Burkard Lotz
Of Counsel / Attorney
Above all, advocacy is about avoiding disagreements while still laying the groundwork to win fiercely fought disputes.
Profile
Burkard Lotz is an attorney and has been a partner at the Frankfurt office of AGS Legal since 2015. He was an in-house counsel for international business in the Legal department of Philipp Holzmann AG from 1982 to 1986 before establishing the law firm of Lotz & Partner in 1987. He specializes in national and international construction law, arbitration and commercial law.
Burkard Lotz regularly advises developers, investors and contractors about carrying out construction and plant engineering projects. He represents clients in negotiating and drafting contracts, asserting their rights and defending against claims in court. He represents parties in arbitration proceedings and serves as an arbitrator himself.
Fields of activity
Awards
- Best Lawyers ranking 2016 Handelsblatt, listing for construction law, “Germany’s most popular attorneys";
- Legal 500 “… particularly in plant engineering and arbitration …”
- JUVE, 2008 – 2018, listed for international construction law in particular: “technically outstanding,” “practical and solution-driven,” “good strategist,” “in-depth experience and expertise ... in arbitration proceedings”
- Immobilien-Zeitung, 2013 – 2016, listing for real estate lawyers;
Publications
- Differences between arbitration agreements and arbitration award agreements; NJW 2016, p. 1994
- Lease with construction obligations (co-author) DWW: 11/2013, pp. 327-330
- Right to refuse performance for incomplete audit documents (comment); NZBau - Neue Zeitschrift für Baurecht und Vergaberecht; 2012, p. 570
- Arbitration tribunal for real estate attorneys - 2012/2013 Issue of Immobilien Zeitung, p. 65
- Construction records and documentation, baurecht – Zeitschrift für das gesamte öffentliche und private Baurecht; 2012, p. 157
- Expert witnesses in arbitration proceedings, SchiedsVZ Issue 4, 2011, p. 203
- The legal nature and unique characteristics of plant contracts, baurecht – Zeitschrift für das gesamte öffentliche und private Baurecht; 2011, p. 746
- Retention of title in construction law, particularly with plant contracts, baurecht – Zeitschrift für das gesamte öffentliche und private Baurecht; 2011, p. 590
- Acceptance and the German Apartment Ownership Act, baurecht – Zeitschrift für das gesamte öffentliche und private Baurecht; 2008, p. 740
- The superintendant and trade superintendant as defined by state building codes, baurecht – Zeitschrift für das gesamte öffentliche und private Baurecht; 2003, p. 957
- Liability restrictions in plant contracts, ZfBR – Zeitschrift für deutsches und internationales Bau- und Vergaberecht; 2003, p. 424
- Impartiality and independence of party-appointed arbitrators, Anwaltsblatt; 2002, p. 202
- The scaffolding contract and statutory collateral, baurecht – Zeitschrift für das gesamte öffentliche und private Baurecht; 2000, p. 1806
- “Turnkey” as a concept in plant engineering, Betriebs Berater (BB); 1996, p. 544
- Consortium agreements for plant engineering in and outside Germany, ZfBR – Zeitschrift für deutsches und internationales Bau- und Vergaberecht; 1996, p. 233
- Consulting an adviser in annual general meetings, GmbHRundschau; 1992, p. 610