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 2025: 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
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 Arndt Begemann
Of Counsel
Essen
Dr Carsten E. Beisheim
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Andreas Blunk, MLE
Partner
Hanover
Dr Jürgen Bremer
Partner
Dusseldorf
Bernhard Burkert, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Counsel
Berlin
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
Christiane Frye
Counsel
Essen
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 Markus Sengpiel
Managing Partner
Cologne
Dr Stefan Galla
Partner
Essen
Prof Dr Florian Schulz M.B.A. (Nimbas)
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Thomas Gohrke
Partner
Hanover, Leipzig
Franz-Rudolf Groß, LL.M. (London)
Counsel
Dusseldorf
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 Henning Holz, LL.M.
Counsel
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-Matthias Puppel
Partner
Essen
Christian Kuß, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Elisabeth Lepique
Managing Partner
Cologne
Ulf-Dieter Pape
Partner
Hanover
Dr Mathias Mailänder
Counsel
Hamburg
Andreas Mally
Counsel
Leipzig
Achim Meier
Partner
Essen
Dr Cédric Müller, LL.M. (Bristol)
Partner
Essen
Ole-Jochen Melchior
Partner
Essen
Michael Kunkel, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Rolf Corsten
Of Counsel
Dusseldorf
Lena-Annika Kauer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Sabrina Desens
Partner
Leipzig
Tim Rauschning
Partner
Hamburg
Ekkehard Hübel
Counsel
Hamburg
Ramona Hubracht, LL.M. Taxation
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Prof. Dr Tobias Leidinger
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Martin Fleckenstein
Partner
Berlin
Dr Franziska Klaß-Dingeldey, MLE
Senior Associate
Hanover
Daniel Naumann
Partner
Leipzig
Patrick Gocht
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Gerd-Ulrich Kapteina
Partner
Essen
Prof. Christian Zanner
Partner
Berlin
Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)
Partner
Berlin
Stephanie Quaß
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Frederic Tewes
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Jenny Tsynn
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Prof. Dr Herbert Willems
Partner
Essen
Benedikt Rechner
Counsel
Berlin
Christian Brauns
Counsel
Stuttgart
Dr Michael Bormann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Marc Urlichs
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Hannah Aigner
Senior Associate
Munich
Dr Borbála Dux-Wenzel, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Nils Kramer
Senior Associate
Essen
Dr Daniela Salm
Counsel
Brussels
Alexander Masson, LL.B.
Senior Associate
Essen
Philipp Kersting
Partner
Jakarta
Christoph Schnoor
Senior Associate
Hamburg
David Wölting
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Cosima Flock
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Piotr Kwiatkowski, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Essen
Ruth-Maria Thomsen
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Volkan Top
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Jens Bock
Partner
Berlin
Doreen König
Partner
Berlin
Lisa Niesen
Senior Associate
Essen
Matthias Wagner
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Jan Lachhein
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Matthias Mehlwitz, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Essen
Katharina Stefanie Franke
Senior Associate
Essen
Dr Stefan Mager
Partner
Essen
Dr Rut Herten-Koch, M.A.
Partner
Berlin
Paul Herter
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Gerd Stuhlmacher
Partner
Munich
Philipp Kropatscheck Nguyen, LL.M.
Of Counsel
Singapore
Dianusch Nazari
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Laura-Jane Williams
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.
Partner
Munich
Dr Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Jens Kaiser
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Johannes Becker
Counsel
Cologne
Dr jur Stephan Götze
Partner
Berlin
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
Dr Konrad Adenauer
Partner
Cologne
Tobias Osseforth, Mag. rer. publ.
Partner
Munich
Dr Stephen Lampert
Counsel
Munich
Jenny Schindler
Senior Associate
Munich
Vanessa Meireles Schilling, LL.M. (Geneva MIDS)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Sophie Schulz
Associate
Leipzig
Iris Glönkler
Partner
Stuttgart
Annkathrin Egerer-Tratt
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Mee Foo Moh
Of Counsel
Singapore
Magnus Wessels
Associate
Essen
Dr Melanie Verstege
Counsel
Essen
Charlotte Jodocy
Senior Associate
Essen
Maria Marinez
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Nina Kristin Scheumann
Counsel
Hanover, Munich
Nurolhaq Rostamzada
Senior Associate
Cologne
Nina Hahnke
Associate
Essen
Dominika Peter
Associate
Berlin
Caroline Ackermann
Counsel
Munich
Sarah Peuser
Associate
Leipzig
Lilith Boos
Associate
Dusseldorf
Theresa Oesch
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Simon Wickel
Associate
Dusseldorf
Henrik Fischer
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Johannes Teichmann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr.iur. Andreas Knaul, LL.M. diap (ENA)
Berlin
Dr Clara Schulze Velmede
Associate
Leipzig
Prof. Dr Johannes Beermann
Of Counsel
Berlin
Vera Wechsler, LL.M. (Tulane)
Associate
Dusseldorf
Dennis Gerdes
Senior Consultant
Hamburg
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Alina Moers
Associate
Cologne
Lara Zölck
Associate
Berlin
Prof. Dr Christian Burholt, LL.M.
Partner
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
Dr Joanna Rupa-Sträßer, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Essen
Eric Doyé
Associate
Leipzig
Susanne Winkler, LL.M.
Associate
Stuttgart
Tarik Bilici, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Dusseldorf
Dr Valerie Blettenberg
Associate
Munich
Jacqueline Dutz
Associate
Leipzig
Quirin Wedel, LL.M. (London)
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Florian Hensel, LL.M.
Associate
Munich
Dr Andreas Meyer-Landrut
Of Counsel
Dusseldorf
Jade Timmermann, LL.M. (London)
Associate
Leipzig
David Nückel
Associate
Dusseldorf
Sabrina Behbehani
Associate
Munich
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Ann-Kristin Freiheit
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Yelena Bade
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Julia Walther
Associate
Leipzig
Isabel Hoyer
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Ngoc Nhu Nguyen
Associate
Leipzig
Morten Steimann
Associate
Essen
Oliver Köhler
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Marx Dauth, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
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
Andy Schaal, LL.M.
Counsel
Berlin
Lisa Jennifer Schmölz
Counsel
Munich
Andrea Heim
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Aurélien Latouche
Partner
Luxembourg
Tillmann Kamp
Associate
Cologne
Małgorzata Albe, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Leipzig
Dr Jan-Lukas Henkst
Associate
Dusseldorf
Julian Plötz
Associate
Leipzig
Julian Günniker
Essen
Tobias Jedermann
Associate
Leipzig
Dr David von Saucken, MJur (Oxon)
Partner
Berlin, London
Jonathan Wrede
Associate
Berlin
Nina Klünker, LL.M. (KCL)
Associate
Berlin
Julian Pöhler
Counsel
Hamburg
Benedict Tobias Tiemann
Hamburg
Georg Scherpf
Partner
Hamburg
Elisa Röhr
Associate
Dusseldorf
Lars Bollensen
Partner
Hamburg
Luca Thönes, LL.M. (Miami)
Senior Legal Consultant
Hamburg
Selin Sahin
Associate
Dusseldorf
Lukas Erdmann
Associate
Berlin
Dr Jana Karras
Associate
Leipzig
Carla Witte
Counsel
Dusseldorf, Essen
Niklas Roth
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.