Pagenkopf, Martin

Dr. Martin Pagenkopf

Attorney at Law | Of Counsel

Retired judge at the Federal Administrative Court

Dr. Martin Pagenkopf

Attorney at Law | Of Counsel

Retired judge at the Federal Administrative Court

Vita

  • since 2011 | Expert witness for committees and parliamentary groups in various German state parliaments, including North Rhine-Westphalia, Saxony, Saarland, and Schleswig-Holstein (Commercial and Gambling Law)
  • since 2010 | Of Counsel at CBH Rechtsanwälte
  • from 1989 to 2009 | Judge at the Federal Administrative Court (BVerwG), focusing on economic administrative law, hospital financing, municipal law, gambling law, and traffic law
  • until 2002 | Lecturer at the University of Leipzig in administrative law and administrative procedural law
  • from 1983 to 1989 | Member of the Federal Disciplinary Court
  • from 1979 to 1989 | Legal officer and head of division at the Federal Ministry of Justice, responsible for the Administrative Court Procedure Act (VwGO) and the Fiscal Court Procedure Act (FGO)
  • 1981 | Judge at the Higher Administrative Court of North Rhine-Westphalia (OVG NRW)
  • 1978 | Doctorate on the assignment of future claims
  • 1973 | Judge at the Administrative Court of Cologne, primarily handling building law matters of the City of Cologne
  • Universities of Bonn and Heidelberg (Studies of Law)
    • Languages: German, English
    • Memberships: German Bar Association (DAV), Association for Environmental Law (GfU), Association of German Jurists (djt)

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Expertise & Sectors

Dr. Martin Pagenkopf’s main areas of expertise include economic administration law, gambling law, constitutional law, state liability law, commercial law, construction law, and higher education law (especially the revocation of doctorates). He has also represented clients in numerous cases before the Administrative Court, Higher Administrative Court, Federal Administrative Court, and Federal Constitutional Court.
Administrative LawGambling LawConstitutional LawState Liability LawSubsidy LawCivil Service Lawhigher education law