Justus Kraner M.A.

Rechtsanwalt (Lawyer) and Local Partner

Master of Arts (History)

Justus Kraner has been working as a lawyer in our Cologne office since 2017 and has been a local partner since 2023. He advises clients primarily on German and international construction and plant engineering, as well as on industrial and infrastructure projects, both onshore and offshore. He supports projects in all phases, from the drafting and negotiation of project contracts (engineering, EPC, EPCI, supply, O&M, T&I, etc.), including internationally accepted contract templates (FIDIC, BIMCO, IMCA, etc.), to legal project and claims management vis-à-vis contractual partners, insurers (CAR, EAR, TPI, etc.) and other project participants and third parties, to legal enforcement in court and arbitration proceedings if necessary. Another area of particular expertise is IT law relating to plant construction (including Data Act, Escrow, Cybersecurity).

Languages

  • German
  • English

Practices

Publications

  • The EU Data Act from the industry service provider perspective. Big bang or damp squib?, RInPrax 2025, p. 320
  • Praxis der Vertragsgestaltung: Performance-Garantien (Contract drafting practice: performance guarantees), RInPrax 2024, p. 11-17
  • Grundlagen und Probleme von „Knock-for-Knock”-Klauseln in Offshore-Verträgen (Basics and problems of “knock-for-knock” clauses in offshore contracts), NZBau 2024, p. 448 et seq.