SKW Schwarz strengthens its Public Sector and Real Estate divisions with partner and counsel in Berlin

Berlin, February 28th, 2025

SKW Schwarz is once again strengthening its Berlin office: Christoph Conrad will join as a partner from Leinemann on the 1st of March 2025. He will work at SKW Schwarz in the Public Sector and Real Estate departments. Counsel Annett Hartwecker, who already joined SKW Schwarz in January, will become part of Christoph Conrad's team, also from Leinemann.

Christoph Conrad specialises in construction and architectural law and administrative law. He specialises in public construction and planning law as well as environmental and nature conservation law. He advises public clients as well as private investors on development plan and planning permission procedures and represents them in judicial review proceedings. In construction and architectural law, he advises and represents project developers, builders, property developers and construction companies both in contractual matters and in the enforcement and defence of claims. Christoph Conrad began his career as a legal adviser at Planungsgesellschaft Bahnbau Deutsche Einheit mbH, where he was responsible for the planning approval procedures for two German Unity rail transport projects. In 1995, he founded a supra-local law firm with other partners. From 2003 to 2007, he was a partner at the Berlin office of Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek and has been a partner at Leinemann Partner since 2007.

Annett Hartwecker advises both public clients and bidders on the implementation of and participation in procurement procedures in the areas of construction, supplies and services. She advises clients on the preparation of tender documents, supports them in the strategic planning and implementation of complex tenders and represents them in public procurement review proceedings.

‘With Christoph Conrad and Annett Hartwecker, we have gained two very experienced colleagues who will be an excellent addition to our team with their expertise, particularly at the interface between the real estate and public sector areas. We are very much looking forward to working with them,’ says Partner and Head of Real Estate Dr Klaus Jankowski.

Christoph Conrad says ‘I am very pleased to be able to support the two teams at SKW in a pleasant, collegial environment.’

The Real Estate and Public Sector departments at SKW Schwarz have a total of 15 lawyers at the Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Munich offices, including eight partners.