Profile Overview
Christoph Just is specialised in litigation and public commercial law with a particular focus on Energy, public procurement and environmental law. He advises internationally operating commercial enterprises, the Federal Republic of Germany, municipalities, energy supply companies and manufacturing companies, especially in the automotive, chemicals and construction materials industries. Christoph represents his clients before courts of all instances and is active both as party representative and arbitrator in arbitral proceedings. Christoph Just holds lectures and seminars on legal matters related to energy and public procurement. He regularly publishes contributions on current matters related to his area of practice.
The JUVE Directory for Corporate Law Firms 2014/15 lists Christoph Just as “frequently recommended lawyer for Public Law and Litigation”, Chambers & Partners mentions him as “notable practitioner” for Litigation (2010/11). “Best Lawyers” for “Handelsblatt-Online” names Christoph Just one out of 20 leading lawyers for Energy Law (2009, 2013, 2016) as well as for Litigation (2011). Legal 500 calls him an “excellent recommendation for Procurement Law” (2014).
Christopher Just, born 1968, studied law in Saarbrücken and Exeter (England). His legal clerkship was spent in a major German commercial law firm, in Hong Kong as well as at the Saarland Cartel Office and the Saarland Administrative Court. Parallel to this, Christoph worked for the Chair of public law, public international law and European law at the Europa Institute of Saarland University. There he completed his post-graduate studies in European Law in 1995. Since 2002 Christoph Just is a specialist tax lawyer, since 2003 a specialist in administrative law. Since 2006 he holds the title LL.M. Christoph Just began practicing law in 1996 at a major German commercial law firm before co-founding SCHULTE RIESENKAMPFF. as partner.