• About us
  • People
  • Expertise
    • Sectors
        • Technology, media & communications Technology, media & communications
        • Private Wealth Private wealth
        • Real estate, infrastructure & energy
        • Life sciences & healthcare icon Life sciences & healthcare
        • Aerospace & defence
        • Automotive & mobility
        • Business & professional services
        • Chemicals
        • Consumer & retail
        • Financial institutions & insurance
        • Hotels, hospitality & leisure
        • Logistics & transport
        • Manufacturing & industrials
        • Public services & education
    • Legal services
        • Artificial intelligence
        • Banking & finance
        • Brands & advertising
        • Commercial & consumer contracts
        • Competition, EU & trade
        • Copyright & media law
        • Corporate crime & compliance
        • Corporate/M&A & capital markets
        • Data & cyber
        • Disputes & investigations
        • Employment, pensions & mobility
        • Environmental, planning & regulatory
        • Environmental, social & governance (ESG)
        • Information technology
        • Multi-service
        • Patents & innovation
        • Private client
        • Private equity
        • Projects, energy & infrastructure
        • Real estate & construction
        • Regulation
        • Restructuring & insolvency
        • Tax
        • Venture capital
  • Locations
    • Europe
        • Locations
        • Austria
        • Belgium
        • Czech Republic
        • France
        • Germany
        • Hungary
        • Italy
        • Netherlands
        • Poland
        • Portugal
        • Ireland
        • Slovakia
        • Spain
        • United Kingdom
        • Ukraine
          Groups & regions
        • CEE Turkish Desk
        • French German group
        • Our offices
    • Middle East & Africa
        • Locations
        • Middle East
        • UAE
          Groups
        • Africa group
        • Israel group
        • Our offices
    • Americas
        • Locations
        • Latin America
        • USA
          Groups
        • Brazil group
        • Our offices
    • Asia
        • Locations
        • Asia
        • China
        • South Korea
          Groups
        • India group
        • Japan group
        • Our offices
  • Insights
    • Insights
        • Featured Topics
        • Artificial intelligence
        • Data Centre Expertise
        • The EU Whistleblower Directive
        • German Supply Chain Act
        • Unified Patent Court
          Content hub
        • Global Data Hub
        • Interface: tech, IP and media law
        • Podcasts
        • Synapse
        • Browse All Insights
    • Events
        • In person
        • Online
        • Browse All Events
    • News
        • Media centre
        • Work highlights
        • Firm news
        • Browse all news
  • Careers
  • EN
    • English
    • äø­ę–‡(简体)
    • Français
    • Deutsch
  • Home
  • People
  • Michael Baumhauer
Dr. Michael Baumhauer
Dr. Michael Baumhauer

Dr. Michael Baumhauer

Of Counsel

  • Hamburg Germany
Contact Me Today
+49 40 36803 0
vCard
Email me Call me
Featured award

Spear's 500 2025

Top recommended 2025 aviation and yachts lawyer

Scroll to featured award

Michael is specialised in providing advice, drafting contracts, and dispute resolution in the field of industrial plant construction with a focus on maritime plant construction.

 

As an expert with many years of experience in this field, he advises clients in the shipbuilding sector and offshore industry. Michael is also the author of the technical book with the original title “Schiffe und Offshore Konstruktionen – Vertragsgestaltung im maritimen Anlagenbau” (Ships and Offshore Construction - Contract Drafting in the Area of Maritime Plant Construction).

Expertise

Services and Groups

Real estate & construction
Commercial & consumer contracts
Disputes & investigations
Projects, energy & infrastructure
Product liability & product safety
Construction & engineering

Sectors

Logistics & transport
Manufacturing & industrials
Real estate
Aerospace & defence
Insurance
Construction

Plant Construction

Download the brochure

CV

Since 2021 Of-Counsel, Taylor Wessing
1999 – 2021 Partner, Taylor Wessing, previously Curschmann Rechtsanwälte
1996 – 1998 Counsel, Curschmann Rechtsanwälte
1986 – 1996 Corporate Counsel, Blohm Voss AG/Thyssen Industrie AG
1984 – 1986 Associate, Hasche Albrecht Fischer
1980 – 1983 Legal clerkship, Doctorate, Hamburg
1985 Doctoral degree examination
1983 Admitted as a lawyer, Hamburg
1983 Second state examination, Hamburg
1979 First state examination, Freiburg

Career

Since 2021 Of-Counsel, Taylor Wessing
1999 – 2021 Partner, Taylor Wessing, previously Curschmann Rechtsanwälte
1996 – 1998 Counsel, Curschmann Rechtsanwälte
1986 – 1996 Corporate Counsel, Blohm Voss AG/Thyssen Industrie AG
1984 – 1986 Associate, Hasche Albrecht Fischer
1980 – 1983 Legal clerkship, Doctorate, Hamburg

Education

1985 Doctoral degree examination
1983 Admitted as a lawyer, Hamburg
1983 Second state examination, Hamburg
1979 First state examination, Freiburg

Publications

Info-Film: Fast Track Arbitration: Michael Baumhauer erläutert beschleunigte Schiedsverfahren, 10/2018

Time is of the Essence – the Case for Fast Track Arbitration, PlugIn – Wir denken das Recht der digitalen Zukunft, Edition #13, September/2018

Schiffe und Offshore Konstruktionen - Vertragsgestaltung im maritimen Anlagenbau, Hamburg, 2014

Memberships & Associations

Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit (DIS)
German Maritime Arbitrators Association
Rechtsausschuss des VSM (Verband für Schiffbau und Meerestechnik e.V.)
GMT (Gesellschaft für Maritime Technik e.V.)
Deutsch-Schweizerische Gesellschaft Hamburg e.V.

Additional languages

English

Awards

Spear's 500 2025

Featured

Top recommended 2025 aviation and yachts lawyer

Legal 500 Germany 2021

Leading individual: maritime business law

The Best Lawyersā„¢ in Germany 2020, 2021

Leading individual: Transportation law

Experience

A listed technology group on the construction of various satellite projects

A listed technology group on the construction of various satellite projects.

Dr. Michael Baumhauer
Dr. Janina Pochhammer

Construction and refit of several of the largest mega yachts in the world

Shipyards, designers and ship owners on the construction and refit of several of the largest and most exclusive mega yachts in the world including MY Eclipse, MY A, MY Mayan, Queen IV, MY Eco, MY Lady Moura, MY Golden Odyssey, MY Dubai, MY Radiant and MY Triple Seven.

Dr. Michael Baumhauer
Dr. Janina Pochhammer

Related news & insights

Contrast between modern and ornate old facade residential building
Real estate & construction

Mietrechtsreform 2026 – Neue Strukturen, alte Unsicherheiten

5 November 2025
Briefing

by NebojÅ”a Manojlović

Click here to find out more
View from below of forest trees
Environmental, social & governance (ESG)

From small island to big impact: what Vanuatu's ICJ climate win means for business

4 November 2025

by multiple authors

Click here to find out more

AI disputes in action

31 October 2025
Click here to find out more
Tunnel with vanishing point and neon lights
Disputes & investigations

When intelligent systems fail: a case study in AI liability and the future of commercial disputes

31 October 2025
In-depth analysis

by Katie Chandler and Esha Marwaha

Click here to find out more
Environmental, social & governance (ESG)

EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) – Proposed amendments to reduce bureaucratic burden

30 October 2025
Quick read

by multiple authors

Click here to find out more
Environmental, social & governance (ESG)

Draft Bill on the Implementation of the EU Environmental Criminal Law Directive

30 October 2025
Briefing

by multiple authors

Click here to find out more
Close-Up Of Weight Scale
Commercial & consumer contracts

EU Parliament rejects trilogue negotiations on the Omnibus Package

30 October 2025
Quick read

by multiple authors

Click here to find out more
Environmental, social & governance (ESG)

Amendment of the CBAM Regulation: Simplifications and Exemptions for Companies

30 October 2025
Briefing

by multiple authors

Click here to find out more
Automotive & mobility

German Batteries Implementation Act and the Automotive Industry – Essential Insights (Part 2) | TWheel

29 October 2025
Briefing

by Dr. Ulrich Spiegel

Click here to find out more
ESG
Environmental, social & governance (ESG)

Sustainability claim? Beware of enforcement by the ACM

28 October 2025
Briefing

by multiple authors

Click here to find out more
View all insights

Related people

Germany
Global
Lukas David

Lukas-Philipp David

Associate

Hamburg
+49 40 36803 0
Email me
View profile
Martin Knaup

Dr. Martin Knaup, LL.B.

Partner

Hamburg
+49 40 36803 0
Email me
View profile
Donata Enzberg

Donata Freiin von Enzberg, LL.M.

Partner

Hamburg
+49 40 36803 0
Email me
View profile
Sabine Kaben

Dr. Sabine Kaben

Partner

Hamburg
+49 40 36803 0
Email me
View profile

Giorgia Carandente, LL.M. Eur.

Senior Associate

Munich
+49 89 21038 214
Email me
View profile

Franziska Hahn

Knowledge Lawyer

Berlin
+49 30 885636 0
Email me
View profile

Dr. Ulrich Spiegel

Salary Partner

Munich
+49 89 21038 0
Email me
View profile
Joachim Mandl

Dr. Joachim Mandl

Partner

Duesseldorf
+49 211 8387 0
Email me
View profile
Jan Pieper

Jan Pieper

Salary Partner

Berlin
+49 30 885636 0
Email me
View profile
Tim Wünnemann

Dr. Tim Wünnemann

Partner

Berlin
+49 30 885636 0
Email me
View profile
Full team
Jan Henrick Ellinghaus

Jan-Henrik Ellinghaus, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)

Associate

Munich
+49 89 21038 0
Email me
View profile
Órlaith Molloy

Órlaith Molloy

Partner

Dublin
+353 86 440 9251
Email me
View profile
Carsten Schulz

Dr. Carsten Schulz

Partner

Hamburg
+49 40 36803 0
Email me
View profile
Vít Klimpl

Vít Klimpl

Senior Associate

Brno
+420 54 34 20 401
Email me
View profile
Jerry Parks

Jerry Parks

Partner

Dubai
+971 43 09 1003
Email me
View profile
Olena Stakhurska

Olena Stakhurska, LL.M.

Partner

Kyiv
+380 44 3693244
Email me
View profile
Ryan Ferry

Ryan Ferry

Partner

Dublin
+353 1 224 1092
Email me
View profile
Rebecca Limer

Rebecca Limer

Senior Associate

London
+44 20 7300 7000
Email me
View profile
Lars Hagen

Dr. Lars Hagen

Salary Partner

Frankfurt
Hamburg
+49 69 97130 0
Email me
View profile
PortelaBarreto-Marcos

Marcos Portela-Barreto

Counsel

Paris
+33 1 72 74 03 45
Email me
View profile
Full team

Meet me at

There are no upcoming events

See all events
Subscribe to our latest insights
  • About us
  • Campaigns and online tools
  • News
  • People
  • Expertise
  • Locations
  • Insights
  • Events
  • Media centre
  • Contact
  • Careers
  • Alumni
  • Data protection & privacy policy
  • Cookie policy
  • Legal and regulatory information
  • Regulatory information on costs
  • Complaints procedure for clients
  • Terms of use
  • Anti-slavery statement
  • Environmental
  • Scam emails

© Taylor Wessing