Stefan Hitter

Partner

Stefan Hitter

Partner

Stefan Hitter

Stefan Hitter has been a lawyer and partner at Hoffmann Liebs since 2012, where he heads the Public Sector practice group. He has been advising cities, municipalities, districts, the federal government and state governments in the areas of procurement, construction and real estate law for more than 20 years. A particular focus of his work is on supporting public construction projects from structuring and planning to completion. He advises on project developments and large-scale construction and development projects and advises cities, municipalities and districts on the drafting and negotiation of general contractor and technical contractor agreements and in the context of PPP projects. Stefan Hitter advises national and international clients on real estate transactions involving the acquisition of office and administrative buildings, department stores, shopping centres and retail parks.

  • Advising and supporting public authorities on all issues relating to real estate, construction and public procurement law
  • Real estate law, in particular drafting and negotiating commercial leases
  • Public procurement law, in particular structuring and implementing national and Europe-wide procurement procedures for construction, supply and services, drafting legal procurement documents and service specifications, providing opinions on public procurement law and conducting review proceedings before public procurement tribunals and higher regional courts
  • Private construction law, in particular drafting and negotiating construction and architect contracts, supporting the planning and construction phase for larger construction and development projects, claim management and defence against supplementary agreements
  • Real estate transactions, in particular due diligence with assessment of property, construction and tenancy law issues and risks, negotiation of property purchase agreements and property development agreements, structuring of sales processes
  • Litigation and proceedings before courts, public procurement tribunals and authorities
  • Advising decision-makers in the public sector as well as managing directors, board members and supervisory board members of public companies and corporations
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Baurecht e.V.
  • DVNW Deutsches Vergabenetzwerk
  • Ingenieurtechnischer Verband für Altlastenmanagement und Flächenrecycling e.V. (ITVA)
  • Bar Association Dusseldorf
  • Partner and lawyer at Hoffmann Liebs since 2012
  • 2005–2012 Lawyer at Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Dusseldorf
  • 2005 Admitted as a lawyer and trained as a specialist lawyer for administrative law
  • 1994–2001 Deutsche Bank AG, Duisburg
  • Legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Dusseldorf with placements at the Regional Court of Duisburg, the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Duisburg, the Regional Labour Court of Dusseldorf, the City of Krefeld and the District Government of Dusseldorf
  • Studied law at the Ruhr University Bochum and the University of Oslo, Norway
  • Newsletter Handels- und Wettbewerbsrecht
  • Geschäftsführerhaftung für Kartell-Bußgelder – das “Endlos-Verfahren” ThyssenKrupp, Sept. 2017, marketSTEEL
  • Die 9. GWB-Novelle – weitere Verschärfung des kartellrechtlichen Haftungsrisikos
  • Do’s and don’ts bei Verbandstreffen – Kartellrechtliche Schranken des Informationsaustauschs, Feb. 2017, marketSTEEL
  • Getting the Deal Through: Commercial Contracts 2016
  • Praxishandbuch Gestaltung von Wirtschaftsverträgen, Juni 2015, Mitautor
  • “Often recommended law firm in Dusseldorf […]”
    “Furthermore, they recently strengthened their public law practice […]”
    JUVE Handbook Commercial Law Firms 2017/2018
  • Advising and supporting public authorities on all issues relating to real estate, construction and public procurement law
  • Real estate law, in particular drafting and negotiating commercial leases
  • Public procurement law, in particular structuring and implementing national and Europe-wide procurement procedures for construction, supply and services, drafting legal procurement documents and service specifications, providing opinions on public procurement law and conducting review proceedings before public procurement tribunals and higher regional courts
  • Private construction law, in particular drafting and negotiating construction and architect contracts, supporting the planning and construction phase for larger construction and development projects, claim management and defence against supplementary agreements
  • Real estate transactions, in particular due diligence with assessment of property, construction and tenancy law issues and risks, negotiation of property purchase agreements and property development agreements, structuring of sales processes
  • Litigation and proceedings before courts, public procurement tribunals and authorities
  • Advising decision-makers in the public sector as well as managing directors, board members and supervisory board members of public companies and corporations
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Baurecht e.V.
  • DVNW Deutsches Vergabenetzwerk
  • Ingenieurtechnischer Verband für Altlastenmanagement und Flächenrecycling e.V. (ITVA)
  • Bar Association Dusseldorf
  • Partner and lawyer at Hoffmann Liebs since 2012
  • 2005–2012 Lawyer at Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Dusseldorf
  • 2005 Admitted as a lawyer and trained as a specialist lawyer for administrative law
  • 1994–2001 Deutsche Bank AG, Duisburg
  • Legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Dusseldorf with placements at the Regional Court of Duisburg, the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Duisburg, the Regional Labour Court of Dusseldorf, the City of Krefeld and the District Government of Dusseldorf
  • Studied law at the Ruhr University Bochum and the University of Oslo, Norway
  • Newsletter Handels- und Wettbewerbsrecht
  • Geschäftsführerhaftung für Kartell-Bußgelder – das “Endlos-Verfahren” ThyssenKrupp, Sept. 2017, marketSTEEL
  • Die 9. GWB-Novelle – weitere Verschärfung des kartellrechtlichen Haftungsrisikos
  • Do’s and don’ts bei Verbandstreffen – Kartellrechtliche Schranken des Informationsaustauschs, Feb. 2017, marketSTEEL
  • Getting the Deal Through: Commercial Contracts 2016
  • Praxishandbuch Gestaltung von Wirtschaftsverträgen, Juni 2015, Mitautor
  • “Often recommended law firm in Dusseldorf […]”
    “Furthermore, they recently strengthened their public law practice […]”
    JUVE Handbook Commercial Law Firms 2017/2018
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