legal disputes. He is a proven expert when it comes to acting as an advisor during the implementation of complex building, infrastructure and plant construction projects.
A focus area of his services is providing advice in connection with (procurement) projects of the public sector, in particular in the infrastructure, defence and security, information technology and health care industries. In this context, he advises his clients at the interface to public procurement law on all aspects of contract and procedural law. This also includes strategically structuring and drafting contractual documents and conducting contract negotiations, as well as representing his clients after the completion of the contract award procedures in the defence and enforcement of additional claims (claim management), including enforcing claims in court (post-tender litigation).
Vita
Dr Stephan Götze studied law at the University of Bayreuth (Germany) and initially worked there as a university assistant. Following his admission to the German Bar in 2005, he started to specialise in building, general contract and public procurement law. From 2007 to 2013, he worked for HFK Rechtsanwälte, and from 2014 to 2021 for Baker McKenzie in their Berlin office. Stephan Götze joined Luther’s Berlin office as a Partner on 1 April 2021.
Honors and distinctions
- The Legal 500 Germany 2023: Listed in "Public Law - Public Procurement Law" (recommendation in 2022) and "Construction Law (incl. Dispute Resolution)" (recommendation in 2022)
- Best Lawyers 2026: Recommendation in "Construction Law"
Clients
- Several years of extrajudicial advice to and representation in court of an airport operator in connection with the implementation of building contracts, the enforcement and defence of claims against the construction companies and planners, in particular, change order management, drafting of supplementary agreements and clarification of construction schedule issues.
- Ongoing strategic advice to and legal representation of a globally operating Berlin-based architecture firm regarding diverse residential construction projects in the luxury segment with project volumes in a two- or three-digit million euro amount, as a rule.
- Comprehensive strategic and contract law advice to a contracting authority (in particular at the interface to public procurement law) regarding the development of a concept and drafting of the contract for the provision of project control, planning and implementation services (general contractor agreement) relating to the redevelopment of a group of buildings with a gross floor area of around 50,000 m² in downtown Berlin.
- Repeated provision of advice to one of the world’s leading information technology companies on the drafting and implementation of contracts regarding the construction of data centres, in particular on the drafting and enforcement of project management, project control and general planning contracts.
- Extrajudicial advice to and representation in court of diverse medium-sized main contractors in the field of commercial and residential construction.
- Construction-related advice to and representation of a globally operating German technology company regarding the construction of new headquarters with a project volume in the upper double-digit million euro range.
- Drafting and negotiation of diverse large-scale planning and main/general contractor agreements regarding the construction of office and commercial space and logistics facilities.
- Comprehensive assistance with contract award procedures, in particular, drafting of contracts and support during highly complex contract negotiations in the defence and security sector.
- Advice to and representation of several of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies in disputes following the implementation of contract award procedures (post-tender litigation), as well as in judicial proceedings regarding defending against claims for contractual penalties and for damages for failure to deliver during the implementation of pharmaceuticals rebate contracts, with amounts in dispute of several million euros.
- Drafting and assistance with the negotiation of a long-term master agreement regarding the procurement of central telecommunications infrastructure for a German state and several subordinated authorities, with a contract volume in a three-digit million euro amount.
- Post-tender litigation on behalf of the IT service provider of a German state vis-à-vis the former service provider regarding claims for adjustments to the contract and for additional remuneration, as well as for several million euros in damages due to alleged breaches of public procurement law.
- Ongoing contract law advice to an employers’ liability insurance association regarding the key areas of information technology and communication to ensure the demand-based provision of diverse IT and other services and hardware at the interface between public procurement and contract law in compliance with security and data protection requirements.
- Repeated strategic and interdisciplinary project advice, together with commercial consultants, to public housing developers and private property owners regarding the outsourcing of construction, maintenance and redevelopment contracts, partly including energy contracting and subsequent contract management.
Publications
- Herausgeber des Werkes Vergaberecht nach Ansprüchen: Entscheidungshilfen für Auftraggeber, Planer und Bauunternehmen, (gemeinsam mit Corinna Contag), Springer Vieweg, 2. Auflage 2019
- Herausgeber des Werkes Liefer- und Dienstleistungsverträge - VOL/B, HFK-Eigenverlag, 2012
- Herausgeber des Werkes Privates Baurecht - VOB/B 2012, HFK-Eigenverlag, 2012
- Herausgeber des Dissertation "Die prozessuale Behandlung von Unwirksamkeitsgründen und Änderungstatbeständen beim Prozessvergleich", Shaker-Verlag, 2004
- Herausgeber des Werkes Zivilrechtliche Haftung im Sport, Nomos-Verlag, 2002 (gemeinsam mit Prof. Dr. Peter W. Heermann)
- Kommentierung des Werkes Beck’scher Online-Kommentar zum Vergaberecht, herausgegeben von Dr. Marc Gabriel, Prof. Dr. Susanne Mertens, Dr. Hans-Joachim Prieß, Dr. Roland Stein, C.H. Beck, 2018
- Kommentierung § 132 GWB (Auftragsänderungen während der Vertragslaufzeit), in: Vergaberecht, herausgegeben von Johannes Pöhlker, Dr. Irene Lausen & Hans-Peter Müller, KSV Medien, 2021
- Kommentierung § 133 Kündigung von öffentlichen Aufträgen in besonderen Fällen, in: Vergaberecht, herausgegeben von Johannes Pöhlker, Dr. Irene Lausen & Hans-Peter Müller, KSV Medien, 2021
- Vertragsstrafen oder Schadensersatz wegen Lieferausfällen im Rahmen von Arz-neimittelrabattverträgen, in: PharmR 2019, S. 45 (gemeinsam mit Marc Gabriel)
- Duldung von Sanierungen für Mieter keine absolute Pflicht, in: greenbuilding, Heft 03/2011
- Bauzeit- und kostenrechtliche Behandlung von außergewöhnlichen Witterungsverhältnissen, in: NZBau 2010, S. 721
- Modifizierte Anwendung der FIS-Regeln infolge technischer und räumlicher Neuerungen im Wintersport, in: Neue Juristische Wochenschrift (NJW) 2003, S. 3253
- Der Videobeweis im Fußballsport, in: Zeitschrift für Sport und Recht (SpuRt) 2003, S. 95
- "Verwerten" heißt nicht wiederverwenden! - Entscheidungsanmerkung zum Beschluss des OLG Nürnberg vom 16.10.2018 - 2 U 2188/17, in: Immobilien- & Baurecht (IBR) 2020, S. 279
- Vertrag teilbar: Teilkündigung vor Gesamtkündigung! - Entscheidungsanmerkung zum Urteil des OLG Düsseldorf vom 19.11.2014 - 18 U 26/10, in: Immobilien- & Baurecht (IBR) 2019, S. 262
- Behinderung und Behinderungsschaden sind konkret darzulegen! - Entscheidungsanmerkung zum Urteil des OLG Frankfurt vom 25.09.2015 - 4 U 268/14, in: Immobilien- & Baurecht (IBR) 2018, S. 554
- Schlussrechnung erst fünf Jahre nach Fristsetzung erstellt: Werklohnanspruch verwirkt! - Entscheidungsanmerkung zum Beschluss des OLG Hamm vom 25.09.2014 - 24 U 65/13, in: Immobilien- & Baurecht (IBR) 2016, S. 73
- Trotz neuer Indexnummer und Preisverfalls: Preisgleitklausel wird nicht angepasst! - Entscheidungsanmerkung zum Beschluss des OLG München vom 20.08.2014 - 9 U 1184/14 Bau, in: Immobilien- & Baurecht (IBR) 2015, S. 590
- Optischen Mangel verschwiegen: Auftragnehmer kann Mängelbeseitigung nicht verweigern! - Entscheidungsanmerkung zum Urteil des OLG Düsseldorf vom 04.11.2014 - 21 U 23/14, in: Immobilien- & Baurecht (IBR) 2015, S. 420
- Früherer Planer gibt Auftragnehmer falsche Auskunft: 25% Mithaftung des Auftraggebers! - Entscheidungsanmerkung zum Urteil des OLG Hamm vom 15.06.2012 - 12 U 180/11, in: Immobilien- & Baurecht (IBR) 2014, S. 733
- Unklare Leistungsbeschreibung: Auftragnehmer muss konkrete Nutzung ermitteln! - Entscheidungsanmerkung zum Urteil des OLG Hamm vom 15.06.2012 - 12 U 180/11, in: Immobilien- & Baurecht (IBR) 2014, S. 729
- Teilnahmeverträge an Volksläufen im Lichte der AGB-Kontrolle, in: causa sport 2009, S. 85
Lectures
Memberships
- Deutscher Baugerichtstag e.V.
- forum Vergabe e.V.
- Deutsches Vergabenetzwerk DVNW
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