Construction and real estate have also a very long tradition in the industry focus of Seufert Rechtsanwälte. This goes back to advising on major structural projects in the post-war period and the resulting expansion and development over decades. Today, the law firm has an acknowledged strong team of specialists for private and public construction law, conveyancing law, construction procurement law and architects law. From this position, we provide legal support in project development and ongoing project advice from the initial concept to the completion of construction. Our strength is our practical and implementation-oriented know-how built up over time in many projects of all varieties.
Our clients are municipalities, private, public and co-operative builders, property developers, owners of major residential and commercial units as well as construction firms and architects.
For builders and developers, we draft construction project contracts of all kinds. Our extensive experience contributes to advising on major residential, office and hospital construction projects throughout the construction phase, particularly in the event of disruption of construction, compliance with construction schedules, requests for extras and the enforcement of defects rights. We place particular value on the early recognition of conflicts and their direct resolution in order not to endanger the trouble-free progress and the financial sustainability of the project.
In green field and other projects intensively subject to permission – for example in the area of energy – we support builders and developers throughout the planning and the conclusion of the necessary urban planning agreements.
Cities and municipalities seek our construction law advice on questions of planning and urban development, the conclusion of urban planning agreements and as public construction principals. Our long experience enables us, especially in complicated major projects, to realistically assess time schedules and feasibility. Our procurement law capacity in connection with construction projects of the public sector is also highly valued in many regions and often called upon.
Property companies and project developers are advised by us on all legal questions concerning the property, in particular the drafting of land purchase agreements, the development and financing of construction projects, the connection to public utilities, and obtaining constructions permits.
We support architects above all in preparing appropriate specifications and contracts, securing commissions and enforcing fee claims which arise for their services in advance of conclusion of a contract. We lecture on these subjects at training events of the chambers and associations. In addition, we represent architects in defence of warranty and damages claims. We also advise architects comprehensively on procurement law in connection with competitions and other invitations to tender, above all on the prospects of success and on the enforcement of claims resulting from procurement review proceedings.
We represent construction companies in particular in defence of supplementary work claims and in warranty, damages and liability matters.
Owners of major residential and commercial units are comprehensively advised by us for many years on commercial leasing law. This includes experienced support in sometimes very comprehensive negotiations on individual provisions in commercial leases.
