Max H. Becker

Max H. Becker specialises in real estate, building and architectural law. He concentrates his practice on private building law, with a particular focus on advising during construction and other projects. In addition to drafting contracts, his advisory services also include enforcing and defending variations, particularly in cases where there has been a delay in construction due to impediments.

Real Estate

Max H. Becker studied law at the University of Marburg (Germany). From 2016 to 2019, he successfully pursued an additional qualification in private building law under the guidance of Prof. Dr Voit. After graduating from university, he carried out his legal training in the District of the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt a.M. (Germany). Part of this training involved working for a Bremen (Germany) based law firm that specialised in real estate and building law.

Max H. Becker was admitted to the German Bar in 2022, following which he initially worked for a Münster (Germany) based law firm that specialised in building law before joining Luther’s Essen office as a lawyer. Since 2023, he has been studying towards a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree in real estate law at the University of Münster.

• Provided comprehensive legal advice to university hospitals on all relevant questions of law (for example, architectural and building law) during the implementation of various large construction projects and also provided comprehensive legal project management services, in particular with regard to disruptions in the construction process
• Advised an airport operator on matters pertaining to building and architectural law during the implementation of various construction and other projects, in particular in connection with the handling of contracts and when defending or enforcing claims for supplementary payments or claims for compensation
• Provided building law advice to an energy group in connection with the drafting of contracts for the implementation of construction projects in the field of e-mobility
• Provided building and real property law advice to medium-sized companies, for example, in connection with the drafting and review of construction, project management and planning contracts and the handling of contractual relationship