Stephan Rechten
Lawyer
Partner
- T +49 30 26471-219
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- Berlin
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Stephan Rechten
Career
Stephan Rechten is Partner at BEITEN BURKHARDT's Berlin office and Co-Head of the Public Sector practice group. His area of activity comprises procurement law-related advice and assistance to both official contracting authorities and awarders of utility contracts on German and Europe-wide award procedures, and the representation of clients in review procedures before Public Procurement Tribunals before Higher Regional Courts. He particularly advises his national and international clients in the defence & security, energy, IT and healthcare sectors. He also focuses on administrative as well as state aid and subsidy law.
Stephan Rechten studied law at the University of Bonn and was admitted to the German Bar in 1997. He used to practice as lawyer and was then in charge of national and European procurement law at the Federation of German Industries (Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie). Since 2007, he has been working with BEITEN BURKHARDT, as a Partner since 2009.
The industry journal JUVE lists Stephan Rechten as frequently recommended lawyer in the field of Procurement Law.
"our choice for tendering", "flexible and concrete", Clients
(JUVE Handbook Commercial Law Firms 2020/2021)
Stephan Rechten is recommended.
(The Legal 500 Germany 2020 and 2021)
Stephan Rechten is added to the rankings due to his activity in the area of public procurement, where he frequently advises federal agencies. He further assists clients with EU-wide mandates and provides expertise on matters in the defence sector.
(Chambers Europe 2020)
The industry journal JUVE lists Stephan Rechten as frequently recommended lawyer in the field of Procurement Law.
"very well-founded professional work in a very short time, pragmatic", Client
(JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms 2019/2020)
The publishing house and information service JUVE lists Stephan Rechten as frequently recommended lawyer with regard to procurement.
"competent technical expertise, pleasant co-operation", Competitor
(JUVE Handbook Commercial Law 2018/2019)
Stephan Rechten is recommended by Wirtschaftswoche as "top lawyer for procurement law".
(Wirtschafts Woche 2018)
Awards
Memberships
- Forum vergabe e.V.
- Editorial Board of European Procurement & Public Private Partnership Law Review (EPPPL)
Publications / Lectures
Publications:
Commentary on the German Ordinance on the Award of Public Contracts (VgV)
Stephan Rechten (Co-Author)
Ed. Kulartz, Kus, Marx, Portz, Prieß, Werner Verlag, 1st edition 2017
Compact Commentary on Procurement Law
Stephan Rechten (Co-Author)
Ed. Klaus Willenbruch and Kristina Wieddekind, Werner Verlag, 4th edition 2017
"Procurement Law Basics"
Stephan Rechten and Dr Marc Röbke, German Federal Gazette, 2nd edition 2017;
"Procurement Law Basics"
Stephan Rechten and Dr Marc Röbke, German Federal Gazette, 1st edition 2014;
Commentary concerning Standard Official Contracting; Terms/A (VOL/A) (German Regulation on the Award of Services)
Stephan Rechten (co-author)
Ed. Kulartz, Marx, Portz, Prieß, Werner Verlag, 3rd edition 2014;
Commentary on VOB/A (German Regulation on the Award of Public Contracts),
Stephan Rechten (co-author)
Ed. Kulartz, Marx, Portz and Prieß, Werner Verlag, 2nd edition 2014;
Compact Commentary on Procurement Law
Stephan Rechten (co-author)
Ed. Klaus Willenbruch and Kristina Wieddekind, Werner Verlag, 3rd edition 2013;
Practical Commentary "Procurement in the Area Defence and Security"
Stephan Rechten (co-author)
Ed. Dippel, Sterner and Zeiss, German Federal Gazette, 1st edition 2013;
"Handbook on Croatian Procurement Law"
Stephan Rechten
USAID, 2006;
BDI (National Association of German Industry) Handbook on Promotion of Research and Innovation (loose-leaf booklet; covering the topic "Award Conditions for Public Research and Development Agreements")
Stephan Rechten
Wolters Kluwer Verlag;
Manual: "How to be Awarded with Public Contracts?"
Stephan Rechten
Wegweiser Verlag, 1st edition 2002.
Articles:
"The Open-House Model – Possibilities of Shaping Procedures in Line with Practical Requirements"
Stephan Rechten and David Portner
in: NZBau 2017, 587
"The Principal Concept Under Change"
Stephan Rechten
in: NZBau 2014, p. 667;
"How Much Competition Is Necessary? – The Tension Between Autonomous Procurement and the Principle of Competition"
Stephan Rechten and David Portner
in: NZBau 2014, p. 276;
"When what belongs together doesn't grow together – An assessment on the connection between antitrust law and budgeting procurement law, 15 years after the German amendment of the public procurement law (VgRÄG) has entered into force"
Stephan Rechten
in: Festschrift für Fridhelm Marx, Beck Verlag 2013, p. 605;
"The Act on the Modernization of Procurement Law - or: After the Reform is before the Reform"
Stephan Rechten and Maike Junker
in: NZBau 2009, p. 490;
"Social Standards in the Awarding of Public Contracts in Berlin and Brandenburg"
Stephan Rechten and Dr Marc Röbke
in: LKV 2011, p. 337;
"Are Unconditional Direct Awards of Local Rail Services (SPNV) Possible?"
Stephan Rechten and Dr Marc Röbke
in: NZBau 2010, p. 680;
"Awarding Security Services"
Stephan Rechten and Peter Michael Probst
in: NVwZ 2010 p. 346;
"The Competitive Dialogue - A Procedure Between Desire and Reality"
Stephan Rechten
in: VOB aktuell 1/2007
"The Awarded Note"
Stephan Rechten
in: VOB aktuell, 2/2006;
"Minimum Conditions in case of Secondary Tenders"
Stephan Rechten
in: VOB aktuell/2/2005;
"The EU Legislative Package"
Stephan Rechten
in: NZBau 2004/p. 366;
"State Law concerning Public Procurement"
Stephan Rechten
in: VOB aktuell/3 and 4/2004.
Lectures/Online Seminar:
Online Seminar: "Procurement Law in Crisis Mode - All Essentials Right to the Point", together with Dr Lars Hettich and Sascha Opheys, 9 April 2020
Regular lectures on procurement law issues.