Dr. Carsten Dethlefsen
Partner
Phone +49 40 35610-0 | dethlefsen[at]krohnlegal.de |
Carsten Dethlefsen is practicing in the areas of private construction and architect law as well as employment and labour law. Following several years at a large law firm in Frankfurt and as head of property management of a stock company, he has been advising investors, companies and architects as a partner of our law firm since 2003.
Carsten Dethlefsen is a specialised lawyer (Fachanwalt) for construction and architect law as well as for employment and labour law.
The main areas in his construction law practice are the drafting and the negotiation of complex construction contracts, the warranty and supplement management, the enforcement and defence of fee claims as well as advice in connection with construction projects. Formative for his practice is also the procedural protection and enforcement of claims as well as the defence against such claims before regular courts and courts of arbitration. From the beginning of his practice Carsten Dethlefsen has managed multiple court proceedings concerning construction law at the interface with technical and business matters as well as independent proceedings for the taking of evidence in these matters.
In the area of employment and labour law Carsten Dethlefsen advises and represents employers especially with regard to the termination of employment contracts.
He lectures and conducts trainings concerning construction law topics.
In the ranking of renowned German lawyers that is determined by the US publisher Best Lawyers exclusively for the German business newspaper Handelsblatt Carsten Dethlefsen is regarded as one of "Germany's Best Lawyers 2024" in the area of "Construction Law".
Education
- Universität Hamburg
- Referendariat beim OLG Schleswig
- Promotion an der Universität Kiel