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Christoph Janssen, LL.M.
Christoph Janssen, LL.M.

Christoph Janssen, LL.M.

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Recommended lawyer for the public sector: planning and environment

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Christoph acts for and advises clients on the development of real estate projects in terms of public law, in particular in the field of construction planning and building regulations law as well as environmental law. In his practice, he steers and coordinates all official land-use planning procedures and approval procedures for commercial properties, retail projects and residential properties.

Christoph is also an experienced adviser and expert litigator when it comes to necessary judicial enforcement of claims for damages and claims to official approvals, as well as with respect to verifying bidding processes of municipal property sales. His practice focuses on retail trading, residential construction, and office building construction.

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Environmental, planning & regulatory
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Public building and planning law

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Consumer & retail
Real estate
Insurance
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CV

Since 2008 Lawyer, Taylor Wessing
2003 – 2008 Research Assistant, Universität Bonn
2008 Established as a lawyer, Düsseldorf
2008 Admitted as a lawyer, Düsseldorf
2008 State examination, Düsseldorf

Career

Since 2008 Lawyer, Taylor Wessing
2003 – 2008 Research Assistant, Universität Bonn

Education

2008 Established as a lawyer, Düsseldorf
2008 Admitted as a lawyer, Düsseldorf
2008 State examination, Düsseldorf

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Awards

Legal 500 2026

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Recommended lawyer for the public sector: planning and environment

Experience

Providing comprehensive real estate legal advice (especially in planning law) for one of the largest German trading companies

A leading German trading company on their retail property portfolio, advising on project developments across numerous locations in Germany (advising on both the modernisation and expansion of the branch network) in addition to advising on administrative compliance, environmental due diligence and protecting the portfolio against potential attack from third parties.

Dr. Roland Schmidt-Bleker
Christoph Janssen, LL.M.
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Dr. Jörg Henkel
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