Hanna Sophie Kurtz advises German and international clients on international trade and public procurement law. She represents them in legal proceedings before the German and European courts as well as before the procurement review bodies.
Hanna is admitted to the Bar in Germany (Rechtsanwältin). She is a volunteer for the youth legal advisory service of the Berlin Bar Association.
Languages: German, English
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Hanna studied law at the University of Münster (Westphalia), where she also completed a specialized foreign language course for lawyers in English. During her studies, she worked in a law firm in the field of intellectual property law.
Hanna completed her legal clerkship at the Regional Court of Münster with stations at the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community, a large German law firm in the field of public commercial law and at Siemens Mobility, among others.
Publications
Reformbedarf des Vergaberechts im Bereich ESG, NZBau 4/2025, p. 216 (with Florian Wolf)
Keine Berufung auf Alleinstellungsmerkmale bei Verantwortlichkeit des Auftraggebers, Kommentierung EuGH, Urt. v. 09.01.2025 – C‑578/23 – Česká republika – Generální finanční ředitelství, DVNW (Deutsches Vergabenetzwerk) Vergabeblog.de, No. 69790, 17 February 2025 (with Ramona Ader) (Recipient of the DVNW Award for the most read contribution to the "Vergabeblog" of the past year by Deutsches Vergaberechtsnetzwerk)
Eine „wesentliche“ Änderung setzt keine schriftliche Vereinbarung voraus, Anmerkung zu EuGH, Urteil vom 07.12.2023 – C-441/22 sowie C-443/22, jurisPR-VergR 5/2024 (with Pascal Friton)
Presentations
“Starting the journey of localization in the EU”, LEGAL TALK: Localizing in Ukraine – Deep Dive Defense, Women in Defense Tech, Berlin, 26 November 2025
"Bei der Fortentwicklung des Vergaberechts erscheint mir unerlässlich, dass der Gesetzgeber einen vergaberechtlichen Schadensbegriff vorgibt, der als lex specialis den zivilrechtlichen Regelungen der §§ 249 ff. BGB vorgeht", thesis presentation, 23. Forum Vergabe Gespräch, Fulda, 19 September 2025
Fireside-chat about the topic "Legal and regulatory framework relevant for defense and dual-use innovators", Woman in Defense Tech, Berlin, 27 May 2025
Lecture on International Trade for NATO Diana, 23 May 2025
Der "rechtliche Rahmen" der Einsatzbereitschaft, Poster Session, 26. DWT Marineworkshop, Linstow, 24 September 2024 (with Roland Stein)