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Roland M Stein

Roland M Stein

Germany 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

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Germany

Practice Areas

International trade law and national security expert

Fachanwalt für Vergaberecht (specialist lawyer for public procurement law)

ESG

Head of BLOMSTEIN's Brazil Desk

Many years of experience in advising national and international clients on all matters relating to international trade law:

Foreign investment control proceedings,

Export control and sanctions procedures and investigations (in particular with regard to the export of software, technology and know-how as well as sensitive products),

Customs law, excise taxes (primarily energy, electricity, alcohol tax), and

WTO, EU law (particularly anti-dumping, safeguard measures)

Advice to bidders and contracting authorities on all aspects of public procurement law, including litigation, advisory matters, and public procurement compliance (exclusions, debarments, self-cleaning)

World Bank, EBRD, EIB, ADB debarment matters

World Bank admitted monitor

Sector experience: IT and technology, energy, general industry, infrastructure, defence and security

Career

BLOMSTEIN founding partner (2016)

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Berlin, London (2006-2016)

Professional Memberships

Admitted to the Bar in Germany (Rechtsanwalt)

One of the Directors of the CELIS Institute

Co-leader of the defence and security division of forum vergabe (Gesprächskreis Verteidigungs- und Sicherheitsvergaben)

Co-chair of the IBA subcommittee on debarments and exclusions

Publications

Publishes in international and national law journals on international trade and public procurement law

Co-editor of “Recht der Investitionskontrolle” (commentary on investment control law)

Co-author of the Commentary on the German Foreign Trade and Payments Act (AWG) in Dorsch

Co-author of the contribution to the German investment protection law, Lexology Panoramic (formerly GTDT): Foreign Investment Review, since 2019

Co-author of the chapter on the European Union sanctions regime, Lexology Panoramic (formerly GTDT): Sanctions, since 2021

Co-editor of “Beck’scher Online-Kommentar Vergaberecht”, Co-editor of “Contracting und Recht”

Frequent speaker at conferences and seminars in the EU and US

Personal

Half German, half Brazilian, grew up in São Paulo

Universities of Heidelberg and Leeds

LL.M. Eur., PhD degree (Dr. iur.), University of Frankfurt

Chambers Review

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Chambers Germany

International Trade/WTO - Germany

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Roland Stein advises his clients across a broad range of international trade law topics, spanning customs law, export controls and sanctions law, as well as EU and WTO law. In addition he is widely regarded as a leading individual in the foreign direct investment control field in Germany.

Indviduelles Editorial

Roland Stein berät seine Mandanten umfassend zu einem breiten Spektrum internationaler Handelsrechtsthemen, darunter Zollrecht, Exportkontroll- und Sanktionsrecht sowie EU- und WTO-Recht. Darüber hinaus gilt er in Deutschland als eine führende Persönlichkeit im Bereich der Kontrolle ausländischer Direktinvestitionen.

Public Law: Public Procurement/PPP - Germany

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Roland Stein's expertise lies in large defence sector procurements, including review proceedings, with further strength in the energy sector.

Indviduelles Editorial

Roland Steins Expertise liegt bei großen Beschaffungen im Verteidigungssektor, einschließlich Nachprüfungsverfahren, mit einer weiteren Stärke im Energiesektor.

Strengths

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  • Roland Stein is a top guy who is really regarded as a leader on FDI in Germany - he's a thought leader in that field.

    International Trade/WTOChambers Germany
  • Roland Stein is really an authority on FDI.

    International Trade/WTOChambers Germany
  • Roland Stein is a thought leader in German and EU law who understands where the market is going, which helps us have confidence in his advice.

    International Trade/WTOChambers Germany
  • Roland Stein always gets back to us right away and gives us very understandable advice we can use immediately.

    International Trade/WTOChambers Germany
  • Roland Stein meldet sich immer umgehend zurück und gibt uns sehr verständliche Ratschläge, die wir sofort umsetzen können.
    International Trade/WTOChambers Germany
  • Roland Stein ist wirklich eine Autorität auf dem Gebiet der ausländischen Direktinvestitionen.
    International Trade/WTOChambers Germany

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