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+49 69 975 61-420 +49 171 49 04 25 3 +49 69 975 61-200 t.nickel@heuking.de
- Public Law
- Planning and Public Building Law
- Environmental Law
- Facility Management
- Real Estate Law
- Public Private Partnerships
- Soil Protection and Brownfield Sites
- Monument Conservation Law
- Development Law
- Specialist Planning Law
- Local Law
- Budget Law and Law on Fees
- Immission Protection Law
- Real Estate Transactions
- Mediation
- Public Construction Law
- Public Sector Law
- Emissions Trading
- Municipal Law
- Administrative Law
Vita
- Co-Head of the Real Estate & Construction Practice Group
- Certified Specialist Lawyer in Administrative Law
- Admitted to the Bar since 1994
- Education and former activities
- International Law Firm 1994-2005
- Certified Specialist Lawyer in Administrative Law 1998
- Doctorate 1996
- German University for Administrative Sciences Speyer
- Universities of Mannheim, Heidelberg and Mainz 1989
Qualifications/current topics
- Lecturer for Public Sector Law at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences
- Lecturer at ADI (Academy for real estate industry)
Affiliations
- German Society for Construction Law (DGfB)
- Work Group on Administrative Law of the German Bar Association
- International Bar Association (IBA)
Dr. Thomas Nickel's Distinctions
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Leaders League 2024
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Handelsblatt: Deutschlands Beste Anwälte 2023
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Legal 500 Germany 2023
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Handelsblatt: Deutschlands Beste Anwälte 2022
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Best Lawyers 2023
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Leaders League 2022
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JUVE Handbook Commercial Law Firms 2021/2022
Handelsblatt: Deutschlands Beste Anwälte 2021
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Leaders League 2021
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JUVE Handbook Commercial Law Firms 2020/2021
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Legal 500 EMEA 2020
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Legal 500 Deutschland 2020
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JUVE Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien 2019/2020
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Who's Who Legal 2019
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Legal 500 Germany 2019
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JUVE Handbook Commercial Law Firms 2018/2019
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kanzleimonitor 2017/2018
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Who's Who Legal 2018
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Who's Who Legal 2017
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JUVE Award 2016
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JUVE Handbook German Commercial Law Firms 2013/2014
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