Dr Jonas Wilkens, LL.M.
Rechtsanwalt, Local Partner*
Dr Jonas Wilkens, LL.M.
Rechtsanwalt, Local Partner*
Hamburg-based Local Partner Dr Jonas Philipp Wilkens is a certified specialist for construction and architectural law. He primarily advises clients on private construction and architectural law, as well as real estate and land law. As an experienced legal project manager, he acts as the central point of contact for all legal matters in complex construction projects such as new builds and conversions. He has many years of experience advising on real estate law from a contractual, procedural and strategic standpoint, with a focus on hospitals, commercial and residential real estate as well as plant engineering.
Dispute resolution and supplementary contract management in the construction industry also fall within his area of expertise. Jonas’ clients largely include project developers, investors, industrial companies and contracting authorities in the public sector. He also sits on the advisory board of Immobilienforum Hamburg.
Practice areas
- 360° project management for the construction and conversion of all types of real estate, in particular real estate projects, manufacturing plants, residential and commercial properties as well as hospitals (full legal management of both new buildings and conversions as a special management representative)
- Settlement of disputes in and out of court, including complex, multi-stage projects and claim management
- Drafting of contracts and follow-up management
- Analysis of construction projects and contract optimisation
- Legal supplement, scheduling and budget management
Awards
- Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers
“Ones to Watch” for “Real Estate Law” (2025-2026) and “Construction Law” (2026) - Legal 500
Recommended for “Construction Law” (2024)
- Joined GSK Stockmann in 2015
- Certified specialist for construction and architectural law
- Worked in the real estate and construction law department of a nationwide law firm (2010-2015)
- Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Real Estate Law at the University of Münster
- Admitted to the bar in Germany (2010)
- Studied law at the University of Göttingen (Germany) and the University of Salamanca (Spain)
Languages: English, German, Spanish
- Hanseatic Bar Association
- German Bar Association
- Working Group for Construction Law (ARGE Baurecht) at the German Bar Association (DAV)
- Wilkens, J. P. (2018). Zur Bemessung des Schadensersatzes statt der Leistung in Form des kleinen Schadenersatzes wegen eines mangelhaften Werks. EWiR, p. 753.
- Wilkens, J. P. and Jonetzki, A. (2017). Zur Geltendmachung werkvertraglicher Gewährleistung ohne Abnahme. Kommentar zu BGH, Urt. v. 19.01.2017 – VII ZR 235/15. EWiR, p. 429.
- Wilkens, J. P. (2012). Eingriffsnormen im Gesamtsystem der internationalen privaten Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit: Interessen, Einflussnahme und mögliche Konsequenzen für die Zukunft (Schriften zur Rechtsangleichung).
- Joined GSK Stockmann in 2015
- Certified specialist for construction and architectural law
- Worked in the real estate and construction law department of a nationwide law firm (2010-2015)
- Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Real Estate Law at the University of Münster
- Admitted to the bar in Germany (2010)
- Studied law at the University of Göttingen (Germany) and the University of Salamanca (Spain)
Languages: English, German, Spanish
- Hanseatic Bar Association
- German Bar Association
- Working Group for Construction Law (ARGE Baurecht) at the German Bar Association (DAV)
- Wilkens, J. P. (2018). Zur Bemessung des Schadensersatzes statt der Leistung in Form des kleinen Schadenersatzes wegen eines mangelhaften Werks. EWiR, p. 753.
- Wilkens, J. P. and Jonetzki, A. (2017). Zur Geltendmachung werkvertraglicher Gewährleistung ohne Abnahme. Kommentar zu BGH, Urt. v. 19.01.2017 – VII ZR 235/15. EWiR, p. 429.
- Wilkens, J. P. (2012). Eingriffsnormen im Gesamtsystem der internationalen privaten Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit: Interessen, Einflussnahme und mögliche Konsequenzen für die Zukunft (Schriften zur Rechtsangleichung).
Dr Jonas Wilkens, LL.M.
Rechtsanwalt, Local Partner*