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January 2017
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Basic rules for the interpretation of tenders in public procurement procedures (only available in German language)
Prof. Dr. Jens Gerlach Burchardi
Attorney (Germany) | Associate
Office Hamburg
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Prof. Dr. Jens Gerlach Burchardi is a lawyer at GÖRG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB in Hamburg. He advises public authorities and companies operating nationally and internationally in the areas of public procurement law and public commercial law.
A key aspect of his work involves assisting public authorities in structuring procurement processes in a legally compliant manner, as well as advising companies on participating in public tenders. In doing so, he supports both public contracting authorities and companies through all phases of their projects. In addition, his areas of practice include EU state aid law, grant law and administrative law. In this context, Jens Gerlach Burchardi supports public authorities, companies and organisations, particularly in the implementation of state-funded projects. His sector focus encompasses the public sector, the healthcare and life sciences sector, and the real estate industry.
In addition to his advisory work as a lawyer, Jens Gerlach Burchardi serves as an honorary professor at Leuphana University Lüneburg. There, he teaches primarily in the university's examination centre. Furthermore, Jens Gerlach Burchardi is the author of numerous academic commentaries and essays in various areas of public law. Recent contributions to renowned legal commentaries address issues relating to state aid and public procurement law in public passenger transport, the interaction between the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act and public procurement law, and European fundamental rights to equality. Jens Gerlach Burchardi also publishes regularly in the juris Praxisreport on public procurement law topics.
Languages
German
English
Career
2025
GÖRG
Associate
2025
Leuphana University Lüneburg
Appointment as Honorary Professor
2023-2025
Leuphana University Lüneburg
Junior Professor of Public Law, in particular Public Commercial Law
2022-2023
Justus-Liebig-University Gießen und Ruhr-University Bochum
Acting Professor
2020-2022
Bucerius Law School, Hamburg
Research Assistant, Chair of Public Law, Administrative Sciences and Comparative Law, Prof. Dr. Hermann Pünder, LL.M. (Iowa)
2019-2020
German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer
Postgraduate Studies in Administrative Sciences (Mag. rer. publ.) with a focus on public procurement law and state aid law
2019
Hanseatic Higher Regional Court, Hamburg
Second state examination
2018
Bucerius Law School, Hamburg
Doctorate (Dr. iur.) awarded on the basis of a thesis in administrative law and public procurement law
2017-2019
Hanseatic Higher Regional Court, Hamburg
Legal clerkship
Administrative station: Staatsoper unter den Linden (Berlin)
Law firm station: u.a. German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer
Elective station I: Hamburg Administrative Court
Elective station II: GÖRG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten (Hamburg)
2013-2016
Bucerius Law School, Hamburg
Research Assistant, Chair of Public Law, Administrative Sciences and Comparative Law, Prof. Dr. Hermann Pünder, LL.M. (Iowa)
2013
Hanseatic Higher Regional Court, Hamburg
First state examination
2008-2013
Bucerius Law School, Hamburg
Studies in law
Memberships and awards
Honorary Professorship at the School of Public Affairs, Leuphana University Lüneburg
Membership of the Lower Saxony State Judicial Examinations Office
Membership of the German Bar Association (Deutscher Anwaltverein e.V. / DAV)
Membership of the Hamburg Bar Association (Hamburgischer Anwaltverein e.V. / HAV)
Membership of the Academic Advisory Board of the journal Juristische Schulung (JuS)
International Public Procurement Award of forum vergabe e.V. (dissertation prize)
Teaching activities and lectures
Leuphana Masterclass: Constitutional and Administrative Legal Order I (Constitutional Organisation Law), annually in the winter semester, Leuphana University Lüneburg
Leuphana Masterclass: Constitutional and Administrative Legal Order II (Public Planning and Building Law, Municipal Law), annually in the summer semester, Leuphana University Lüneburg
