Dr. Michael Brüggemann

Michael is an expert in public procurement law, EU state aid law, general EU legislation, and foreign trade law. He advises both public authorities on the planning and implementation of award procedures or on issues relating to EU state aid law and private companies on all matters concerning public procurement law, EU state aid law, general EU legislation, and foreign trade law. Michael is a specialist lawyer for public procurement law.

Real estate & construction

Doing Business and Investing in Germany: A guide to help foreign investors

20 September 2022

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CV

Since 2013 Partner, Taylor Wessing

2007 – 2013 Associate, Taylor Wessing

Career

Since 2013 Partner, Taylor Wessing

2007 – 2013 Associate, Taylor Wessing

Education

2022 Specialist lawyer for public procurement law

2007 Admitted as a lawyer, Düsseldorf

2006 Research Assistant, institute for german and european company law, University Münster

Publications

Krankenhauszukunftsgesetz (KHZG) Erfahrungen aus dem Beratungsalltag, in: Health&Care Management, 07/2021, gemeinsam mit Johannes Schaadt-Wambach und Vanessa Christin Vollmar

Erneute Ausweitung und Verschärfung des deutschen Investitionsprüfregimes, in: DER BETRIEB, 06/2021, gemeinsam mit Melanie Moser

WLG International Trade Law 2019-2020 State of Global Trade Policy

Das US-Verteidigungsvergaberecht – Vorbild für eine Strukturreform der europäischen Defence-Beschaffung?, DWT – intern, edition1/2019, april 2019, edition1/2019

EStAL 04/2016: Compatibility of Germany’s Renewable Energy Support Scheme with European State Aid Law

Global Competition Review 2014: European State Aid: New Developments in Jurisprudence and State Aid Modernisation

Global Competition Review 2013: EU State Aid Law. Recent Developments and the Way Forward

Global Competition Review 2012: The Requirements of EU State Aid Law for the Privatisations of State owned companies

The World Law Group 2010: The Boeing-Airbus Subsidies Conflict: Overview on latest developments and outlook

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Awards

JUVE 2026/2027

Featured

JUVE 2025/2026

Legal 500 2026

Experience

Federal Republic of Germany – Advising the federal government on securing its 25.1% stake in HENSOLDT AG

Advising the Federal Republic of Germany (acting through the Federal Ministry of Defense) on the conclusion of a shareholders' agreement and a security agreement on the occasion of Leonardo becoming an additional anchor shareholder of HENSOLDT AG

Dr. Ralf B. Tietz, LL.M. (Chicago)

Marc-Oliver Kurth, LL.M. (Sydney)

Dr. Michael Brüggemann

Federal Republic of Germany – Advising the federal government on securing its essential security interests in connection with the entry of a US financial investor into a major aerospace company

Advising the Federal Republic of Germany (acting through the Federal Ministry of Defense) on the conclusion of a shareholders' agreement and a security agreement in connection with the entry of a US financial investor into a major aerospace company based in Germany

Dr. Ralf B. Tietz, LL.M. (Chicago)

Dr. Michael Brüggemann

Federal Republic of Germany – Advising the federal government on its planned acquisition of a stake in a major European defense company with key national technology

Advising the Federal Republic of Germany (acting through the Federal Ministry of Defense) on the proposed acquisition of a stake in a major European defense company with key national technology in connection with a planned (partial) sale by the previous owners

Dr. Ralf B. Tietz, LL.M. (Chicago)

Marc-Oliver Kurth, LL.M. (Sydney)

Dr. Michael Brüggemann

Public contracting authority

Support for extensive land revitalisation of approx. 30 hectares for a public contracting authority in a German seaport area, in particular drafting of leasehold agreements and leasehold transfer agreements as well as aspects relating to public procurement law and state aid law.

Dr. Michael Brüggemann

Hannes Tutt

HGV Hamburger Gesellschaft für Vermögens- und Beteiligungsmanagement mbH (HGV)

Provided comprehensive legal advice to HGV Hamburger Gesellschaft für Vermögens- und Beteiligungsmanagement mbH (HGV), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (FHH), on the acquisition of 49.9 per cent of the shares in willy.tel GmbH from the owner family Bernd and Tanja Thielk. The enterprise value amounted to €178 million. The total cost of the planned network expansion until 2034 is expected to amount to around €500 million.

Press release

Dr. Mark Hoenike, LL.M.

Dr. Michael Brüggemann

Prof. Dr. Michael Johannes Pils

Dr. Wiebke Baars, LL.M.

City of Weilheim an der Teck

Advising the City of Weilheim an der Teck on the purchase and sale of land for the construction of a fuel cell factory and hydrogen production facility (‘Klimawerk’) to Cellcentric, a joint venture between Daimler Truck and Volvo. Drafting and negotiating a guarantee agreement between the Stuttgart Region Association, a public-law corporation, and the City of Weilheim an der Teck.

Dr. Thomas Fehrenbach

Dr. Michael Brüggemann