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Dr. Jakob Steiff, LL.M. (Edinburgh)

Partner
Rechtsanwalt

CMS Hasche Sigle
Neue Mainzer Straße 2–4
60311 Frankfurt
Germany
Languages German, English

Jakob Steiff is a partner and leads a team of five lawyers advising on procurement law and public commercial law at the firm’s Frankfurt office. He has extensive experience in planning and implementing complex procurement procedures for public authorities as well as in advising bidding companies with a view to a successful participation in procurement procedures. He also regularly represents his clients in review proceedings before public procurement tribunals and senates as well as the European courts.

His public commercial law work includes public construction and environmental law, founding and state aid law and compliance as well as advising on project developments, public-private partnerships (PPP) and complex approval procedures. He is also a member of the CMS Hydrogen Initiative, where he advises on various pilot projects, primarily on licensing and regulatory issues. Jakob’s practice also covers private construction law and related architects’ matters.

Jakob started his legal career in 2003. He joined CMS in 2007 and was made partner in 2012. Jakob has a proven track record of publications and lectures. Since 2013, he has been a lecturer for procurement law at EBS Law School in Wiesbaden and a member of the Steiff holding advisory board.

Legal directories, such as JUVE and Legal 500, recommend Jakob based on client surveys as a frequently recommended lawyer, most recently in their current 2023 editions. The German business magazine WirtschaftsWoche repeatedly recognised him as “top procurement law lawyer”.

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„sehr kompetent“, Mandant

JUVE Handbuch, 2023/2024

„Oft empfohlen“ für Öffentlicher Sektor

JUVE Handbuch, 2023/2024

"Recommended" for Public Procurement

JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2021 (GCLF)

Leading lawyer for public commercial law

Kanzleimonitor 2020, 2021

Listed for Procurement Law

WirtschaftsWoche Top-Kanzleien 2020, in Kooperation mit: Handelsblatt Research Institute

"extremely competent", competitor

JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2022 (GCLF)

"Recommended" for Public Procurement

JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2022 (GCLF)

Memberships & Roles

  • forum vergabe e.V.
  • German Environmental Law Association
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Publications

  • Das neue Recht der Konzessionsvergabe - Erfahrungen und Bewertungen, in: Schriftenreihe des forum Vergabe 2017 (Bd. 57), S. 237 ff.
  • Autor der §§ 107, 110 und 111 GWB im Gesamtkommentar zum Vergaberecht, Kohlhammer Verlag 2013, 2. Auflage erscheint 2020
  • Eintritt der Unwirksamkeit direkt geschlossener Arzneimittelverträge, NZBau 2013, S. 203 ff (gemeinsam mit Tobias Sdunzig)
  • Autor der Kapitel „Ausgestaltung des Vergabeverfahrens" und „Gesundheitsvergaben aus Bietersicht" im Handbuch „Vergaben im Gesundheitswesen", hrsgg. durch forum vergabe e.V./ Mark von Wietersheim, 2010
  • Vergabefremde Aspekte - eine Zwischenbilanz, in: VergabeR 2009 (Sonderheft 2 a), S. 92 ff.
  • Aufforderung zur Angebotsabgabe und Vertragsgestaltung, Lektion 3 des schriftlichen Management-Lehrgangs "Vergabe von Beratungsleistungen und Gutachten", EUROFORUM Verlag 2009
  • Planungsrechtliche Vorgaben der Seveso II-Richtlinie, NZBau 2007, S. 363 ff.
  • Die Fortwirkung der Innenbereichsqualität, NZBau 2006, S. 310 f.
  • Rechtsfindung im Umweltrecht. Normtheoretische Grundlagen - verfassungsrechtliche Konditionierung - verwaltungs- und planungsdogmatische Entfaltung. Diss. 2005, ausgezeichnet mit dem Fakultätspreis der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Baden-Baden 2006
  • Interkommunale Auftragsvergabe unterliegt dem Kartellvergaberecht, NZBau 2005, S. 205 ff.
  • EU-Osterweiterung, Grundfreiheiten und Vergaberecht, NZBau 2004, S. 75 ff.
  • Insgesamt etwa 30 Urteilsanmerkungen in der NZBau, VergabeR und IBR im Zeitraum von 2004 bis 2017
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Lectures list

Das Open House-Verfahren: Neues Geschäftsmodell, Vergaberecht ade?, VergabeFORUM 2019, am 21.11.2019 in Berlin

  • Planungs- und Berateraufträge – Hürden und Spielräume, VergabeFORUM 2018, am 23.11.2018 in Berlin
  • Zulässigkeit von Preisvorgaben im Vergabeverfahren, VergabeFORUM 2017, am 30.11.2017 in Berlin
  • Workshop Angebotswertung nach neuem Recht, VergabeFORUM 2016, am 24.11.2016 in Berlin
  • Das neue Recht der Konzessionsvergabe - Erfahrungen und Bewertungen, am 30.09.2016 bei den 18. forum vergabe Gesprächen in Fulda
  • Rechtsprechungs-Update zu SGB V-Vergaben außerhalb der Arzneimittelrabattverträge, forum vergabe Gesprächskreis Sozialvergaben, am 24.05.2016 in Berlin
  • "Flucht in die Aufhebung" - welche Ansprüche bestehen?, VergabeFORUM 2015, am 26.11.2015 in Berlin
  • Das Nachprüfungsverfahren 1. Instanz - Verfahrensgestaltung und Entscheidungsspielräume der Vergabekammer, VergabeFORUM 2014, am 20.11.2014 in Berlin
  • Interkommunale Kooperationen - Rückkehr zur Ausschreibungspflicht?, VergabeFORUM 2013, am 21.11.2013 in Berlin
  • Highlights der Angebotswertung, VergabeFORUM 2012, am 22.11.2012 in Berlin
  • Rechtsschutz unterhalb der Schwellenwerte - Möglichkeiten der Ausgestaltung, VergabeFORUM 2011, am 25.11.2010 in Berlin
  • Wertung von Nebenangeboten, VergabeFORUM 2010, am 27.11.2009 in Frankfurt am Main
  • Vergabefremde Zwecke im Vergabewesen, Vortrag bei den Speyerer Vergaberechtstagen 2008, am 25.09.2008 bei der Deutschen Hochschule für Verwaltung in Speyer
  • Zulässigkeit von Mehrfachbewerbungen im Vergabeverfahren, VergabeFORUM 2009, am 20.11.2008 in Frankfurt am Main
  • Dokumentations- und Auskunftspflichten, VergabeFORUM 2008, am 30.11.2007 in Frankfurt am Main
  • Laufende Referententätigkeit für das FORUM Institut Heidelberg im vergaberechtlichen Bereich, insbesondere wiederkehrende Vorträge und Seminare beim Jahresforum Vergaberecht, dem Seminar „Dokumentations- und Informationspflichten im Vergabeverfahren" und dem Seminar „Flexible Beschaffung - alles über Verhandlungsverfahren und Rahmenverträge"
  • Regelmäßige Inhouse-Schulungen für Unternehmen und Behörden

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Education

  • 1999 - 2002: PhD as a member of the interdisciplinary research group Integrative Umweltbewertung (integrative environmental assessment) of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) at the University of Kiel
  • 1996 - 1998: Trainee lawyer and second state examination in law
  • 1995 - 1996: LL.M. at the University of Edinburgh (UK)
  • 1990 - 1995: Law studies and first state examination in law at the University of Freiburg
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12/03/2024
Multi-billion incentive programme for climate-friendly industry launched:...
Berlin – The German government is aiming to make German industry carbon-neutral by 2045. In line with this commitment, on Tuesday, 12 March 2024 the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action launched the world’s first bidding process for a programme to fund climate action contracts. Based on carbon contracts for difference, these climate action contracts promote investment in climate-friendly production facilities that would not otherwise be economically viable at this point in time. The programme is primarily aimed at operators of emis­sion-in­tens­ive plants, such as in the steel, paper, chemicals, metal and glass industries. Climate action contracts provide an incentive to develop and build the required technologies and infrastructure in Germany now. This will not only avoid around 350 million tonnes of CO2 over the term of the funding programme up to 2045, but is also designed to kick-start the urgently needed market transformation while simultaneously setting new international standards for efficient, low-bureaucracy support. The climate action contracts are intended as both a key tool for climate change mitigation and to strengthen Germany as a country with a long history of industry and innovation. EUR 4 billion has been made available over a 15-year term for the initial bidding process that has now been opened. Companies that were successful in the preparatory phase in the summer of 2023 can apply to take part in the initial bidding process within the next four months. As Germany’s economics minister announced at today’s press conference, the second round of bidding will be conducted later in 2024, with EUR 19 billion available for this purpose. Two further rounds of bidding are scheduled for 2025.A CMS team headed by lead partner Dr Jürgen Frodermann advised the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action on all aspects of subsidy, state aid, contract and energy law with regard to the support programme. The advice related in particular to drafting a funding policy and associated climate action contracts to be concluded between the state and companies eligible for funding. The work also included support around the notification procedure to the European Commission. In view of the pioneering nature of the funding programme, the CMS team had to deal with legal issues arising in connection with the programme in both a European and a national context, while also ensuring close alignment with the defined technical and economic objectives. The support was provided through an in­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary consortium headed by lead project manager Jülich, together with VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik and Deloitte. CMS Germany Dr Jürgen Frodermann, Lead Partner Dr Nico Hannemann, Senior Associate Dr Nora Zabel, Counsel Björn Hopen, Associate Nina Becker, Associate, all Contract Law Shaghayegh Smousavi, Partner, Energy / Regulation Dr Jakob Steiff, Partner Dr André Lippert, Partner Dr Sven Brockhoff, Counsel Dr Annchristin Streuber, As­so­ci­ate Con­stan­ze Schweidtmann, Associate, all Public Law / Subsidy Law Dr Michael Bauer, Partner Louisa Thomasberger, Associate, both State Aid Dr Martin Friedberg, Partner, TaxPress Con­tact presse@cms-hs. com
05/12/2023
CMS advises Federal State of Hesse on successful award of Frankfurt Justice...
Frankfurt/Main – The Federal State of Hesse has awarded a major contract in the mid-triple-digit millions range involving a public private partnership (PPP), via its state agency for construction and...
26/08/2022
Public procurement regulation in Germany
October 2018 The procurement directives 2014/23/EU, 2014/24/EU, and 2014/25/EU were transposed into German law on 18 April 2016. 1. Where can one find public procurement notifications for Germany? Besides...
03/02/2021
CMS advises DRK Fulda on setting up coronavirus vaccination centres
Frankfurt/Main – The Fulda branch of the German Red Cross (DRK) is starting operation of two vaccination centres in the federal state of Hesse, together with a number of local partners. An in­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary...
10/09/2020
CMS advises investment holding company Armira on sale of ballistic protection...
Frankfurt/Main – Investment holding company Armira has sold all its shares in M-Sich­er­heits­beteili­gun­gen GmbH (Mehler Vario System Group) to private equity firm Deutsche Private Equity (DPE). Details...
10/04/2020
Impact of COVID-19 on Public Procurement
The COVID-19 crisis is having a serious impact on the economy and businesses. In these circumstances, public procurement can be of even greater importance than usual and various questions arise, such...
07/04/2020
A guidance for public procurement procedures in Germany in times of COVID-19
In the course of the current COVID-19 pandemic various measures have been adopted in Germany both on federal and state level to enable public purchasers to procure services to help contain the pandemic...
19/02/2020
CMS advises bidder consortium formed by x+bricks and SCP on successful...
Düsseldorf – Madrid Acqui-Co GP GmbH, a joint venture between x+bricks AG and SCP Group S.à r.l., has acquired the entire real,- Group from Metro AG. The consortium is acquiring the entire operational...
18/11/2019
CMS Public Procurement Toolbox of Remedies
Public procurement is the largest single global marketplace, accounting for around one-fifth of worldwide GDP. In this increasingly international marketplace, companies need to have confidence that public...
24/09/2019
CMS advises Alligator Ventilfabrik on sale of assets to Wegmann Automotive
Munich – Alligator Ventilfabrik GmbH has sold a substantial set of assets to Wegmann Automotive GmbH. The transaction included the equity interest in a joint venture in South Korea and the acquisition...
20/03/2019
Global Planning/ Zoning/ Consenting Group
Planning shapes every aspect of our lives. The buildings and environments in which we live, work, shop, play and educate the next generation are all shaped by the planning system. The construction and...
25/05/2018
Successful major project: CMS advises City of Frankfurt on re­con­struct­ing...
Frankfurt/Main – After ten years of planning and construction, the “new” Frankfurt Old Town was officially opened to the public on 9 May 2018 by the reconstruction contractor, DomRömer GmbH. A...