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BERLIN – 4 Aug. 2025 – Global law firm Greenberg Traurig continues its strategic growth with the addition of Prof. Dr. Thomas Dünchheim, a highly regarded practitioner in government, infrastructure, and regulatory law. This move further expands Greenberg Traurig’s Public Law practice in Germany with a particular focus on planning, environmental, and climate protection law, as well as procurement, state aid, and foreign trade law.
Dünchheim joins Greenberg Traurig's Berlin office as a shareholder from Hogan Lovells Dusseldorf where he served as that firm’s Head of Global Regulatory & Intellectual Property EMEA, Head of International Gaming Initiative, and Head of the Environmental Law Group Germany. Greenberg Traurig's public law practice in Germany will grow to eight shareholders, one of counsel and 14 associates. The group focuses on advising public entities, companies and investors in the real estate, infrastructure, defense, energy and healthcare sectors.
Richard A. Rosenbaum, Executive Chairman of Greenberg Traurig, said, “Thomas will further enhance Greenberg Traurig’s market-leading real estate, infrastructure, gaming and governmental practices across Germany and around the world.”
Dünchheim has many years of experience advising federal, state, and local government bodies and companies, as well as private sector companies in Germany and abroad, in the areas of transport infrastructure, energy supply, digital infrastructure, and investment banks. He brings more than twenty years of expertise in public commercial law, particularly in procurement and subsidy law, municipal, environmental, and construction law, and gambling law. As the former mayor of the city of Monheim am Rhein, he also offers special experience in the strategic implementation of projects in the fields of digitization and government modernization. Dünchheim’s clients include, amongst others, the Federal States of North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein, NRW-Bank, Investitionsbank Sachsen-Anhalt, the public utility companies of Duisburg and Kassel, Autobahn Tank & Rast, and the German Red Cross. He also advises global industrial, infrastructure, and digital companies such as BASF, Honeywell, Exolum, Renesas, and Omaze.
Dr. Peter Schorling, Managing Shareholder at Greenberg Traurig in Berlin, welcomed the addition: “With Thomas Dünchheim, we are gaining one of the most distinguished practitioners in public law in Germany. His expertise, particularly in municipal and public procurement law, will be an excellent addition to our team. Greenberg is thus continuing its growth trajectory.”
With the addition of Dünchheim, Greenberg Traurig not only strengthens its presence in the German capital but also enhances its capabilities in the areas of infrastructure, defense, healthcare, public sector modernization, and foreign trade. This positions the firm to address key government and business priorities, driven in part by new special funds for infrastructure and the German Armed Forces, as well as major initiatives in digitization and modernization of public administration. Greenberg Traurig also is expanding its capacity to advise clients in the energy and renewable energy sectors, particularly regarding the stabilization and development of sustainable energy supply companies and public utilities, as well as in matters of environmental law related to property and products.
“Thomas Dünchheim is highly regarded by clients. He brings valuable experience from advising government institutions and companies, as well as a large network, which will ideally strengthen and broaden our practice group,” added Dr. Martin Hamer, Head of the Public Law practice at Greenberg Traurig in Germany.
Prof. Dr. Thomas Dünchheim is looking forward to the new challenge. “Greenberg Traurig is an extremely innovative and international platform with excellent development opportunities. I am especially attracted by the interdisciplinary collaboration, for example with the teams for finance, energy, infrastructure, real estate, restructuring, and litigation, as well as with the Munich office and the other European offices.
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