• Since 2010 lawyer in leading national commercial law firms, active in real estate law, since 2017 as partner
• Specialist lawyer for construction and architectural law
• Specialist lawyer for tenancy and residential property law
• Doctoral Degree in International Tenancy Laws (Dr iur.)
• DEUG en Droit (French)
• Legal clerkship in the Berlin Court of Appeal district
• Study of law

• Advising a project developer on the conclusion of construction contracts for a building project with around 100 flats and 100 parking spaces as well as on the sale in a forward deal to an institutional investor *.
• Support and litigation for a nationwide project developer in disputes over defects with an ensemble of 5 condominium owners’ associations after completion of the construction project, including litigation *
• Conclusion of a main commercial lease agreement as part of a project development for an institutional end user for its new headquarters in Berlin *
• Conclusion of neighbourhood agreements for nationwide project developers prior to the demolition of several vacant existing properties in the city centre of Berlin, together with advice on new construction (asset office complex), including advice on civil engineering and structural engineering issues during construction*
• Advising an investor on the reorganisation of land and sale of partially developed areas by way of an asset deal *
• Advising a family office on the refurbishment of an existing property in use and partially occupied, including the associated litigation activities on residential tenancy law disputes, advice on property issues and neighbouring issues under public law*
• Strategic advice to a property developer on its demolition and new construction activities to avoid litigation*
• Support for a portfolio holder in the reorganisation and reassignment of land charges*

(* Verena handled these mandates in her previous law firm).

• Co-author of the handbook “Immobilienwirtschaftsrecht”, chapter “Wohnraummiete” and “Abwicklung des Mietverhältnisses”, C.H. Beck Verlag 2022
• since 2014 ongoing: Commentator in Beck-Online.GROSSKOMMENTAR zum Zivilrecht, ed. Gsell/ Krüger/ Lorenz/ Mayer, section on tenancy law, commentary §§ 554a – 555f BGB, C.H. Beck Verlag (online)
• “The dilemmas of acceptance”, in: Exklusiv Immobilien in Berlin 04/2020, p. 62-63
• “Mietendeckel makes modernisation in Berlin’s milieu protection areas possible again”, in: Das Grundeigentum 14/2020, p. 914-915
• Author in Beck-Online.GROSSKOMMENTAR, BGB, section on tenancy law, commentary on §§ 554a – 555f BGB, p. 1004 – 1107, C. H. Beck Verlag 2019
• “The Berlin model of cooperative building land development on insecure land”, in: Das Grundeigentum 5/2019, p. 299 – 300
• “Anyone who does not apply for enforcement protection must vacate”, in: IZ Immobilien Zeitung 32/2020
• “A settlement is only enforced if it is unambiguous”, in: IZ Immobilien Zeitung 22/2020
• “Protection of the architect against disproportionate utilisation (§§ 650r, 650s BGB-E)”, internal newsletter update on the reform of construction contract law, 2016
• “Wohnungsmodernisierung des Vermieters in Deutschland und Frankreich”, monograph/dissertation, Lexxion Verlag 2009
• “Landlord modernisation in the field of tension between climate and tenant protection: A stocktaking”, in: BTR (Der Bauträger) 2007, pp. 158-162
• “Private individuals may tow away parking offenders”, in: WirtschaftsWoche 3/2020
• Expert contributions to the panel discussion in the conference proceedings of Bucerius Law School Hamburg, publication series: Pünder/Prieß, in: “Brennpunkte des öffentlichen Personennahverkehrs vor dem Hintergrund der neuen EG-Personenverkehrsdienste-verordnung 1370/2007”, Carl Heymanns Verlag, 2010

• Member of the Specialist Lawyers’ Committee for Tenancy and Residential Property Law of the Berlin Bar Association (RAK Berlin)
• German Construction Court Conference e.V.
• German Tenancy Court Conference e.V.
• Working Group on Tenancy Law and Real Estate in the German Bar Association (DAV)