Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ulrich Battis

Lawyer, Of Counsel

Practice Areas

  • Planning/Zoning, Public Construction, Environmental law
  • Science law
  • Public services law
  • Administrative law
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Education and Professional Experience
  • Lawyer at GSK Stockmann since 2017
  • Emeritus professor of the law faculty, Constitutional and Administrative Law as well as Administrative Sciences at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin since 2011
  • Of Counsel at an international law firm in the area of Public law from 2009 to 2017
  • Admitted to practise law in Germany (2011)
  • Honorary doctorate of Panteion-University Athen in 2001
  • Appointment as Chevalier de l‘Ordre Nationale du Merite by the President of the French Republic in 1993
  • Professor at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin since 1993
  • Rector of FernUniversität Hagen from 1984 to 1993
  • Professor at FernUniversität Hagen (1979)
  • Professor at University of Hamburg (1976)
  • Habilitation at Freie Universität Berlin in 1974
  • Universities of Münster, Berlin, Tübingen and Speyer
Languages
  • English, German
Awards
  • Ranking “Germany’s Best Lawyers” in the area of “Public Law” (Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers in Germany 2021-2024)
  • Ranking “Germany’s Best Lawyers” in the areas of “Environmental and Planning Law, Public Building Law” (Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers in Germany 2020)
Publications
  • Battis, Ulrich: Bundesbeamtengesetz: BBG, Kommentar, 6. Auflage 2022, C.H. Beck Verlag.
  • Battis/Krautzberger/Löhr: Baugesetzbuch: BauGB, Kommentar, 15. Auflage 2022, C.H. Beck Verlag.
  • Rechtsanwaltskanzleien als spezialisierte Public-Affairs Akteure in: Röttger/Donges/Zerfaß, Handbuch Public Affairs 2021, 395.
  • Raumordnung und Landesplanung in: Staatslexikon Bd. 4, 8. Auflage 2020, Spalte 1148.
  • Baulandmobilisierungsgesetz 2021,  NVwZ 2021, 905.
  • Corona im Rechtsstaat in: Härting/Schwarz (Hrsg.), 2021, S. 137.
  • Deutsche Wohnen enteignen ist verfassungswidrig, Deutsche Richterzeitung 2021, 410; NVwZ 23/2021 Editorial.
  • Battis, Ulrich: Einfach nur deckeln – das geht nicht, in: Legal Tribune Online, 29.10.2019.
  • Battis, Ulrich: Mietenstopp ist verfassungsgemäß, Mietenabsenkung nicht, in: Der Tagesspiegel, 15.10.2019, S. 9.
  • Battis, Ulrich: Enteignung schafft keine einzige neue Wohnung, Gastbeitrag, in: Berliner Zeitung, Nr. 33, 08.02.2019, S. 14.
  • Battis, Ulrich: Öffentliches Baurecht und Raumordnungsrecht, 7. überarbeitete Auflage 2017, in: Kohlhammer.
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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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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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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Deal News
15 October 2019

GSK Stockmann advises on Berlin rent cap

The Senate of the State of Berlin asked GSK Stockmann to submit an expert opinion on the constitutionality of the “rent cap” it plans to make state law.

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