Henner M. Puppel
Areas of practice
Henner-M. Puppel mainly advises businesses and the public sector on the overall structuring and implementation of project developments and complex construction projects. This includes realising PPPs as well as public acquisition plans (including third-party advance financing for construction projects and the sale of property with building concessions) and any queries relating to public procurement and contractual law that may arise in this regard. He also provides advice during the construction process, for example, controlling the execution of the construction project, drafting contracts, and dealing with negotiations relating to the construction of the plant (power plants, renewable energy as well as industrial plants).
Vita
Henner M. Puppel studied law and philology at the Ruhr Universität Bochum, Germany as well as at the Universidad de Salamanca, Spain. Before being admitted to the German Bar, he worked for Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. He was a trainee at the German University for Administrative Sciences, Speyer, Germany and he specialised in matters concerning public business, public procurement and real estate business law. Henner-M. Puppel is the head of Luther’s PPP practice. He joined Luther in 2004.
Honors and distinctions
- Chambers Germany 2025: Ranking in "Public Law: Public Procurement/PPP", Band 3 (first ranking in “Projects” from 2012 to 2018, "Henner-Matthias Puppel has a lot of expertise and know-how and provides us with top support.")
- The Legal 500 Germany 2025: Mention in the category "Public Law - Public Procurement Law" (first mention in 2018,"Henner-Matthias Puppel: Has very good negotiating skills, brings together different positions and always pursues the best goal for his clients. The trusting collaboration takes place on an equal footing. He has an extremely broad knowledge of procurement law and many years of experience that he can draw on.")
- The Legal 500 Germany 2020: Mention in the category "Real estate and construction law (including dispute resolution)" (first mention in 2017, "has proven to be a reliable and excellent advisor over many years")
- The Legal 500 Germany 2019: Mention in the category "Public Law - PPP" (first mention in 2015, "can also offer practical solutions to complex issues")
- Lexology Index 2025 (former WWL Who’s Who Legal): Recommendation "National Leader" in "Germany – Project Finance"
- Best Lawyers 2026: Recommendation in “Public Law”
- Project Finance European Government 2011: Award "PPP - Deal of the Year"
Publications
- Wie Baufirmen und Auftraggeber ziemlich beste Freunde werden, in: Immobilien Zeitung vom 03. November 2016
- Das strukturierte GU-Modell bringt Geld für Schulen, Kliniken & Co., in: Immobilien Zeitung vom 10. Juli 2014, S. 3-5
- Public Private Partnership - Kooperation von Kommunen und Privaten für öffentliche Bäder, in: Publicus, Ausgabe 3/2013
- Geheimverträge? Diskussion um die Offenlegung von ÖPP-Vertragsinhalten
- Lebenszyklusgedanke für Klinikgebäude, in: Immobilien Zeitung vom 01. Oktober 2010
Małgorzata Albe, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Leipzig
Julian Günniker
Essen
Frederike Peters
Senior Consultant
Berlin
Kevin Oestreich
Senior Consultant
Essen
Sophie Schulz
Associate
Leipzig
Lea Franken
Associate
Dusseldorf
Magnus Wessels
Associate
Essen
Maria Marinez
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Nina Hahnke
Associate
Essen
Sarah Peuser
Associate
Leipzig
Simon Wickel
Associate
Dusseldorf
Henrik Fischer
Associate
Leipzig
Marius Merfeld
Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Clara Schulze Velmede
Associate
Leipzig
Vera Wechsler, LL.M. (Tulane)
Associate
Dusseldorf
Mathar Ahmed Bajwa, LL.M.
Associate
Cologne
Christoph Kolb
Associate
Leipzig
Oliver Glasen-Nitschke
Associate
Essen
Christoph Grünenthal, MLE
Associate
Berlin
Jakob Gauly
Associate
Dusseldorf
Katharina Foede
Associate
Berlin
Ahmed Zoughbi
Associate
Dusseldorf
Eric Doyé
Associate
Leipzig
Susanne Winkler, LL.M.
Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Florian Hensel, LL.M.
Associate
Munich
Jan Spiering, LL.M. Taxation
Associate
Hanover
Clara von Wolffersdorff
Associate
Leipzig
Jade Timmermann, LL.M. (London)
Associate
Leipzig
Sabrina Behbehani
Associate
Munich
Julia Walther
Associate
Leipzig
Peter Holan
Associate
Hamburg
Ngoc Nhu Nguyen
Associate
Leipzig
Morten Steimann
Associate
Essen
Kati Gütschow
Associate
Dusseldorf
Max H. Becker
Associate
Essen
Marie Hoster, LL.B.
Associate
Essen, Dusseldorf
Julian Plötz
Associate
Leipzig
Tobias Jedermann
Associate
Leipzig
Jonathan Wrede
Associate
Berlin
Nina Klünker, LL.M. (KCL)
Associate
Berlin
Marielle Lorraine
Associate
Munich
Elisa Röhr
Associate
Dusseldorf
Johannes Kugler
Associate
Munich
Lukas Erdmann
Associate
Berlin
Dr Jana Karras
Associate
Leipzig
Niklas Roth
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Daniel Stracke
Associate
Berlin
Dr Franziska Klaß-Dingeldey, MLE
Senior Associate
Hanover
Patrick Gocht
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Frederic Tewes
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Jenny Tsynn
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Hannah Aigner
Senior Associate
Munich
Nils Kramer
Senior Associate
Essen
Christoph Schnoor
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Piotr Kwiatkowski, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Essen
Lisa Niesen
Senior Associate
Essen
Jan Lachhein
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Matthias Mehlwitz, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Essen
Katharina Stefanie Franke
Senior Associate
Essen
Dr Sandra Bausch
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Paul Herter
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Jens Kaiser
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Anna-Sophia Riebeling
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Jan-David Jäger
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Lisa Marie Siewer, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Cologne
Pauline Müller
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Marco-Marcel Niebuhr
Senior Associate
Hanover
Annkatrin Merzig
Senior Associate
Essen
Sarah Hossenfelder
Senior Associate
Essen
Darja Amelcenko, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Nina Eckardt
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Jenny Schindler
Senior Associate
Munich
Annkathrin Egerer-Tratt
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Charlotte Jodocy
Senior Associate
Essen
Nurolhaq Rostamzada
Senior Associate
Cologne
Theresa Oesch
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Joanna Rupa-Sträßer, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Essen
Leonie Herwarth von Bittenfeld, LL.B., M.A.
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Hannah-Laura Schütte
Senior Associate
Stuttgart, Dusseldorf
Andrea Heim
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Benedict Tobias Tiemann
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Bernhard Burkert, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Counsel
Berlin
Christiane Frye
Counsel
Essen
Dr Henning Holz, LL.M.
Counsel
Hanover
Dr Mathias Mailänder
Counsel
Hamburg
Andreas Mally
Counsel
Leipzig
Elena Recklin
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Christian Brauns
Counsel
Stuttgart
Dr Frank Seidel
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Laura-Jane Williams
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Susanne Burkert-Vavilova
Counsel
Essen
Dr Stephen Lampert
Counsel
Munich
Dr Melanie Verstege
Counsel
Essen
Caroline Ackermann
Counsel
Munich
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Oliver Köhler
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Andy Schaal, LL.M.
Counsel
Berlin
Lisa Jennifer Schmölz
Counsel
Munich
Alexander F. Liebing, LL.M.
Counsel
Leipzig
Julian Pöhler
Counsel
Hamburg
Carla Witte
Counsel
Dusseldorf, Essen
Ulrich Siegemund
Of Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Rolf Corsten
Of Counsel
Dusseldorf
Prof. Dr Johannes Beermann
Of Counsel
Berlin
Dr Oliver Maaz
Partner, Principal Consultant
Cologne
Dr Stefan Altenschmidt, LL.M. (Nottingham)
Partner
Dusseldorf
Jutta Wittler
Partner
Cologne
Dr Gernot-Rüdiger Engel
Partner
Hamburg
Martin Steuber, LL.M.
Partner
Dusseldorf
Ingo Erberich
Partner
Cologne
Stephan Finck
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Thomas Gohrke
Partner
Hanover, Leipzig
Frank Gutsche
Partner
Stuttgart
Steffen Häberer
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Thomas Halberkamp
Partner
Hanover
Dr Richard Happ
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Manuel Heide
Partner
Berlin
Dr Barbara Schmidt
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Stefan Kobes
Partner
Berlin
Christoph Schauenburg, LL.M. (London)
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Karsten Köhler
Partner
Leipzig
Jens Röhrbein
Partner
Hanover
Henner M. Puppel
Partner
Essen
Ulf-Dieter Pape
Partner
Hanover
Achim Meier
Partner
Essen
Ole-Jochen Melchior
Partner
Essen
Michael Kunkel, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Sabrina Desens
Partner
Leipzig
Prof. Dr Tobias Leidinger
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Martin Fleckenstein
Partner
Berlin
Daniel Naumann
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Gerd-Ulrich Kapteina
Partner
Essen
Prof. Christian Zanner
Partner
Berlin
Katharina Klenk-Wernitzki, Dipl. Reg.-Wiss
Partner
Berlin, Cologne
Prof. Dr Herbert Willems
Partner
Essen
Dr Michael Bormann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Ruth-Maria Thomsen
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Jens Bock
Partner
Berlin
Doreen König
Partner
Berlin
Matthias Wagner
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Stefan Mager
Partner
Essen
Dr Rut Herten-Koch, M.A.
Partner
Berlin
Nicole Bittlingmayer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dianusch Nazari
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Bela Jansen
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr jur Stephan Götze
Partner
Berlin
Dr Marco Arteaga
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Zacharias-Alexis Schneider, LL.B., LL.M.
Partner
Hanover
Tobias Osseforth, Mag. rer. publ.
Partner
Munich
Iris Glönkler
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Aurélien Latouche
Partner
Luxembourg
Dr David von Saucken, MJur (Oxon)
Partner
Berlin, London
Georg Scherpf
Partner
Hamburg
Lars Bollensen
Partner
Hamburg