Practice Areas

  • Real Estate: Real Estate Transactions, Real Estate Joint Ventures, (structured) Real Estate Financing, Commercial Lease Agreements, Hotel Agreements
  • Copy Right and Unfair Competition Law regarding Real Estate
Education and Professional Experience
  • Lawyer at GSK Stockmann since 2002
  • Admitted to practise law in Germany (2002)
  • Apprenticeship with Deutsche Bank AG, Banking Professional („Bankkaufmann“)
  • Universities of Munich and Bayreuth
  • Doctorate in law, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München
  • Scholarship of Max-Planck-Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition- and Tax Law, Munich
Languages
  • English, German
Awards
  • Recommended lawyer in the fields of “Real Estate Law”, “Project Development and Plant Engineering” and “Construction Law” (Juve Handbuch 2021-2024)
  • Ranking “Germany’s Best Lawyers” in the area of “Travel Law and Real Estate Law” (Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers in Germany 2023-2024)
  • Recommended and recognised as “Top Lawyer” in the field of “Real Estate Law” (WirtschaftsWoche 2023)
  • Ranking “Germany’s Best Lawyers” in the area of “Real Estate Law” (Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers in Germany 2020-2022)
Publications
  • Laas, Bernhard et al.: Meyer – Handbuch Immobilienwirtschaftsrecht, in: C.H. Beck Verlag, 1. Auflage, 2022.
  • Brückner, Dirk / Laas, Bernhard: New alternatives in real estate financing in Corporate Real Estate Handbook 2010/11, Cross-border.
Deal News
21 December 2023

GSK Stockmann advises existing investors on the HR Group’s investment in Luca

GSK Stockmann advised a group of international existing Luca investors in connection with the new investor HR Group.

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Law firm
24 June 2022

Germany’s Best Lawyers 2022: Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers recommend 53 lawyers from GSK Stockmann

The renowned US publication Best Lawyers has once again published its list of “Germany’s Best Lawyers” of the year in cooperation with Handelsblatt. A total of 53 GSK lawyers...

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Deal News
16 March 2022

GSK Stockmann advises DFI and Cells on acquisition of Sheraton Berlin Grand Hotel Esplanade

GSK Stockmann provided comprehensive legal advice to the Deutsche Finance Group subsidiary Deutsche Finance International and Cells Property Investors GmbH on the acquisition of th...

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Deal News
07 February 2022

GSK Stockmann advises Cells Group on acquisition of Lateral Towers in Frankfurt

GSK Stockmann provided comprehensive legal advice to Cells Property Investors GmbH on the acquisition of the Lateral Towers in Frankfurt Bockenheim for the Kamco Investment Company...

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Law firm
29 June 2021

Germany’s Best Lawyers 2021: Handelsblatt & Best Lawyers recommend 50 GSK Stockmann lawyers

Once again, the renowned American publisher Best Lawyers has issued “Germany's Best Lawyers” of the year in cooperation with Handelsblatt. A total of 50 GSK Stockmann lawyers w...

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Deal News
02 February 2021

Vienna House Group sells large hotel portfolio with GSK Stockmann

GSK Stockmann has provided comprehensive legal advice to Vienna House Group on the sale of shares in a large hotel portfolio consisting of 23 hotels and hotel projects in Germany, ...

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Law firm
29 June 2020

Germany’s best lawyers 2020: 45 lawyers of GSK Stockmann recommended by Handelsblatt & Best Lawyers

Best Lawyers and Handelsblatt have published "Germany's best lawyers" of the year. A total of 45 lawyers of our law firm are recommended as leading experts in their field in German...

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