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)
Contact
Cologne
m.pagenkopf@cbh.de
+49 221 95 190-89
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
Awards
Awards and mentions in various manuals are confirmation of the excellent work done by our teams!
JUVE Ranking 2025/2026
Practice Area „Public Procurement Law“
Chambers Germany 2026
Practice Area „Public Law: Public Procurement/PPP“
The Legal 500 Deutschland 2026
Practice Area „Public Procurement Law“
WiWo 2025 | TOP-Kanzlei
Practice Area „Public Procurement Law“
Best Law Firm | Handelsblatt 2025
Practice Area „Public Law“
Corporate INTL 2025
„Public Procurement“
Best Law Firm | Handelsblatt 2025
Practice Area "Public Law"
FOCUS 2026 | TOP Law Firm
Practice Area "Public Procurement and State Aid Law"
JUVE Ranking 2025/2026
JUVE Ranking 2025/2026 Practice Area “Administrative and Constitutional Law”
