08-25-2025 News

Real estate lawyer Harald Francisco Heller joins HEUKING as a Partner in Frankfurt

Effective October 1, 2025, Harald Francisco Heller (53) will join HEUKING’s Frankfurt office as an Equity Partner, strengthening the firm’s Real Estate & Construction practice group.

Heller joins the firm from Reed Smith LLP, where he served as a Partner for more than a decade. Prior to that, he was Counsel at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, following earlier roles at Latham & Watkins and Simmons & Simmons.

Harald Heller focuses on real estate transactions and project developments. He regularly advises national and international clients on the acquisition and sale of individual properties and real estate portfolios, on project development, and on asset management matters. He also brings in-depth experience in insolvency-related commercial tenancy law. In addition, he has significant expertise in energy law, particularly with regard to electricity supply and usage contracts and renewable energy matters.

“With Harald Heller, we are gaining a highly experienced real estate lawyer, further strengthening our real estate transaction capabilities. His broad skill set, particularly in energy law, is a strong addition to both our Frankfurt office and the Real Estate & Construction practice group,” said Thorsten Wieland, Partner at HEUKING’s Frankfurt office. “We are very much looking forward to working together.”

With Heller joining the firm, the Frankfurt office now comprises 39 lawyers.

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