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Dr Jan-Bertram A. Hillig

Lawyer (Germany), Solicitor (England & Wales), Counsel

Berlin

Dr Jan-Bertram A. Hillig

Lawyer (Germany), Solicitor (England & Wales), Counsel

Berlin

Dr Jan-Bertram Hillig is a Counsel at our Berlin office. As well as being admitted to the bar in Germany, he is also a qualified solicitor in England and Wales. An experienced construction law expert, he specialises in advising on German and international construction contract law. He provides comprehensive advice on all legal issues relating to German and cross-border developments and plant engineering projects. Jan has particular expertise in the development of large urban real estate projects and FIDIC contracts. As a lecturer in construction contract law, he regularly shares his knowledge with aspiring young lawyers. He also heads the International Construction Law Committee within the Working Group for Construction and Real Estate Law at the German Bar Association.

Practice areas

  • Project development, in particular large and medium-sized urban real estate projects
  • Plant engineering projects, in particular FIDIC contracts
  • Private construction law, architect and engineering law
  • Dispute resolution, in particular arbitration, litigation and adjudication
  • Cross-border construction projects (inbound and outbound)

Competencies

Commercial

Dispute Resolution

Plant Engineering

Private Building and Architect law

Project Development

Sectors

Lawyer Profile

Awards

  • WirtschaftsWoche
    Highly recommended for “Private Construction Law” (“Top Lawyer 2022”)
Lawyer Profile
  • Joined GSK Stockmann in 2019
  • Head of the Plant Engineering, Infrastructure & International Construction Law Committee within the Working Group on Construction Law (ARGE Baurecht) at the German Bar Association (DAV) since 2015
  • Lecturer in international construction law at the University of Marburg since 2015
  • Worked a boutique law firm specialised in arbitration (2018-2019)
  • Worked at law firms specialised in construction law in Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Berlin (Germany), and as in-house counsel at a mechanical engineering company (2010-2018)
  • Adviser to the European Society of Construction Law (2009-2017)
  • Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales (2009)
  • Admitted to the bar in Germany (2007)
  • Studied law in Cologne (Germany), Lausanne (Switzerland) and BPP London (UK)

Languages: English, German, Spanish

Lawyer Profile
  • Working Group for Construction and Real Estate Law (ARGE Bau- und Immobilienrecht) at the German Bar Association (DAV)
  • Plant Engineering, Infrastructure & International Construction Law Committee within ARGE Bau- und Immobilienrecht
  • The Law Society (UK)
Lawyer Profile
  • Stute, G., Hillig, J.-B., Koos, O. (2022). Streiterledigung im internationalen Bau/Anlagenbau – Mechanismen und Möglichkeiten zur Effizienzsteigerung, Zeitschrift für das Baurecht BauR 2022, p. 1594.
  • Hillig, J.-B. et al. (2022). Construction Law (Germany), Legal 500 Comparative Guide, May 2022.
  • Hillig, J.-B. (2021). Grenzüberschreitende Bau- und Planerverträge, in Messerschmidt/Voit, Privates Baurecht, 4th edition.
  • Hillig, J.-B., Beuthan, T. (2020). Integrierte Projektabwicklung (IPA) mit Mehrparteienverträgen – Wie weit voraus ist uns die internationale Vertragspraxis?, Zeitschrift für das Baurecht BauR 2020, p. 1110.
  • Hillig, J.-B., Wunderwald, R. (2020). Zur Vollstreckbarkeit von Urteilen und Schiedssprüchen im Ausland, Zeitschrift für das Baurecht BauR 2020, p. 210.
  • Hillig, J.-B. (2018). Expertentipp: Die neuen FIDIC-Verträge – eine Übersicht, Online-Publikation auf der Webseite der ARGE Baurecht, 25.04.2018.
  • Hillig, J.-B. (2015). German Construction Law, Studies in European Construction Law, Publikation der European Society of Construction Law (ESCL).
  • Hillig, J.-B. (2010). Die Mängelhaftung des Bauunternehmers im deutschen und englischen Recht, Dissertation, Frankfurt: Peter Lang Verlag.
  • Hillig, J.-B., Huhn, M. (2010). Construction Mediation in Germany, Mediation in the Construction Industry: An International Review, London: Tayler & Francis.
  • Hughes, W., Kwawu, W., Hillig, J.-B. (2010). Contracts and Incentives in the Construction Sector, Procuring Complex Performance. Studies of Innovation in Product-Service Management. Edited by Nigel Caldwell and Mickey Howard, Oxford: Routledge.
  • Hillig, J.-B., Huhn, M. (2010). The Impact of the EU Mediation Directive on the German Construction Sector, ASCE Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution, 2010, p. 162.
  • Hillig, J.-B., Dan-Asabe, D., Donyavi, S., Dursun, O., Thampuratty, A. (2010). FIDIC’s Red Book 1999 edition: A Study Review, Procurement, Management and Law, 2010, p. 129.
  • Raj, S., Hillig, J.-B., Hughes, W. (2009). Responsiveness to Change by Standard-Form Contract Drafters – A Case Study of the FIDIC White Book, International Journal of Law in the Built Environment, 2009, p. 205.
  • Hillig, J.-B., Hughes, W. (2008). Ownership Rights in Performance-Based Contracting: A Case Study of English Law, COBRA RICS Conference Dublin, 2008.
  • Hoezen, M., Hillig, J.-B. (2008). The Competitive Dialogue Procedure: Advantages, Disadvantages, and its Implementation into English and Dutch Law, COBRA RICS Conference Dublin, 2008.
  • Hillig, J.-B., Hughes, W. (2007). The Future of Procurement. A look back to 2007, RICS Construction Journal, 2007, Issue 6, p. 22.
  • Hillig, J.-B. (2007). The Contractor’s Quality Obligations: Different Concepts under English and German Contract Law, CIB World Construction Congress Cape Town, 2007.
  • Hughes, W., Yohannes, I., Hillig, J.-B. (2007). Incentives in Construction Contracts, CIB World Construction Congress Cape Town, 2007.
Lawyer Profile
  • Joined GSK Stockmann in 2019
  • Head of the Plant Engineering, Infrastructure & International Construction Law Committee within the Working Group on Construction Law (ARGE Baurecht) at the German Bar Association (DAV) since 2015
  • Lecturer in international construction law at the University of Marburg since 2015
  • Worked a boutique law firm specialised in arbitration (2018-2019)
  • Worked at law firms specialised in construction law in Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Berlin (Germany), and as in-house counsel at a mechanical engineering company (2010-2018)
  • Adviser to the European Society of Construction Law (2009-2017)
  • Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales (2009)
  • Admitted to the bar in Germany (2007)
  • Studied law in Cologne (Germany), Lausanne (Switzerland) and BPP London (UK)

Languages: English, German, Spanish

Lawyer Profile
  • Working Group for Construction and Real Estate Law (ARGE Bau- und Immobilienrecht) at the German Bar Association (DAV)
  • Plant Engineering, Infrastructure & International Construction Law Committee within ARGE Bau- und Immobilienrecht
  • The Law Society (UK)
Lawyer Profile
  • Stute, G., Hillig, J.-B., Koos, O. (2022). Streiterledigung im internationalen Bau/Anlagenbau – Mechanismen und Möglichkeiten zur Effizienzsteigerung, Zeitschrift für das Baurecht BauR 2022, p. 1594.
  • Hillig, J.-B. et al. (2022). Construction Law (Germany), Legal 500 Comparative Guide, May 2022.
  • Hillig, J.-B. (2021). Grenzüberschreitende Bau- und Planerverträge, in Messerschmidt/Voit, Privates Baurecht, 4th edition.
  • Hillig, J.-B., Beuthan, T. (2020). Integrierte Projektabwicklung (IPA) mit Mehrparteienverträgen – Wie weit voraus ist uns die internationale Vertragspraxis?, Zeitschrift für das Baurecht BauR 2020, p. 1110.
  • Hillig, J.-B., Wunderwald, R. (2020). Zur Vollstreckbarkeit von Urteilen und Schiedssprüchen im Ausland, Zeitschrift für das Baurecht BauR 2020, p. 210.
  • Hillig, J.-B. (2018). Expertentipp: Die neuen FIDIC-Verträge – eine Übersicht, Online-Publikation auf der Webseite der ARGE Baurecht, 25.04.2018.
  • Hillig, J.-B. (2015). German Construction Law, Studies in European Construction Law, Publikation der European Society of Construction Law (ESCL).
  • Hillig, J.-B. (2010). Die Mängelhaftung des Bauunternehmers im deutschen und englischen Recht, Dissertation, Frankfurt: Peter Lang Verlag.
  • Hillig, J.-B., Huhn, M. (2010). Construction Mediation in Germany, Mediation in the Construction Industry: An International Review, London: Tayler & Francis.
  • Hughes, W., Kwawu, W., Hillig, J.-B. (2010). Contracts and Incentives in the Construction Sector, Procuring Complex Performance. Studies of Innovation in Product-Service Management. Edited by Nigel Caldwell and Mickey Howard, Oxford: Routledge.
  • Hillig, J.-B., Huhn, M. (2010). The Impact of the EU Mediation Directive on the German Construction Sector, ASCE Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution, 2010, p. 162.
  • Hillig, J.-B., Dan-Asabe, D., Donyavi, S., Dursun, O., Thampuratty, A. (2010). FIDIC’s Red Book 1999 edition: A Study Review, Procurement, Management and Law, 2010, p. 129.
  • Raj, S., Hillig, J.-B., Hughes, W. (2009). Responsiveness to Change by Standard-Form Contract Drafters – A Case Study of the FIDIC White Book, International Journal of Law in the Built Environment, 2009, p. 205.
  • Hillig, J.-B., Hughes, W. (2008). Ownership Rights in Performance-Based Contracting: A Case Study of English Law, COBRA RICS Conference Dublin, 2008.
  • Hoezen, M., Hillig, J.-B. (2008). The Competitive Dialogue Procedure: Advantages, Disadvantages, and its Implementation into English and Dutch Law, COBRA RICS Conference Dublin, 2008.
  • Hillig, J.-B., Hughes, W. (2007). The Future of Procurement. A look back to 2007, RICS Construction Journal, 2007, Issue 6, p. 22.
  • Hillig, J.-B. (2007). The Contractor’s Quality Obligations: Different Concepts under English and German Contract Law, CIB World Construction Congress Cape Town, 2007.
  • Hughes, W., Yohannes, I., Hillig, J.-B. (2007). Incentives in Construction Contracts, CIB World Construction Congress Cape Town, 2007.

Dr Jan-Bertram A. Hillig

Lawyer (Germany), Solicitor (England & Wales), Counsel

Berlin