Career

After his university studies Dr. Weissenborn worked for five years as lawyer in the electronics and pharmaceutical industry.

In 1976 Dr. Weissenborn was employed as in-house counsel by an important German construction company, which was later merged with a major European construction group. From the outset his function was exclusively caring for international business, i.e. for international civil law, in particular construction law, company law, international dispute resolution through arbitration or alternative dispute resolution andinternational agreements on the protection of foreign investments.These international legal activities entailed intensive involvement in adjacent business and commercial areas like international tax law, foreign exchange law, financing and export credit insurance.

From 2007 on Dr. Weissenborn was co-managing director of a firm belonging to the above mentioned European construction group providing legal services for the international business. This position terminated in 2010 due to age. Since then he is part of HFK Rechtsanwälte in Munich.

Strengths

• all-round support for companies regarding foreign business
• international contract law
• international building law
• legal support of large-scale projects – claim management
• transnational cooperation with foreign partners inconsortia, joint ventures and other forms of collaboration
• international dispute resolution and enforcement of arbitral awards

Expertise

• over 35years of experience in the international market and thereby acquiring proficiency in legal, commercial and administrative fields of various under-developed, developing and developed countries
• cooperation with technical and administrative staff in project management teams for large construction projects, contract administration and enforcement of claims
• legal counsel for large-scale projects, project financing and special projects like BOT. PPP etc.
• preparing companies for the specific requirements of foreign business for example through training, adaptation of the marketing organization and elaboration of general terms and conditions for the international business
• network of national and international law firms, tax consultants, auditing firms, as well as other appropriate advisors for foreign business

Publications and Lectures

• co-author of Kluwer Law International “Arbitration in Germany” – “Investment Arbitration and the Participation of State Parties in Germany”
• continuous trainings and seminars on international construction law