Dr. Thomas Kirch

Leinemann Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB has been named Public Procurement Law Firm of the Year in Germany at the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2025, with the firm's procurement practice counting Dr. Thomas Kirch among its leading partners. Established on 1 January 2000, the firm focuses on construction and real estate law and on the law of public procurement, and operates from five of Germany's principal business centres — Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg and Cologne.

The firm's core competencies span construction law, public procurement law, real estate, litigation, planning and environmental law, and notarial services, the latter offered from its Berlin office. This concentration on the construction and procurement fields, delivered across a network of offices, allows the firm to provide responsive, on-site support for project-based work throughout the country. It describes its service philosophy simply as consulting provided at the highest level, and it maintains a strong publishing presence, including its twice-yearly LP Magazine for clients and business partners.

Dr. Thomas Kirch has practised from the firm's Berlin office since March 2005 and is a specialist lawyer for public procurement. His work centres on supporting both contracting authorities and bidders through procurement procedures, with particular strength in complex operations in the fields of IT and construction procurement as well as procurement in the defence and security sectors. These are among the most demanding areas of the discipline, involving high-value, technically intricate contracts and heightened regulatory sensitivity.

A distinctive feature of Dr. Kirch's approach is his emphasis on avoiding conflict before it arises. He develops strategies during the preparation and implementation of projects that are designed to keep procurement processes on a sound legal footing, and, where disputes cannot be avoided, he advocates for his clients' interests before the competent review bodies. This blend of preventive advice and contentious capability gives clients a rounded service across the whole procurement life cycle.

Dr. Kirch is also a recognised authority in his field. He is one of the editors of the information service VergabeNews, published by Bundesanzeiger Verlag, and co-authored a leading commentary on the VSVgV — the German regulation governing the award of defence and security contracts — in the well-known Leinemann/Kirch work. The Legal 500 Deutschland directory lists him as a particularly recommended public procurement expert, reflecting his standing among peers and clients alike.

Public procurement law demands advisers who can combine detailed technical knowledge with a practical understanding of how large projects are planned and delivered. Leinemann Partner's dual focus on construction and procurement means that its lawyers appreciate both the procedural framework of a tender and the realities of the works or services being procured, an alignment that is especially valuable in the IT, construction and defence sectors where Dr. Kirch is most active.

The Corporate INTL award recognises Leinemann Partner as a leading German public procurement practice and highlights the expertise of partners such as Dr. Thomas Kirch. For contracting authorities and bidders engaged in complex, high-value procurements — and for those needing robust representation when awards are challenged — the firm offers specialist, nationally resourced counsel delivered to a consistently high standard.