Dr Stefan Mager

Stefan Mager's consulting is solution-oriented, entrepreneurial and future-oriented. He advises large-volume construction contracts, complex IT projects as well as on the EU-wide and national award of contracts for the procurement of goods and services. Together with his team, he advises on the structuring of tendering procedures and provides full-service support (from the announcement, to the award of the contract and the documentation) from one source. In particular, he specialises in advising public utility companies and public safety authorities and organisations. He helps bidders in review proceedings enforce procedures to ensure they are error-free from a legal perspective. With regard to EU state aid law, Stefan Mager has many years' experience dealing with issues relating to “services of general economic interest” (SGEI) and the General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER). In this context, he regularly heads up Luther's team of advisors in large urban development projects.

Public Procurement Law
Public Subsidies/State Aid Law

Stefan Mager became an antitrust lawyer at the age of 26. He completed his doctorate under the supervision of Prof. Martin Burgi (now Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Germany) on the interface subject of "public procurement law and the law regarding fees and charges". Before joining Luther in 2020, he was the head of the antitrust, public procurement and state aid law department at a German top 50 law firm, where he was also a co-managing partner. In this function, he was at the same time the managing director of a German data protection and consulting company. The Bar Association in Hamm (Germany) appointed him as chairman of the expert committee for public procurement law. Stefan Mager is, amongst other things, the author of commentaries on public procurement law in “Großkommentar Vergaberecht” published by the Beck publishing house and is also a sought-after speaker on current topics.

• The Legal 500 Germany (2021): Mention in State Aid Law and Public Procurement Law ("focused and clear on the matter")
• JUVE Guide (2020/2021): Mentioned under frequently recommended in "Public Sector - Procurement Law" ("trustful cooperation", client)
• Wirtschaftswoche: Top Lawyer Public Procurement Law
• Who's Who Legal (2021): listed in the category "Government Contracts"

• North Rhine-Westphalian police force - providing ongoing advice to the central procurement office of the NRW police force on complex procurement procedures (e.g. ships, emergency vehicles, IT systems, other police equipment) 
• Baden-Württemberg police force - providing ongoing advice to the State Criminal Police Force (LKA) of Baden-Württemberg as part of the procurement of a next generation telecommunication surveillance system 
• Ministry of the Interior of the State of NRW - comprehensive consultation in the context of the introduction of a nationwide emergency call app
• Saab Technologies GmbH - representing the Swedish defence contractor in procurement review proceedings regarding the operation and maintenance of a German Armed Forces combat training centre
• Dortmunder Stadtwerke AG DSW21 - providing ongoing advice to the procurement department of DSW21 in various EU-wide tenders (IT systems, work management systems, security services, trams, buses, energy infrastructure (e-mobility, district heating, energy distribution))
• Uniper SE - Positioning of the group in dealing with procurement law obligations and implementation of EU-wide procurement procedures, e.g. combined heat and power plants and engineering services
• RAG AG - providing ongoing advice to the procurement department in large-volume EU-wide tendering procedures (e.g. operational rail transport, personnel services, facility services, shaft reconstruction measures to render long-term liabilities in the Ruhr and Saar regions, the Ibbenbüren mine water canal project)
• The Cities of Cologne, Aachen, Bochum, Velbert, amongst others, within the framework of major projects in terms of EU state aid law

• Chairman of the expert committee for public procurement law of the Hamm Bar Association (Rechtsanwaltskammer Hamm)