Konstantin Kuhle serves as Special Counsel at BLOMSTEIN, where he focuses on international trade law, defence and security procurement law, and ESG matters. His work places particular emphasis on national security, including the regulation of critical infrastructure, resilience requirements, security vetting and product‑related safety standards.
He advises German, European and international clients on complex regulatory issues arising at the intersection of security, foreign trade and technology. He also works closely with the firm’s LatAm Desk to further strengthen BLOMSTEIN’s engagement in Latin America.
Konstantin Kuhle is a lecturer at the University of Göttingen and a member of the Judicial Examination Authority of the Federal State of Lower Saxony. He is also a board member of the German Association for Parliamentary Issues (DVParl) and a member of the Assembly of Curators of the Institute for European Politics (IEP).
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Konstantin Kuhle studied law at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg and at the Institut d’études politiques (Sciences Po) in Paris. He completed his legal traineeship (Referendariat) at the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court in Hamburg, with placements at the Federal Constitutional Court and the Federal Foreign Office. Alongside his traineeship, he worked in the antitrust and public procurement law practice of an international law firm.
Before joining BLOMSTEIN, he practised as a lawyer at an independent business law firm and served as a Member of the German Bundestag. In Parliament, he worked, among other roles, as a member of the Parliamentary Control Panel overseeing the intelligence services, and as a member of both the Committee on Internal Affairs and the Committee on European Union Affairs.
During his term in Parliament, Konstantin contributed to numerous legislative processes in the field of national security, including intelligence and public security law, cybersecurity, and the protection of critical infrastructure in the context of hybrid threats.