Dr. Verena Schepers
Partner and Lawyer
Dr Verena Schepers has many years of expertise in redevelopment and new construction projects, property development projects and property-related disputes. Clients also value her in-depth experience in legal conflicts under tenancy law and building contracts. A particular focus of her advisory work is the refurbishment and modernisation of existing buildings, including the associated strategic advice, e.g. in rented residential property. Like all professionals at Samp Schilling & Partner, Verena has long-standing experience in advising international clients and cross-border projects.
Her clients include property developers, investors, landlords, portfolio holders and family offices.
Verena has worked in well-known business law firms in Berlin. She publishes regularly in her areas of specialisation and regularly comments for the renowned publishing house C.H.Beck in the Beck-Online Großkommentar zum Zivilrecht. She is also a member of the specialist lawyers’ committee for tenancy and residential property law at the Berlin Bar Association.
Niklas Oehme
Senior Associate
Niklas Oehme has been supporting Samp Schilling & Partner since November 2024 in advising clients from the property and renewable energy sectors. A particular focus is on litigation and construction contracts. Niklas advises on all aspects of tenancy law, property law and construction law, including ancillary areas. Another focus is on the renewable energy and digitalisation sectors, where Niklas advises on all contractual matters on a project-related basis. He is also active in corporate law mandates and advises on joint ventures.
In the past, Niklas gained experience in a renowned business law firm in the areas of real estate and litigation as well as in a start-up as legal counsel.
OUR TEAM
EXPERTISE AND REFERENCES
Our expertise includes supporting complex transactions and project developments as well as providing ongoing advice on asset management.
- An investment consortium partners on the acquisition of an office real estate portfolio consisting of four properties in four cities with a total area of approx. 110,000 sqm. Advising on the subsequent development of the properties.
- denkmalneu and a consortium of investors on the purchase and comprehensive revitalization of the “Haus am Zwinger” in Dresden.
- BEOS AG i.a. on the sale of a logistics property leased to Hermes to a British fund.
- Joint venture between a German family office and a project developer on the purchase and development of the “The Post” site at Augustus-Platz in Leipzig (leasing to i.A. PWC, Fed Ex, Motel One, Edeka).
- German single family office on their day-to-day legal asset management, i.a. on the redevelopment of an office and logistics building (80.000 sqm floor space) in Berlin, deal experience with players such as Deutsche Post, AOK, BiMA, Edeka, BIM.
- Bright Industrial i.a. with the acquisition of a German leasehold with 29.000m² large commercial area in Hamburg with partial sale & leaseback and exercise of the purchase option on the property.
- Hamburger Pensionsverwaltung eG on the acquisition of a logistics property in Bremen and the conclusion of a long-term lease agreement.
- Minerva on the acquisition of a building plot in Berlin and the subsequent forward deal for an office property with approx. 30,000 sqm gross floor space.
- Institutional investor in the acquisition and sale of several retail parks for a special fund.
- Institutional investor on the sale of a Berlin residential portfolio to a Swedish investor group.
- Advising on the conclusion of large commercial lease agreements across all industries including office, retail and logistic (on landlord as well as on tenant side).
- Litigation in connection with large commercial lease agreements across all industries (on landlord as well as on tenant side).
- English fund in the acquisition of two industrial parks in Berlin and Brandenburg.
- Project developer on the purchase of an office property and the subsequent development into a residential property.
- Project developer and consortium partner on the acquisition of an office property portfolio in German A and B cities that has been leased long-term to a German Dax group.
- Institutional investor i.a. on the conclusion of a joint venture to acquire and redesignate an industrial property in Berlin.
- Family foundation, i.a. on the acquisition of an office property portfolio worth over EUR 100 Mio.
- Advising an investment fund on the acquisition of a commercial high street property in a major German city for re-development
- Advising INBRIGHT on the forward sale of a logistics property
- Project developer on the negotiations of the option and license agreement in the context of a tender of the BVVG
- Project developer on the comprehensive structuring, project development and general contractor agreement for wind farm projects in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Brandenburg.
- Project developers on concluding usage agreements for their wind energy projects.
- Joint venture between a German family office and a project developer on the acquisition of a large inner-city development site with office, hotel and residential use, including a student residence.
- Institutional investor i.a. on the conclusion of a joint venture to acquire and redesignate an industrial property in Berlin.
- EVU for a 10 MW battery storage project
- European Investor in the acquisition of 9 batterie storage projects with a total capacity of ca. 120 MW.
- International utility in the acquisition of various wind and solar farm projects as well as joint ventures in the field of renewable energies.
- Public utility company in connection with a BVVG lease agreement
- Joint venture to develop a pipeline of various PV projects with a total volume of 100 MW
- Project developer selling a 14 MW wind farm