Personal Details
Born 21. March 1961 in Kleve – Germany; married, 3 children.
Education
- 1980 High School Kleve – Germany
- 1976 – 1977 Exchange Student Livermore, CA – USA
- 1981 – 1986 Law School – University Bonn;
- 1987 – 1990 Junior Laywer in Cologne
Qualifications and Past Experience
Judge
- 1990 – 2000 Regional Court; Landgericht Kleve
- 2000 – 2008 Court of Appeal; Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf
- 2008 – 2012 Supreme Court; Bundesgerichtshof (VII. Zivilsenat – Construction Law)
Expertise
- Arbitration and Adjudication, mainly in Construction Law Disputes, national and international
Current Occupation
- 1. January 2013 Founder and Owner „Leupertz Baukonfliktmanagement“ in Stuttgart – Germany
Current Matters
- Numerous Arbitration and Adjudication Disputes
- Impartial Legal Opinions
Selected Publications
- Co-editor „BauR“ (construction law journal)
- Co-editor „www.werner-baurecht.de“ (online platform Construction law)
- Co-editor Ingenstau/Korbion, VOB Teil B
- Co-editor Roquette/Viering/Leupertz, Handbuch Bauzeit
- Co-author „PWW, BGB-Kommentar – §§ 631ff.“
- Co-author Messerschmidt/Voit, „Privates Baurecht“
- Co-author Leupertz/Hettler, „Der Bausachverständig vor Gericht“
- Numerous Publications in Law Journals
Academic Activities
Tuition (Selection)
- Professor for construction law Technical University Dortmund
- Visiting lecturer for construction law Philipps-University Marburg
Boards and Membership (Selection)
- President „Deutscher Baugerichtstag“ (Board member since 2006)
- Board member „Institut für Baurecht Freiburg im Breisgau e.V.“ (IBFB)
- Member advisory commitee „Centrum Deutsches und Internationales Baugrund- und Tiefbaurecht e.V.“
- „Fellow“ International Academy of Construction Lawyers‘ (IACL)