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Contract & Commercial Law - Procurement Law - Public Law
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Christopher Theis is Partner at ADVANT Beiten's Frankfurt office and member of the Public Sector practice group. His area of expertise comprises procurement law, EU state aid law and public commercial law. Mr Theis focuses on assisting public authorities with the preparation and realisation of EU-wide and German award procedures. He further assists companies extensively with their participation in public tenders. Here Mr Theis strongly supports his clients when it comes to the preparation and negotiation of contracts, and represents them in review procedures before award chambers and higher regional courts. He has great experience with complex procurement projects in the sectors IT, traffic, defence and security. In EU state aid law Mr Theis advises his clients particularly on questions of compliance issues, notification procedures and the nature of entrustment acts. His area of activity further includes subsidy law and business administration law.
Christopher Theis studied law at the University of Mainz and was admitted to the German Bar at the beginning of 2012. From 2011 until he joined ADVANT Beiten in 2015 he worked at a large international law firm in Frankfurt am Main. Mr Theis was appointed Partner in 2018.
In 2019 he was qualified and admitted as procurement law specialist.
Since 2020, Christopher Theis has held the “Quality Through Continuing Education” certificate from the German Federal Bar Association, as well as the official continuing education seal from the Frankfurt am Main Bar Association. The seal confirms his proven record of regular continuing education in the areas of substantive law, procedural law, business management, human resources management, and negotiation skills, as well as professional law, professional ethics, and liability issues.
Christopher Theis is "TOP Lawyer" for Procurement.
Publications
Comments:
Comment on Section 10 German Defence and Security Procurement Regulation (VSVgV), BeckOK Vergaberecht, Gabriel/Mertens/Stein/Wolf (ed.), since 8th edition 2018, currently 40th edition, as of 15.05.2026
Comment on Section 11 German Defence and Security Procurement Regulation (VSVgV), BeckOK Vergaberecht, Gabriel/Mertens/Stein/Wolf (ed.), since 8th edition 2018, currently 40th edition, as of 15.05.2026
Comment on Section 22 The Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains (LkSG), C.H. Beck, Depping/Walden, 1st edition 2022
Essays:
Public Procurement Chamber overturns direct award
Christopher Theis
in: Staatsanzeiger, May 9, 2025, p. 15
Procurement law infringement of excessive suitability criteria?
Christopher Theis
in: NZBau, March 2022, p. 143 et seq.
When and for how long is an urgency award permitted?
Christopher Theis
in: Staatsanzeiger.de, 22 June 2021
Making 2 into 1: When do contract values have to be added?
Christopher Theis
in: Staatsanzeiger.de, 7 April 2021
Equivalent technical specifications must be approved
Christopher Theis
in: Staatsanzeiger.de, 21 February 2021
Corona pandemic may constitute grounds for repeal
Christopher Theis
in: Supply Magazine, April 2020, p. 46 et seq.
No Forbidden Subsidy for Municipal Financing of a Nursing Home for the Elderly
Christopher Theis
in: NZBau, February 2019, p. 96 et seq.
Informing Unsuccessful Tenderers Beforehand, and Standstill Period Before Awarding of Contract
Christopher Theis and Dr Tanja Johannsen
in: Supply Magazin, December 2018, p. 38
Lectures/Online Seminars:
Procurement Law up to Date, Online Seminar ADVANT Beiten
15 February 2024;
Procurement Law up to Date, Online Seminar ADVANT Beiten
18 November 2022;
Procurement Law up to Date, Online Seminar ADVANT Beiten
19 November 2021;
Procurement Law up to Date, Online Seminar
21 May 2021;
Procurement Law up to Date, Online Seminar
8 December 2020;
Procurement Law up to Date, Online Seminar
15 May 2020;
Lecture on "EU State Aid Law and References to Procurement Law" at the Regionalgruppentreffen Südwest of forum vergabe e.V., 14 March 2019
