Volker Bock

Rechtsanwalt (Lawyer), Partner

Real Estate Investments
Energy & Infrastructure
Environmental Social and Governance
volker.bock@noerr.com
+49 351 8166067
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Volker Bock

Volker Bock has been advising on complex projects in national and international plant, mechanical and industrial engineering for many years. His special focus is on projects in the areas of sustainability and future technologies, from wind and solar projects to hydrogen plants and semiconductor or battery fabs or data centres. He provides comprehensive advice on contract drafting and negotiation for construction and project contracts of all kinds, in close cooperation with our experts in the fields of real estate, permitting, regulation, financing and IP. Volker also has many years of experience in dispute resolution, whether out of court, before state courts or arbitration tribunals.

Projects

  • Atmira group on the project development for one of the largest logistics centers in Europe
  • Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection comprhensively with regard to the construction of the Wilhelmshaven II LNG terminal
  • ESMC: Advising on the setting up of the new Dresden semiconductor fab, being one of the major ongoing investments in Germany
  • Globalfoundries: Advising on various semiconductor projects and complex lease and operate power plant project including real estate, permits, finance
  • HH2E: On the planning, construction and operation of a hydrogen plant; with an in-vestment volume of up to EUR 1 bn
  • City of Munich: infrastructure project U9
  • Northvolt: drafting and negotiation of various engineering, construction and framework agreements for battery gigafactory
  • Sachsenenergie: Advising on various infrastructure projects including e-mobility and water supply
  • Sunfire: Advising, inter alia, on supply contracts for electrolysis plants in large-scale inter-national hydrogen projects
  • STRABAG: on acquisition of WTE Wassertechnik
  • Swisspower: Advising on various wind and PV projects including cooperation and project development agreements, EPC, equipment purchase, O&M
  • Advise on project developments for various major industrial properties within and outside Germany (including, inter alia, Bulgaria, China, India, Qatar, Malaysia, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Czech Republic). He is working for employers as well as for contractors and banks in various fields of commerce. A particular focus in his work are energy and semiconductor industry. 

Distinctions

  • Continously recommended lawyer for construction, plant construction and project development in publications like Juve and The Legal 500
  • Leading consultant personality for the energy transition - leading head in project development ('Cool-headed and focussed. Great for difficult discussion partners') - JUVE 01/2024
  • “Outstanding mediation skills. Best support in difficult negotiations. Calm and effective” (JUVE 2026)
  • ”His pragmatic approach to complex problems always leads to efficient and sustainable solutions”, Client in The Legal 500 Germany, 2025
  • 'Volker Bock: Efficiency machine, problem solver, calm pole who always keeps a clear head in difficult situations.' (Client in The Legal 500 Germany 2023)
  • 'Very dedicated, good negotiator.', 'Cooperation with Volker Bock is very trustful with top results within shortest time.', 'customer-oriented and working according to economic aspects; moderating the disputing parties, solution-oriented and thus achieves speedy effective out-of-court solutions.' (Clients in The Legal 500 Deutschland 2022)

Career

Legal studies at the University of Bayreuth and TU Dresden
With Noerr since 2005
Admitted to the Sachsen Chamber of Lawyers

Publications

  • Spielraum des Anlagenbauers bei fehlender Beschaffenheitsvereinbarung | OLG Dresden v. 09.07.2015 - 9 U 1777/08, in: jurisPR-PrivBauR 12/2015 Anm. 2
  • Sicherheit nach § 648a BGB trotz Angebot einer Vorauszahlung | OLG Köln v. 23.04.2015 - I-3 U 124/14, in: jurisPR-PrivBauR 10/2015 Anm. 4
  • Doch kein Ende des Erfüllungsgehilfen bei der Anlagenlieferung? | OLG Hamburg v. 23.01.2013 - 13 U 198/10, in: jurisPR-PrivBauR 5/2015 Anm. 3 
  • Risiken aus Projektverträgen – Grundstücke, Planung, Bau in: Herbes/Friege (Hrsg.), Hand-buch Finanzierung von Erneuerbare-Energie-Projekten, 2015
  • Rücktritt vom Kraftwerksbauvertrag: Anlagenbauer haftet für Mängel auch im "technischen Neuland" | OLG Koblenz v. 30.01.2013 - 5 U 324/12, in: jurisPR-PrivBauR 2/2014 Anm. 3 
  • Drohender Verlust von Mängelansprüchen im Anlagenbau: § 377 HGB, in: jurisPR-PrivBauR, 8/2013
  • Abtretung von Schlussrechnungsforderungen – Fallstricke für den Zessionar, in: jurisPR-PrivBauR, 4/2013
  • Fünf Jahre Mängelhaftung beim Kauf einer Freilandphotovoltaikanlage, in: jurisPR-PrivBauR, 11/2012
  • Trotz unklarer Leistungsbeschreibung: In der Regel kein Dissens gemäß § 155 BGB!, in: jurisPR-PrivBauR, 10/2012 
  • Zusatzvergütung für ursprünglich geschuldete Werkleistung?, in: jurisPR-PrivBauR, 7/2012
  • Auslösung von Bedarfspositionen durch Architekt – Zahlungspflichten des Auftraggebers wegen § 177 BGB, Duldungsvollmacht und § 2 Abs. 8 VOB/B, in: jurisPRPrivBauR, 6/2012
  • Ermittlung des vom Besteller nach Rücktritt vom Bauvertrag geschuldeten Wertersatzes auf Grundlage des Werklohns, nicht des objektiven Werts, in: jurisPR-PrivBauR, 2/2012
  • Mangel nicht unerheblich bei unbekannter Mangelursache zum Zeitpunkt der Rücktrittserklärung, jurisPR-PrivBauR, 12/2011 
  • Kein Rücktritt vom Kaufvertrag bei Mängelbeseitigungskosten von nur 1% des Kaufpreises, in: jurisPR-PrivBauR, 10/2011 
  • Vertragsmuster Architekten- und Ingenieurrecht in: Krauß/Weise (Hrsg.), Becksche Online-Formulare Vertragsrecht, 2011

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