Germany
Practice Areas
Dr. Peter Braun is a Partner at Dentons and Co-Head of Public Procurement Europe. He advises national and international companies comprehensively on public procurement law and compliance matters.
Drawing on his experience from tender procedures with an aggregate volume exceeding EUR 25 billion, Dr. Braun develops practical and robust strategies to support companies in successfully participating in public procurement procedures. His expertise includes complex procurement procedures of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), OCCAR programmes, NATO procurements, as well as sophisticated cross-border procurement projects.
In addition, he advises public contracting authorities – including federal authorities and municipalities – on legally and strategically demanding procurement procedures, in particular in the IT and infrastructure sectors and with respect to partnership models. He regularly represents clients before German procurement review bodies.
He is the author of numerous specialist publications and a sought-after speaker at national and international conferences. He also has particular expertise in proceedings before the World Bank Sanctions Board and in compliance matters involving international financial institutions (including the EBRD, EIB and the EU), covering debarment prevention, self-cleaning measures and the structured disclosure of misconduct.
Career
Dentons – Partner, Co-Head Public Procurement Europe (since 2015), Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP – Partner (2008-15), Covington & Burling, New York – Foreign Associate (2007-08), Hölters & Elsing – Associate (2006-07), Fritze Paul Seelig – Associate (2004-05), Legal clerkship (2001-2003) with Linklaters, Wilmer Hale and the European Commission.
Professional Memberships
Speaker of the Board, Pro Bono Deutschland e.V.
Member, forum vergabe e.V.
Member, Procurement Law Academic Network
Publications
Peter has published widely in the area of government contracts and is a regular speaker on national and international conferences and training seminars on the subject.
Public Sector Procurement Audit, EIPA, 2020 (contributor)
Handbuch des Vergaberechts (Handbook of public procurement law), C.H. Beck oHG, 2024 (4th edition, contributor)
Articles (selection):
“Anspruch auf Aufhebung einer generellen Vergabesperre (Entitlement to Lift a General Procurement Block),” Neue Zeitschrift für Baurecht und Vergaberecht, 2021, p. 172
“Präqualifikation und Prüfungssysteme (Prequalification and Examination Systems),” Vergaberecht, 2010, p. 433
“Rechtsnatur und Anwendungsbereich von Indikativen Angeboten (Legal Nature and Scope of Indicative Bids),” Neue Zeitschrift für Baurecht und Vergaberecht, 2009
Co-author, "Private Banken als Öffentliche Auftraggeber (Private Banks as Public Contractors),” Neue Zeitschrift für Baurecht und Vergaberecht, 2009, p. 5
“Obligation to state reasons for the rejection of a tender," Public Procurement Law Review, 2009
Co-author, “Conflicts of Interest in Public Award Procedure—Deloitte Business Advisory NV v European Commission (T-195/05),” Public Procurement Law Review, 2008
“Procurement of PPP/PFI Projects in Universities,” in: Steinmetz, Gürtler (ed.), Public Private Partnership in Universities (Public Private Partnership im Hochschulbau), Weimar: Hochschul-Informationssystem (HIS), 2007
„Strict Compliance versus Commercial Reality: The Practical Application of E.C. Public Procurement Law to the U.K.'s Private Finance Initiative“, European Law Journal, 2003
„Whether it is compulsory to publish the relative weighting of award criteria“, Public Procurement Law Review, 2003
„The Use of Qualitative Award Criteria and the Difference between Award and Qualification Criteria“, Public Procurement Law Review, 2003
„Selection of Bidders and Contract Award Criteria: the Compatibility of Practice in PFI Procurement with European Law“, Public Procurement Law Review, 2001
„A Matter of Principle(s) - The Treatment of Contracts falling outside the scope of the European Public Procurement Directives“, Public Procurement Law Review, 2000
Personal
Attended Universities of Kiel, Wales (LL.M. Business Law) and Nottingham (PhD, Law). Researched on the practical application of public procurement law in PFI Projects in the UK.
Work Highlights
Defense company: Representation in OCCAR review procedure
Defense company: Supporting in NSPA procurement
Plancq: Advising the start-up Planqc GmbH on the award of a contract for the construction of the first digital quantum computer based on neutral atoms in Europe by the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
Witten/Herdecke University: Advising on an integrated procurement procedure for its new central university building, which sets a groundbreaking standard for sustainable and eco-friendly design.
Engineering consultant: Advising in connection with a complex World Bank investigation and debarment proceedings as well as the negotiation of a Negotiated Resolution Agreement.
Confidential clients: Defending before the World Bank Sanctions Board against allegations of corrupt practices in World Bank procurement, advising in connection with international financial institutions (EBRD, EIB, EU, et al.) to avoid debarment and cross-debarment and on a structured disclosure of past misconduct.
Roche Diagnostics: Advising in procurement award procedures, including litigation.
Federal Ministry: Complex cross-border PPE procurement project, including litigation.
