On October 9 and 10, 2025, the annual conference on public procurement law “VergabeFORUM 2025” of FORUM Institut für Management GmbH will take place in Heidelberg. At the annual conference on public procurement law, practical questions, current developments in public procurement law and important decisions on the correct and practical handling of public procurement regulations will be presented and discussed.

High-caliber speakers from academia, administration, legal advice and politics will discuss the relevant topics currently affecting public procurement law. On 10.10.2025, Henrik Trockel from WR Legal will give a practical presentation on the flexibilization of procurement procedures in emergencies and classify the requirements for emergency awards from a practical perspective.

Further information can be found here:

⁣Fachtagung VergabeFORUM 2025 – FORUM Institut

On 02.09.2025, the webinar “Legally compliant use of EU funding – award procedures and avoiding clawbacks” of the public law training campaign will take place. Henrik Trockel from WR Legal will introduce participants to the basics of grant and grant award law. Participants will receive practical advice on how to structure award procedures in order to legally secure the funding from the outset. In addition, procedures and solutions based on current case law will be discussed in the event of any funding reclaims.

Further information can be found here:

Agenda_Rechtssichere_Verwendung_von_EU-Fordermittel_Sept25.pdf

Location: Munich
Further information: Meet WR Legal lawyers Gwendolin Gottschick and Christian Leuchter at Seamless in Munich. The payments and fintech landscape has changed dramatically in recent years. Seamless brings together the brightest and most innovative minds driving change in the region. At this event, you can find out about new fintech products, meet the region’s leading banks and learn about the latest payment solutions.

Lecturer: Henrik Trockel
Location: Online
Further information: In the course of the 2016 reform of public procurement law, a new regulation was incorporated into German public procurement law in the form of Section 132 of the Act against Restraints of Competition. This makes it possible, under certain conditions, to amend public contracts during the contract period. Section 132 GWB is the central norm for contract adjustments and thus allows for more flexible contract design.
Link: ᠎ Procurement law options during the contract period | evergabe.de

Lecturer: Christian Leuchter & Henrik Trockel
Location: Online
Further information:
Digitalisation is advancing in all areas, including payment transactions. Public authorities in particular are now facing the challenge of creating appropriate digital payment services in and for their cities, municipalities and districts. The speakers will look with you at the legal basis and contractual design options.

Lecturer: Henrik Trockel
Location: Online
Further information: On 25.09.2024, the webinar ‘How to apply public procurement law correctly for public contractors’ will be held by the German Federal Association for Dry Construction and Finishing Trades. Henrik Trockel from WR Legal will give a practical overview of the procurement rules relevant for bidders.

Coffee with seminar ‘Public Procurement Law -> Public Contracts’ 25.09.2024 – BIG Trockenbau und Ausbau (big-trockenbau.de)

Lecturer: Dr. Jens Biemann, Gwendolin Gottschick, LL.M., Christian Leuchter, Christine Meßmer and Henrick Trockel
Location: Düsseldorf (RheinRiff)
Further information: The Behörden Spiegel is organising the Gov Innovation Pitch Day in Düsseldorf on 24 October 2024. The aim of the event is to bring start-ups and representatives from the public and industrial sectors closer together. It will also discuss how the public sector can open up its procurement procedures to start-ups. Benjamin Bauer, managing director of Behörden Spiegel, will welcome the participants. The Lord Mayor of the state capital Düsseldorf, Dr Stephan Keller, will also be giving a talk, along with Dr Jens Biemann, Gwendolin Gottschick, LL.M., Christian Leuchter, Christine Meßmer and Henrick Trockel from WR Legal.

Register at: https://www.fuehrungskraefte-forum.de/detail.jsp?v_id=12041

Lecturer: Reinhard Böhle
Location: Hybrid Berlin/Digital
Further Information: Reinhard Böhle, LL.M., specialist lawyer for public procurement law and partner at WR Legal, will once again hold a training course on “The awarding of architectural and engineering services from a legal perspective” for the Kommunales Bildungswerk e. V. on 12.12. and 13.12.2024.The event will take place as a hybrid event (on site in Berlin and online) and is aimed at employees of building authorities, audit offices as well as project managers who need precise knowledge of the regulations applicable to the awarding of professional services above the EU thresholds in order to fulfill their tasks.

Register at:

https://www.kbw.de/seminar/gwb-vgv-architekten-und-ingenieurleistungen-freiberufliche-leistungen_BAD020

Location: Beehive, Mainzer Landstr. 33a, 60329 Frankfurt am Main
Further information: Beehive’s popular startup event is entering its eleventh round and is in Frankfurt for the second time.
5 startups have 5 minutes to pitch a jury of experts on cloud nine.
As a member of the expert jury, Christian Leuchter is looking forward to innovative ideas and creative solutions.
Join Christian Leuchter and Gwendolin Gottschick from the Banking and Capital Markets Team and let yourself be carried away by the inventive spiri