Ulf-Dieter Pape
Areas of practice
Ulf-Dieter Pape mainly advises public authorities and private companies on all aspects of public procurement law. He has extensive experience in accompanying procedures for procurement by tender and in structuring privatisation proceedings on both the side of the contractor and the bidder. Additionally, he is active in review proceedings for both public contractors and bidders.
Vita
After completing his vocational education as a Graduate in Public Management, Ulf-Dieter Pape studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1998. He joined Luther’s predecessor firm in 1999 and has remained with the firm since.
Honors and distinctions
- JUVE Guide 2024/2025: Listed under "Frequently Recommended" in "Public Law – Public Procurement Law" (first listed in 2022/2023, "hands-on and solution-oriented", client) and in “State Aid Law” (first listed in 2016/2017)
- The Legal 500 Germany 2025: Recommendations in the categories "Public Law - Public Procurement Law" (first recommendation in 2015, "We work primarily with Ulf-Dieter Pape and occasionally with Franziska Klaß-Dingeldey. We particularly appreciate the competent and courteous way we are treated and the timely manner in which our enquiries and other support services are handled. Mr Ulf-Dieter Pape's high level of expertise in public procurement law and commitment.") and "Public Law - State Aid Law" (first recommendation in 2019) and mentions in "City Focus Hannover" (first recommendation in 2023)
- The Legal 500 Germany 2023: Recommendation in the category "Transport - Advice to the transport sector" (first recommendation in 2021, "Ulf-Dieter Pape has a high level of expertise and industry knowledge")
- The Legal 500 Germany 2019: Mention in the category "Public Law - PPP" (first mention in 2018)
- kanzleimonitor.de 2018/2019: Recommended in "Public Law" (first recommended in 2017/2018)
- Best Lawyers 2026: Recommended in "Public Private Partnership" (first recommended in 2021) and "Public Law" (first recommended in 2022)
- WirtschaftsWoche 2018: Recommendation "Top Lawyer" in "Public Procurement Law"
Clients
- Legal counsel of the State of Lower Saxony, the Federal Republic of Germany, and the DB Regio AG (German Railways) in the privatisation of the Osthannoversche Eisenbahnen AG
- Legal counsel of the County of Unna in public procurement law in implementing the redevelopment of the county seat according to a PPP model
- Counsel in public procurement law in the privatisation of maintenance logistics for the German Armed Forces
- Legal counsel of the Federal Ministry of the Interior in the planning, establishment, and operation of a nationally standardised voice and data radio transmission system (Digitalfunk BOS)
- Legal counsel of various local authorities in awarding contracts to service providers for waste management
- Accompaniment of numerous review proceedings for public contractors and bidders
Publications
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "Vergaberecht", in: Handbuch Künstliche Intelligenz, herausgegeben von Dr. Kuuya J. Chibanguza, LL.B. & Christian Kuß, LL.M, Nomos Verlag, 2021
- Verluste beim ÖPNV auffangen, in: Der Gemeinderat Spezial, Heft 9/2020, S. 35-36
- Konzessionen für Strom- und Gasversorger: OLG Düsseldorf zu Kooperationsmodellen im Energiebereich
- Vorsorge treffen Die Verpflichtung des Aufsichtsrats auf das Interesse der Gesellschafterkommune in der Eigengesellschaft
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "Public Procurement", in: Business Law in Germany, herausgegeben von Hans-Christian Ackermann & Dr. Michael Rath, German Law Publishers, 2012
- Die Rückforderung von Zuwendungen bei Vergabeverstößen in der behördlichen Praxis
- Vergaberecht bei Rechtsdienstleistungen - Ausschreibungspflicht für Mandate der öffentlichen Hand?
- Zulässigkeit der Inhouse-Vergabe an eine Stadtwerke AG? (Anmerkung zu EuGH, 10.09.2009 "Setco")
- Vergaberecht in Bewegung
- Anschlusszwang und Risiko - Das Wagnis Dienstleistungskonzession
- Formale Hürden im Vergabeverfahren – Kleine Fehler, große Wirkung
- Möglichkeiten und Grenzen kommunalwirtschaftlicher Betätigung im Bereich der Abfallwirtschaft
- Die Voraussetzungen vergabefreier In-house-Geschäfte
- Die Beistellungen bei privat-öffentlichen Kapitalgesellschaften, in: Verwaltung & Management, Heft 01/2003 (gemeinsam mit Peter Schilling, Martin Schellenberg & Sebastian Fedder)
- Die Beistellungen bei privat-öffentlichen Kapitalgesellschaften, in: Verwaltung & Management, Heft 01/2003 (gemeinsam mit Peter Schilling, Martin Schellenberg & Sebastian Fedder)
- Die Beistellungen bei privat-öffentlichen Kapitalgesellschaften, in: Verwaltung & Management, Heft 01/2003 (gemeinsam mit Peter Schilling, Martin Schellenberg & Sebastian Fedder)
- Die Realisierung einer Public Private Partnership durch Gründung eines Kooperationsunternehmens, in: Sonderbeilage zu Verwaltung & Management, Heft 4/2002 (gemeinsam mit Dr. Moos, Schellenberg, Lepique & Fedder)
Blog posts
Lectures
Luca Thönes, LL.M. (Miami)
Senior Legal Consultant
Hamburg
Tarik Bilici, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Dusseldorf
Małgorzata Albe, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Leipzig
Dr.iur. Andreas Knaul, LL.M. diap (ENA)
Berlin
Julian Günniker
Essen
Dennis Gerdes
Senior Consultant
Hamburg
Sophie Schulz
Associate
Leipzig
Magnus Wessels
Associate
Essen
Maria Marinez
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Nina Hahnke
Associate
Essen
Sarah Peuser
Associate
Leipzig
Lilith Boos
Associate
Dusseldorf
Simon Wickel
Associate
Dusseldorf
Henrik Fischer
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Clara Schulze Velmede
Associate
Leipzig
Alina Moers
Associate
Cologne
Lara Zölck
Associate
Berlin
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 Valerie Blettenberg
Associate
Munich
Jacqueline Dutz
Associate
Leipzig
Quirin Wedel, LL.M. (London)
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Florian Hensel, LL.M.
Associate
Munich
Jade Timmermann, LL.M. (London)
Associate
Leipzig
David Nückel
Associate
Dusseldorf
Sabrina Behbehani
Associate
Munich
Julia Walther
Associate
Leipzig
Ngoc Nhu Nguyen
Associate
Leipzig
Morten Steimann
Associate
Essen
Sophia Meyer, Maître en Droit
Associate
Berlin
Max H. Becker
Associate
Essen
Julian Wantzen, LL.M. (Wellington)
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Marie Hoster, LL.B.
Associate
Essen, Dusseldorf
Arne Stumpe
Associate
Hamburg
Tillmann Kamp
Associate
Cologne
Dr Jan-Lukas Henkst
Associate
Dusseldorf
Julian Plötz
Associate
Leipzig
Tobias Jedermann
Associate
Leipzig
Jonathan Wrede
Associate
Berlin
Nina Klünker, LL.M. (KCL)
Associate
Berlin
Elisa Röhr
Associate
Dusseldorf
Selin Sahin
Associate
Dusseldorf
Lukas Erdmann
Associate
Berlin
Dr Jana Karras
Associate
Leipzig
Niklas Roth
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Daniel Stracke
Associate
Berlin
Lena-Annika Kauer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Franziska Klaß-Dingeldey, MLE
Senior Associate
Hanover
Patrick Gocht
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Stephanie Quaß
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Frederic Tewes
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Jenny Tsynn
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Hannah Aigner
Senior Associate
Munich
Nils Kramer
Senior Associate
Essen
Alexander Masson, LL.B.
Senior Associate
Essen
Christoph Schnoor
Senior Associate
Hamburg
David Wölting
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Piotr Kwiatkowski, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Essen
Volkan Top
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Lisa Niesen
Senior Associate
Essen
Jan Lachhein
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Matthias Mehlwitz, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Essen
Katharina Stefanie Franke
Senior Associate
Essen
Paul Herter
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Jens Kaiser
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Lisa Marie Siewer, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Cologne
Pauline Müller
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Annkatrin Merzig
Senior Associate
Essen
Sarah Hossenfelder
Senior Associate
Essen
Darja Amelcenko, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Martin Lawall, LL.M. (University of Glasgow)
Senior Associate
Brussels
Jenny Schindler
Senior Associate
Munich
Vanessa Meireles Schilling, LL.M. (Geneva MIDS)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
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
Ann-Kristin Freiheit
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Yelena Bade
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Andrea Heim
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Benedict Tobias Tiemann
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Bernhard Burkert, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Counsel
Berlin
Christiane Frye
Counsel
Essen
Franz-Rudolf Groß, LL.M. (London)
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Henning Holz, LL.M.
Counsel
Hanover
Dr Mathias Mailänder
Counsel
Hamburg
Andreas Mally
Counsel
Leipzig
Ekkehard Hübel
Counsel
Hamburg
Ramona Hubracht, LL.M. Taxation
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Benedikt Rechner
Counsel
Berlin
Christian Brauns
Counsel
Stuttgart
Marc Urlichs
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Daniela Salm
Counsel
Brussels
Cosima Flock
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Laura-Jane Williams
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Johannes Becker
Counsel
Cologne
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
Julian Pöhler
Counsel
Hamburg
Carla Witte
Counsel
Dusseldorf, Essen
Dr Arndt Begemann
Of Counsel
Essen
Rolf Corsten
Of Counsel
Dusseldorf
Philipp Kropatscheck Nguyen, LL.M.
Of Counsel
Singapore
Mee Foo Moh
Of Counsel
Singapore
Prof. Dr Johannes Beermann
Of Counsel
Berlin
Dr Andreas Meyer-Landrut
Of Counsel
Dusseldorf
Hans-Christian Ackermann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Stefan Altenschmidt, LL.M. (Nottingham)
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Stephan Bausch, D.U.
Partner
Cologne
Jutta Wittler
Partner
Cologne
Dr Carsten E. Beisheim
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Andreas Blunk, MLE
Partner
Hanover
Dr Jürgen Bremer
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Christoph von Burgsdorff, LL.M. (Essex)
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Angelo Vallone
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Kuuya Josef Chibanguza, LL.B.
Partner
Hanover
Philipp Dietz, LL.M. (Edinburgh)
Partner
Cologne
Dr Gernot-Rüdiger Engel
Partner
Hamburg
Martin Steuber, LL.M.
Partner
Dusseldorf
Ingo Erberich
Partner
Cologne
Dr Holger Stappert
Partner
Dusseldorf
Stephan Finck
Partner
Leipzig
Nicole Fröhlich
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Stefan Galla
Partner
Essen
Prof Dr Florian Schulz M.B.A. (Nimbas)
Partner
Hamburg
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
Jens-Uwe Heuer-James
Partner
Hanover
Dr Guido Jansen
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)
Partner
Brussels, Dusseldorf
Dr Barbara Schmidt
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Rolf Kobabe
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Stefan Kobes
Partner
Berlin
Christoph Schauenburg, LL.M. (London)
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Karsten Köhler
Partner
Leipzig
Jens Röhrbein
Partner
Hanover
Dr Michael Rath
Partner
Cologne
Christiane Kühn, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Partner
Munich
Henner M. Puppel
Partner
Essen
Christian Kuß, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Ulf-Dieter Pape
Partner
Hanover
Achim Meier
Partner
Essen
Dr Cédric Müller, LL.M. (Bristol)
Partner
Essen
Ole-Jochen Melchior
Partner
Essen
Michael Kunkel, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Sabrina Desens
Partner
Leipzig
Tim Rauschning
Partner
Hamburg
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
Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)
Partner
Berlin
Prof. Dr Herbert Willems
Partner
Essen
Dr Michael Bormann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Borbála Dux-Wenzel, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Philipp Kersting
Partner
Jakarta
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
Gerd Stuhlmacher
Partner
Munich
Dianusch Nazari
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.
Partner
Munich
Dr Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr jur Stephan Götze
Partner
Berlin
Dr Konrad Adenauer
Partner
Cologne
Tobias Osseforth, Mag. rer. publ.
Partner
Munich
Iris Glönkler
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Johannes Teichmann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Prof. Dr Christian Burholt, LL.M.
Partner
Berlin
Marx Dauth, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Aurélien Latouche
Partner
Luxembourg
Dr David von Saucken, MJur (Oxon)
Partner
Berlin, London
Georg Scherpf
Partner
Hamburg
Lars Bollensen
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Markus Sengpiel
Managing Partner
Cologne
Elisabeth Lepique
Managing Partner
Cologne