Johannes Callet, Lic. en Droit

Johannes is Head of our Real Estate Practice Area. He is a lawyer for real estate and construction law. Thanks to his German-French background, he has an intrinsic knowledge of the international perspective. He primarily advises international companies, in particular French investors, real estate funds and project developers.

He applies his long-standing transactional experience to the purchase, sale and development of real estate. The spectrum of his real estate practice includes individual and portfolio sales as well as transactions at the interface between real estate and corporate law. He also provides legal assistance on commercial tenancy law and general real estate law.

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CV

Since 2022 Head of Practice Area Commercial Real Estate

Since 2014 Partner, Taylor Wessing

2007 – 2014 Associate, Taylor Wessing

Career

Since 2022 Head of Practice Area Commercial Real Estate

Since 2014 Partner, Taylor Wessing

2007 – 2014 Associate, Taylor Wessing

Education

2007 Admitted and established as a lawyer, Berlin

2007 Second state examination, Berlin

2005 First state examination, Berlin Brandenburg

Publications

Erhebliche Erweiterung der ESG-Berichtspflichten - Die Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive („CSRD“) fordert die Immobilienbranche heraus, in: Deutscher AnwaltSpiegel vom 3. August 2022

Real estate transactions and technology, PlugIn – Wir denken das Recht der digitalen Zukunft, edition #23, July 2019

Memberships & Associations

Jurists of the World
Club des Affaires de La Hesse

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Awards

Legal 500 2025

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JUVE 2024/2025

Legal 500 Germany 2024

Experience

Taylor Wessing advises Lifento on ESG commitments in leases and ambitious CAPEX plans for energy efficiency

Advising Lifento, the French fund specializing in healthcare real estate, on ESG commitments in leases and ambitious CAPEX plans for energy efficiency. While the use of healthcare real estate focuses on the “S” in “ESG”, Lifento also continuously improves the energy efficiency of its real properties. Taylor Wessing advises Lifento since its market entry on the acquisition of its healthcare properties and regarding asset management, both in the light of Lifento’s ESG strategy.

Johannes Callet, Lic. en Droit

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BNP Paribas Real Estate Property Development trusts Taylor Wessing to sell high-rise 99 West in Frankfurt to N A S Invest

Real estate manager N A S Invest has acquired the 99 West high-rise project in Frankfurt from BNP Paribas Real Estate Property Development. The international law firm Taylor Wessing, led by Johannes Callet (Berlin), advised BNP Paribas Real Estate Property Development on legal issues relating to the transaction. For the seller, this is the first high-rise project in Germany. The total investment volume anticipated is EUR 265 million. 99 West offers around 27,000 square meters of rental space with modern, high-quality office space concepts. Together with the striking facade of the renowned architect Cyrus Moser, the project should meet the great need for high-quality office space in Frankfurt. The project on Robert-Mayer-Straße is part of the Kulturkampus district development around the famous Senckenberg area. In addition to the 99 West, the 140 West residential and hotel tower, the 21 West office building and Frankfurt's largest kindergarten are under construction. After completion, up to 2,500 people will live and work in the modern city district.

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Johannes Callet, Lic. en Droit