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Dr. Thomas Fehrenbach
Dr. Thomas Fehrenbach

Dr. Thomas Fehrenbach

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Thomas specialises in real estate law. During his twenty-five years of professional experience, he has developed special expertise in contract consulting and the handling of major real estate projects.

His work focuses on complex real estate transactions for national and international clients, with particular emphasis on commercial landlord and tenant law, covering all asset classes, including operated properties. Thomas also advises on all aspects of project development and management, including construction contract, architectural and engineering law, including the BIM planning method.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Real estate & construction
Real estate finance
Investment funds

Sectors

Private wealth
Real estate

CV

Since 2006 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2018 – 2019 Member of the board of ccBIM e.V.
1998 – 2006 Associate / Salary Partner, Redeker Sellner Dahs
1996 – 1998 Associate, Clifford Chance (at the time still PVW&A)
2006 Associate, Düsseldorf
1998 Associate, Bonn
1997 Doctoral degree on a theme of noise limits in development plans, Peter Lang Verlag, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen
1996 Associate, Düsseldorf
1995 Second state examination, Berlin
1992 First state examination, Berlin

Career

Since 2006 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2018 – 2019 Member of the board of ccBIM e.V.
1998 – 2006 Associate / Salary Partner, Redeker Sellner Dahs
1996 – 1998 Associate, Clifford Chance (at the time still PVW&A)

Education

2006 Associate, Düsseldorf
1998 Associate, Bonn
1997 Doctoral degree on a theme of noise limits in development plans, Peter Lang Verlag, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen
1996 Associate, Düsseldorf
1995 Second state examination, Berlin
1992 First state examination, Berlin

Publications

Rechenzentren und Architektenhonorare, in: BauR - Baurecht 2018, 589 - 594, Heft 4, gemeinsam mit Dr. Christian Werthmüller

Europäische Hochschulschriften: Reihe 2, Rechtswissenschaft. Bd. 2167

Zusätzliche Verwaltungsvergütung und AGB-rechtliche Transparenzenkontrolle bei offenen Immobilienfonds; WM 2010 (co-autor: Matthias Maetschke), 1149 - 1155

Anmerkung zu BGH, U. v. 28.05.2009 - VII ZR 74/06 - (Abrechnung von Stundenlohnarbeiten und wirtschaftliche Betriebsführung), NJW 2009, 3428 - 3429

Die Kündigung von Bauverträgen: Bau-, Architekten-, Bauträger-, Baubetreuungs- und ARGE-Verträge 2004 (co-author: Thomas Stickler), ISBN 3-452-25142-X 2004

Die Kündigung von Bauverträgen: Bau-, Architekten-, Bauträger-, Baubetreuungs- und ARGE-Verträge 2004 (co-autor: Thomas Stickler), ISBN 3-452-25142-X 2004, 2nd edition.

Altlasten in der Gestaltungspraxis gewerblicher Mietverträge, ZflR 2001, 623 - 631

Die Festsetzung von Lärmgrenzwerten in Bebauungsplänen; Frankfurt/M., Berlin, Bern, New York, Paris, Vienna, 1997. XXVI, 183 S.

Memberships & Associations

Deutscher Anwaltsverein
Düsseldorfer Anwaltsverein
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Baurecht e.V.
ARGE Baurecht im Deutschen Anwaltsverein
ccBIM e.V.

Additional languages

English

Awards

JUVE 2024/2025

Featured

“Collegial, pleasant, competent“, competitor

JUVE 2024/2025

Frequently recommended lawyer for real estate law

The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2024

Leading individual: Project Finance and Development Practice

The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2024

Leading individual: Real Estate Law

Leading individual: Real Estate Law

"A man for complex cases", client

Frequently recommended: Real estate law

Leading individual: Project Finance and Development Practice

Leading individual: Construction Law

Leading individual: Real Estate Law

Often recommended lawyer for real estate law

Leading individual: Real Estate Law

Leading individual: Project Financing and Development

Leading individual: Building Law

„Top lawyer, collegial and sovereign“, „very competent and pleasant“, competitor

Leading individual: Real estate law

Lawyer of the year: Project financing and development

Leading individual: Project financing and development

Leading individual: Project Financing and Development

Leading individual: Real Estate Law

Leading individual: Project Financing and Development

Experience

Acquisition of Berlin office and communal space

CORPUS SIREO Real Estate GmbH on the acquisition of the ZOOM office and commercial property in Berlin from Hines. Corpus Sireo and Swiss Life as asset managers acquired the property for the Bavarian Chamber for Social Benefits and Pensions. The property is a new building in the up-and-coming City West between Bahnhof Zoo and Kurfürstendamm, and has a total area of 16,500 square meters.

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