Jens Kaiser

Jens Kaiser is an expert in advising foreign real estate investors and developers when entering the German market, with a strong industry focus on logistics. His clients include companies with group structures in the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy and other countries. In addition, he also advises public and private developers in Germany, as well as large and medium-sized construction companies and planning offices. His particular areas of expertise are the monitoring of disrupted construction processes and the drafting and negotiation of complex construction and architectural contracts, in particular involving general contractors.

Jens Kaiser is an experienced litigator in construction matters, representing in particular property developers.

Real Estate
State, Administration, Public Undertakings

After studying law in Jena (Germany), Jens Kaiser worked as a research assistant at the University of Jena and at the Walther Schücking Institute for International Law at the University of Kiel. As part of his legal training in the German state of Thuringia, he worked for the Thuringian Ministry of Economic Affairs and for Luther’s international arbitration team in Hamburg (Germany), amongst others.

Jens Kaiser was admitted to the German Bar in 2020 and has been with Luther ever since. He has supported the world’s largest moot court competition, the Philip C. Jessup Moot Court, as a volunteer for many years, including in Germany, Italy, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States.

• The Legal 500 Germany: Mention in the category "Construction Law" ("Jens Kaiser: High commitment and very fast and targeted performance.")

• Advised various Europe-wide market-leading logistics property project developers on all construction, architectural and real estate law matters, including contract drafting (bilingual advice in German and English)
• Advised a joint venture between Telefónica and Allianz during and after its market entry in connection with the expansion of the fibre optic network in Germany: drafted and negotiated construction and planning contracts (bilingual advice in German and English)
• Advised Space Plus Store on the planning and construction of real estate for self-storage facilities, including litigation (bilingual advice in German and English)
• Advised a Finnish health care provider on real estate law in connection with its market entry in Germany
• Ongoing representation of an internationally operating Scandinavian property developer in court disputes in Germany
• Ongoing advice on construction and architectural law to various large and medium-sized construction companies, including litigation

• 02.10.2014: Das Verbot der Altersdiskriminierung in der Rechtsprechung des EuGH

• Mindestsätze der HOAI 2013 zwischen Privaten wohl weiter wirksam – aber Deutschland muss zahlen?
• Referentenentwurf zur Änderung der HOAI veröffentlicht

• Member of the Construction Law Working Group of the German Bar Association