Henning Aufderhaar
Counsel, Real Estate
Henning Aufderhaar is counsel in the Real Estate Department of the Frankfurt office. He focuses on the representation of investors and developers regarding real estate transactions (single assets, portfolios, asset and share deals, unit deals) including forward deals, sale-and-leaseback transactions and joint venture structures. His practice further focuses on commercial lease agreements, commercial project developments and asset and property management agreements. Prior to joining Willkie in 2022, Henning was counsel at King & Spalding and Clifford Chance.
Henning has constantly been recommended as a lawyer for Real Estate in JUVE Handbook 2017-2022 and in Legal 500 Germany 2017-2019 and was listed as a “Name of the next generation in Real Estate” in Legal 500 Germany 2017 and 2018.
Henning is fluent in German and English.
Experience
Prior to joining Willkie in 2022, Henning was counsel at King & Spalding and Clifford Chance. He started his career as an associate at Morgan Lewis & Bockius. In 2011/2012, he was seconded for 10 months to Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investment GmbH.
- JUVE Handbook 2021/2022: Recommended lawyer for Real Estate (“outstanding work, very fast, top grade”)
- JUVE Handbook 2020/2021: Recommended lawyer for Real Estate (“one of the best lawyers for asset deals, very good advice, skilled negotiator, very competent”)
- JUVE Handbook 2019/2020: Recommended lawyer for Real Estate
- Legal 500 Germany 2019: Recommended lawyer for Real Estate
- JUVE Handbook 2018/2019: Recommended lawyer for Real Estate
- Legal 500 Germany 2018: Recommended lawyer for Real Estate and listed as “Name of the next generation in Real Estate”
- JUVE Handbook 2017/2018: Recommended lawyer for Real Estate (“very professional, very meticulous and a very good lawyer”)
- Legal 500 Germany 2017: Recommended lawyer for Real Estate and listed as “Name of the next generation in Real Estate”
- "Optimale Gestaltung von Forward-Deals", Fondsrechtkonferenz 2021, Frankfurt (speaker)
- "Die Mietpreisbremse kommt – aber was bringt sie?", immobilienmanager 4/2015, 58 – 59
- Anmerkung zu BGH, Urteil v. 10.09.2014 – XII ZR 56/11, ZfIR 2014, 861 – 863
- "Die Mietpreisbremse – Eine kritische Analyse des Referentenentwurfs des Bundesministeriums der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz vom 18.3.2014", ZfIR 2014, 541 – 551
- "Die Mietpreisbremse als Schrotschuss-Regel", FAZ of 20 June 2014
- "Investitionsanreiz für Vermieter", FAZ of 26 April 2013
- "Das Mietrechtsänderungsgesetz 2013 – erste Kommentierung aus der Praxis zum Inkrafttreten", ZfIR 2013, 173 – 192
- "Kritische Würdigung des aktuellen Referentenentwurfs zum Mietrechtsänderungsgesetz", ZfIR 2011, 553 – 567
- "Geplante Mietrechtsreform hilft im Klimaschutz nicht weiter", FAZ of 6 May 2011
- "Erste Anmerkungen zum Entwurf des Bundesjustizministeriums über ein Gesetz zur Änderung des Mietrechts", ZfIR 2011, 169 – 182
- "Ausgewählte Probleme der Wahrung des Schriftformerfordernisses bei gewerblichen Mietverträgen im Lichte der Rechtsprechung des Bundesgerichtshofs: Zugleich eine Besprechung zu BGH, Urt. v. 4.11.2009 – XII ZR 86/07 und BGH, Urt. v. 29.4.2009 – XII ZR 142/07", ZfIR 2010, 117 – 129
- "Das Mietrecht im Koalitionsvertrag von CDU/CSU und FDP", NZM 2009, 841 – 842
- "Praxisrelevante Probleme beim Umgang mit Preisklauseln im Gewerberaummietrecht", NZM 2009, 564 – 578
- "Gesetzliche Neuregelung zur Modernisierung des Grundbuchverfahrens", ZfIR 2009, 681 – 689
- "Reform des Rechts der Preisklauseln in der immobilienrechtlichen Praxis", ZfIR 2008, 121 – 129
Henning has advised on the following selected matters:*
- Hannover Leasing regarding the acquisition of a property in Wiesbaden (forward deal) and the disposal of a property in Berlin
- Wertgrund Immobilien AG regarding the acquisition of a residential building complex in Munich (forward deal)
- Hannover Leasing regarding the acquisition of the office building “Weitblick 1.7” in Augsburg (forward deal)
- RAM Invest regarding the acquisition of 2 retail properties
- AEW regarding the sale of an office portfolio (unit deal)
- Hannover Leasing regarding the acquisition of the mixed-use building “Clouth 104” in Cologne (forward deal)
- Tishman Speyer regarding acquisition of “Bürohaus an der Alten Oper” (high-rise building in Frankfurt)
- BEOS regarding disposal of a real estate portfolio (unit deal)
- PGIM on acquisition of two large residential properties as well as on joint venture and asset management agreements
- Forte Capital / Proprium regarding acquisition of a residential portfolio
- AEW regarding acquisition of an office building in Munich
- Hannover Leasing regarding the sale of “Colosseo”, Frankfurt
- Tishman Speyer regarding acquisition of an office building in Berlin
- J.P. Morgan regarding asset management of OpernTurm, Frankfurt
- Allianz Real Estate Germany GmbH regarding asset management agreements for properties in Germany, Finland, Sweden and Slovakia
- Archon Group (Goldman Sachs) regarding the sale of Adlerwerke in Frankfurt and regarding leasing of various properties in Germany
*Henning advised on these matters prior to joining Willkie.
Credentials
Education
University of Stellenbosch (South Africa), LL.M., 2006 Higher Regional Court of Bamberg, Second State Exam, 2004 Julius-Maximilians University Würzburg, First State Exam, 2002