Frankfurt am Main, 4 October 2018 – The international law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has been successful in winning over former judge, mayor and member of the Bundestag Dr. Jürgen Gehb as Of Counsel.

As of 1 October 2018 Dr. Jürgen Gehb will take up his activities for BEITEN BURKHARDT at the Frankfurt office. For many years Gehb has been Speaker of the Board of the Institute for Federal Agency for Public Property (Bundesanstalt für Immobilienaufgaben, BImA) and he was retired by German Federal Minister Peter Altmaier in March this year. Before, for many years Gehb used to be the speaker for legal politics in the parliamentary group of the CDU/CSU, mayor of the city of Kassel and judge at the Higher Administrative Court of Hesse in Kassel.

BEITEN BURKHARDT shall benefit of his many years of experience and his well-established network of contacts, particularly in the property sector.

Dr. Jürgen Gehb commented his entry as follows: “At BEITEN BURKHARDT I am given the opportunity to integrate my far-reaching expertise in the real estate sector into their well-established practice. I am particularly looking forward to working with practice group leader Klaus Beine whom I have already known for many years from our cooperation in the Central German Property Federation ZIA."

Klaus Beine, Head of the Real Estate law practice group of BEITEN BURKHARDT, is very pleased about Jürgen Gehb's joining the law firm: “Mr Gehb's personality and expertise fit perfectly with BEITEN BURKHARDT. Together we will be able to even better place the Real Estate practice of BEITEN BURKHARDT on the market." Frank Obermann, Managing Partner of BEITEN BURKHARDT, adds: "Due to his personality and his comprehensive expertise Dr. Jürgen Gehb is an essential asset for BEITEN BURKHARDT and thus for our clients. We are very pleased that he has taken his decision in favour of us."

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