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Timo Stellpflug

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TOP lawyer 2026 for Transport and Logistics law

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Timo heads up the Aerospace & Defence industry group. His main areas of expertise are commercial and contract law, dealing with international technology-based projects in industrial plant engineering and construction and information technology as well as advising on digitalisation projects.


Timo’s legal advice covers the entire project life cycle: from drafting and negotiating the relevant contracts to implementation and execution, including the warranty phase. Besides the industrial sector Aerospace & Defence, a major focus pertains to complex logistics projects. In this respect, Timo provides both plant construction law expertise in the field of logistics and supply chain as well as experience in logistics law; among other things, he has supported and negotiated fully automated warehouses in the Middle East and Europe as well as cross-dock and complex contract logistics agreements across Europe.

He gained experience from the corporate perspective in the United States during a client secondment to a large US S&P 500 industrial company, which also intensified his sector and industry knowledge. Timo also has expertise in advising contracting authorities on large-volume procurement projects and represents his clients both in and out of court.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Commercial & consumer contracts
Disputes & investigations
Projects, energy & infrastructure
Industrial plants
Industry 4.0
Infrastructure

Sectors

Technology, media & communications
Aerospace & defence
Logistics & transport
Energy & infrastructure
Power plants
Construction

Plant Construction

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Data centres: legal challenges and services

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Logistics

Logistic plant engineering & contract logistics

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Breaking new ground: Successful market entry into the defence sector

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CV

Since 2022 Equity Partner, Taylor Wessing
2016 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2014 – 2016 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2011 – 2014 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2010 – 2011 Research Assistant, Taylor Wessing
2008 – 2010 Legal clerkship, Celle including postings at two leading international law firms
2011 Admitted as a lawyer, Hamburg
2010 Second state examination, Celle
2008 First state examination, Hannover/Celle

Career

Since 2022 Equity Partner, Taylor Wessing
2016 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2014 – 2016 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2011 – 2014 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2010 – 2011 Research Assistant, Taylor Wessing
2008 – 2010 Legal clerkship, Celle including postings at two leading international law firms

Education

2011 Admitted as a lawyer, Hamburg
2010 Second state examination, Celle
2008 First state examination, Hannover/Celle

Publications

Lifecycle Data Management in Building Information Modelling, PlugIn – Wir denken das Recht der digitalen Zukunft, edition #23, July 2019
Drone Defense Measures and Their Legal Impact, PlugIn – Wir denken das Recht der digitalen Zukunft, edition #22, June 2019
How Digitalisation Will Contribute to Allow Unmanned Merchant Vessels to Become Reality, PlugIn – Wir denken das Recht der digitalen Zukunft, Edition #13, September/2018

Memberships & Associations

Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht (GRUR)

Additional languages

English

Awards

F.A.Z. Institut / QuantiQuest

Featured

TOP lawyer 2026 for Transport and Logistics law

Legal 500 2025

Timo Stellpflug is extremely pragmatic, structured and gets straight to the point. He sees the key points and has an outstanding feel for the right adjustments, as well as above-average rhetoric and good negotiating skills.

Legal 500 2025

Recommended lawyer for Construction (including construction litigation)

The Best Lawyersâ„¢ in Germany 2024

Leading individual: Technology Law

Recommended lawyer for plant construction and construction including construction litigation

Recommended lawyer for the transport sector

Leading individual: Technology Law

Experience

World-leading provider of integrated automated supply chain technology on logistics plant construction project in the Middle East

Advice to a global leader in integrated automated supply chain technology on the planning and construction of a fully automated distribution center in the Middle East, as well as drafting and negotiating the corresponding EPC contract (FIDIC-based).

Timo Stellpflug

Leading online platform for pet supplies on contract logistics agreements in 10 European countries

Advice and redesign of contract logistics agreements for 13 existing central warehouses in 10 European countries.

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Alessa Steigertahl

Douglas on logistics plant construction projects and several collaborations

Advice on several logistics plant construction projects and collaborations, including the construction and operation of a new central warehouse for the DACH region, cross-dock centers, collaboration with Swiss Post, the expansion of logistics capacities and ‘Fulfillment by Douglas’, as well as a pilot project with the delivery service Gorillas and a collaboration with the delivery service Wolt.

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Alessa Steigertahl

Tier 1 suppliers in all military dimensions on commercial and distribution law

Regular advice on commercial and distribution law, particularly regarding contracts, general terms and conditions, and compliance in the supply chain.

Timo Stellpflug

Leading aerospace and technology group on satellite systems

Advice in connection with satellite systems, particularly in the military sector, and satellite-based digital products for private-sector applications.

Timo Stellpflug

Leading manufacturer of intralogistics solutions and systems in the field of warehouse logistics and warehouse automation in numerous logistics plant construction projects

Advice on several plant construction projects (logistics, process automation) in Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy and Poland.

Dr. Janina Pochhammer
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German local transport company on the procurement of high-floor and low-floor trams

Advice on procurement and contract law in connection with the tender for the procurement of high-floor trams, as well as advice on contract law and strategy in connection with the procurement of low-floor trams.

Dr. Jana Berberich
Timo Stellpflug
Alessa Steigertahl

International building materials group on the construction of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) plant

Advice on project contracts for design, engineering and construction (FEED, EPC) in connection with the construction of a complex carbon capture and storage (CCS) plant consisting of several large-scale facilities.

Selina Schätzlein Liang
Dr. Janina Pochhammer
Timo Stellpflug
Dr. Jana Berberich

Rhinestahl Corporation on the acquisition of HYDRO Systems KG

Comprehensive legal advice to the US company Rhinestahl Corporation on all aspects of the acquisition of HYDRO Systems KG, including structuring, due diligence and contractual documentation. The acquisition led to the formation of RH Aero Systems, a company specialising in innovative aviation support concepts.

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Taylor Wessing advises General Catalyst on USD 223 million Series B financing in AI defence company Helsing

German AI defence company Helsing raises USD 223 (EUR 209) million in capital in a Series B funding round.

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The Baltic Edge: A Strategic Imperative for NATO and the European Union

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Timo Stellpflug provides an industry overview of the civil and defence space industries, with a focus the European perspective.

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