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Dr. Roland Schmidt-Bleker
Dr. Roland Schmidt-Bleker

Dr. Roland Schmidt-Bleker

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Roland is a specialist lawyer in the field of administrative law. He acts for and advises clients on real estate projects in terms of their relevance under public law, from the building land improvement of a property to the implementation and defence against attacks by third parties.

Roland also advises clients on the preparation of urban land-use plans, approval procedures and provides legal support for real estate transactions under public law. In project development, his focus has been on the construction of residential and office buildings and above all - for more than ten years - on retail trading: He heads up a team of lawyers which handles several hundred projects nationwide, constantly developing new approaches and strategies to promote his client’s interests.

Roland is a Co-Managing Partner at Taylor Wessing Germany.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Environmental, planning & regulatory
Public sector
Public building and planning law

Sectors

Consumer & retail
Real estate
Renewable energy & cleantech

CV

Since 2007 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2011 Specialist lawyer for Administrative Law
2006 Admitted as a lawyer, Bonn
2006 Second state examination, Cologne
2005 Doctoral degree, Rheinische Friedrich- Wilhelms-University, Bonn
2001 First state examination
1997 Commencement of law degree, Rheinische Friedrich- Wilhelms-University, Bonn

Career

Since 2007 Partner, Taylor Wessing

Education

2011 Specialist lawyer for Administrative Law
2006 Admitted as a lawyer, Bonn
2006 Second state examination, Cologne
2005 Doctoral degree, Rheinische Friedrich- Wilhelms-University, Bonn
2001 First state examination
1997 Commencement of law degree, Rheinische Friedrich- Wilhelms-University, Bonn

Publications

Beck'scher Online-Kommentar zur BauNVO, § 8 (published 2015)
Beck'scher Online-Kommentar zur BauNVO, § 7 (published 2015)
Münchener Anwaltshandbuch, Kapitel: Das Mandat im Baunachbarrecht (Beck-Verlag)
Münchener Prozessformularbuch, Kapitel: Baunachbarrecht (Beck-Verlag)
Business Transactions in Germany, Chapter 7: Public Business Law (Beck-Verlag)
Business Transactions in Germany, Chapter 9: Environmental Law (Beck-Verlag)

Memberships & Associations

Deutscher Anwaltverein
ARGE Verwaltungsrecht NRW
Deutscher Juristentag e.V.
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Baurecht e.V.

Additional languages

English

Awards

JUVE 2025/2026

Featured

Frequently recommended lawyer for public planning and environmental law

Legal 500 2026

Recommended lawyer for the public sector: planning and environment

Legal 500 2025

Recommended lawyer for the public sector: planning and environment

JUVE Handbook 2024/2025

Frequently recommended lawyer for environmental and planning law

Recommended lawyer for the public sector

Frequently recommended: environmental and planning law

Often recommended lawyer for environmental and planning law

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.
Dr. Alexander Köpfler
Dr. Jörg Henkel
Nele Sutmeier

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