ARGE Baurecht

What ARGE Baurecht does

ARGE Baurecht is a German professional working association (Arbeitsgemeinschaft) operating within the Deutscher Anwaltverein (DAV), serving lawyers who specialize in construction law (Baurecht). Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Berlin, it operates as a non-profit with approximately 2,300 members and just 5 employees, describing itself as the largest construction law professional association in Europe. Its membership is primarily concentrated in the DACH region with selected international members in cities such as Rotterdam and Paris.

The organization's core offerings include the proprietary SOBau 2020 dispute resolution framework, two annual Baurechtstagungen (construction law conferences) held in rotating German cities, the Anwaltsuche lawyer search directory, and a continuing education seminar portfolio. Supporting services include the Summa cum Bau dissertation award (introduced 2017), targeted seminars such as "Kommunikation für Baurechtsprofis" and "Das Baurechtsdezernat," structured dialogue with more than a dozen related DAV working groups, and media partnerships such as "Baurecht Insights mit Dr. Rodemann." The SOBau 2020 framework is the principal credentialed asset, certifying mediators in construction disputes.

The business model is anchored on annual membership dues of 85 EUR per member, which on its own implies roughly 196K EUR (~USD 210K) in core revenue. Material secondary revenue is generated through conference fees (tiered for members vs. non-members), SOBau 2020 certification and mediator training, paid continuing education seminars, and likely sponsorship and media revenue. The go-to-market is relationship-driven: serving an established lawyer base through DAV-committee pipelines, conference attendance, and Anwaltsuche-led client referrals. With a deliberately small operational footprint of 5 staff, the association leverages volunteer member expertise for content, committee work, and event programming.

Name

ARGE Baurecht

Legal name

Arbeitsgemeinschaft Bau- und Immobilienrecht im Deutschen Anwaltverein (DAV) e.V.

Website

https://arge-baurecht.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ARGE Baurecht is a German non-profit professional association within the Deutscher Anwaltverein, serving approximately 2,300 construction law lawyers in the DACH region. Founded in 1992, it provides the SOBau 2020 dispute resolution framework, biannual conferences, and continuing education.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Professional Association (Construction Law)

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920), Business Associations (813910), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal & Compliance (CLE, Paralegal CE) (EDAAALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Legal & Compliance Conferences (MPAGAGAI), Law School Continuing Legal Education (CLE) & Executive Programs (EDAHAIAH)

Keywords

• Construction law association
• Legal professional development
• Construction dispute resolution
• Continuing legal education
• Lawyer networking

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees constitute the primary revenue stream. The ARGE Baurecht belongs to the Deutscher Anwaltverein (DAV); joining requires membership in a regional DAV-affiliated bar association. The annual fee is 85.00 EUR per member, providing access to all member benefits including conferences, FAO training, mentoring programs, and the members-only area of the website.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ARGE Baurecht is a non-profit professional association that provides its 2,300+ construction-law-specialized lawyer members with bi-annual Baurechtstagungen conferences, FAO-certified continuing legal education (up to 10 FAO hours per conference), the proprietary SOBau 2020 dispute resolution framework under which members can become certified schlichters (conciliators), a mentoring program for junior lawyers, an Anwaltsuche public lawyer directory, and a members-only online portal with conference manuscripts and forums.

Product overview

ARGE Baurecht is a professional membership association (Arbeitsgemeinschaft) for construction and real estate law specialists within the German Lawyers' Association (Deutscher Anwaltverein). It is not a software product company but a service organization whose portfolio centers on professional development, networking, and out-of-court dispute resolution. The core offering consists of bi-annual Baurechtstagungen (construction law conferences) and a structured continuing education program (Fortbildungen) that includes the Baurecht Insights online video series, the Das Baurechtsdezernat seminar for legal assistants, and the Kommunikation für Baurechtsprofis communication training. The organization's flagship intellectual product is SOBau 2020, a comprehensive arbitration and mediation framework for construction disputes. Supporting services include the Mitgliederbereich (members-only portal), a Mentoring-Programm for junior attorneys, the Anwaltsuche (attorney search tool), Schlichterliste (arbitrator directory), Baurecht Wissen (knowledge resources), Stellenbörse (job board), and a monthly newsletter.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Baurechtstagungen Bi-annual professional conferences covering construction and real estate law topics, featuring presentations by BGH judges and leading practitioners. Members attend at reduced rates; up to 10 FAO hours per conference.
• SOBau 2020 (Schlichtungs- und Schiedsordnung für Baustreitigkeiten) A comprehensive out-of-court dispute resolution framework developed by ARGE Baurecht, providing modular instruments for mediation, arbitration, expert determination, and accelerated dispute resolution for construction disputes. Members can become certified schlichter (conciliators) under this framework.
• Baurecht Insights

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 2,300 member lawyers across Europe
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Deutscher Anwaltverein (DAV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARGE Baurecht is an affiliated working group (Arbeitsgemeinschaft) within the Deutscher Anwaltverein (DAV). The DAV provides institutional support, infrastructure, and the membership framework through which ARGE Baurecht members join via regional Anwaltvereine. The ARGE promotes the professional-political and economic interests of its members as part of the DAV network.
• SOBau 2020 – Schlichtungs- und Schiedsordnung für BaustreitigkeitencoreOthersSOBau 2020 is a proprietary dispute resolution framework created by ARGE Baurecht, providing standardized rules for Schlichtung (conciliation), Mediation, Schiedsgutachten (binding expert determination), and Schiedsgericht (arbitration) in construction disputes. The framework is maintained by ARGE Baurecht and used by its member schlichter (conciliators). It is presented at SOBau website (sobau.de).
• Dr. Tobias Rodemann (Vorsitzender Richter am OLG Düsseldorf)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Tobias Rodemann collaborates with ARGE Baurecht on the 'Baurecht Insights' seminar series, in which he presents and discusses BGH rulings in an online format exclusive to ARGE Baurecht members. He serves as the primary content expert and presenter for this training format.
• Prof. Michael Keller (Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch, Berlin)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProf. Michael Keller and Tobias Schulze (also from the Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch) co-develop and deliver the 'Kommunikation für Baurechtsprofis' seminar, a communication and performance training program for ARGE Baurecht members using theatrical methods.
• Isabella Hafkesbrink (Rechtsfachwirtin)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIsabella Hafkesbrink co-developed and co-delivers the 'Das Baurechtsdezernat' seminar format for Rechtsanwalts- und Notarfachangestellte (legal assistants), addressing the specialized needs of support staff in baurecht law departments.
• Rechtsanwältin Kathrin HeerdtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKathrin Heerdt co-developed and co-delivers the 'Das Baurechtsdezernat' seminar format alongside Isabella Hafkesbrink, targeting legal assistants and support staff in baurecht practices.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Deutscher Anwaltverein (DAV): The parent organization and largest German lawyers' association. Operates as the umbrella entity providing institutional infrastructure, regional distribution, and the political voice for all affiliated Arbeitsgemeinschaften including ARGE Baurecht. Represents the broader incumbent in which ARGE Baurecht is a specialized chapter.

Regional players

• Forum Deutscher Anwaltsvereine: Body representing regional German lawyer associations (Anwaltvereine) — the funnel through which all ARGE Baurecht members must pass. Comparable as a competing/cooperating legal-community organizer operating at the regional rather than specialty level.

Direct peers

• ARGE Mietrecht und Immobilienrecht im DAV: Another sister Arbeitsgemeinschaft within DAV covering tenancy and real estate law — directly adjacent to construction law. Shares the same parent-organization structure, member acquisition model, and conference-based engagement mechanism, making it a near-identical organizational template.
• ARGE Vergaberecht im DAV: A sister Arbeitsgemeinschaft within the Deutscher Anwaltverein focused on procurement law (Vergaberecht) — a closely adjacent specialty to Baurecht. Operates the same membership-through-regional-DAV-bars model, hosts conferences, and serves German lawyers specializing in public procurement, a domain that overlaps with construction contracts.
• ARGE Verwaltungsrecht im DAV: Sister Arbeitsgemeinschaft within DAV for administrative law. Identical operating model and member acquisition strategy (DAV regional bar affiliation), serving German lawyers in a different but comparably structured specialty — a useful template peer for benchmarking.
• ARGE Arbeitsrecht im DAV: Sister Arbeitsgemeinschaft within DAV focused on labor law. Operates the same organizational model, conference cadence, and FAO training structure, making it a direct structural peer even though the substantive legal specialty differs.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Baurecht (DGfBR) e.V. An independent German association for construction law practitioners and academics. Competes directly with ARGE Baurecht for the same construction-law specialist audience, hosts competing conferences and publications, and represents the only notable domestic parallel body to ARGE Baurecht.

Emerging players

• Deutscher Baugerichtstag: Biennial German construction-law congress bringing together judges, lawyers, and academics. Comparable as an event-driven community for construction-law specialists, but structurally different (periodic congress vs. continuous association) and overlap with ARGE Baurecht's conference business.
• Institut für Bau- und Immobilienrecht (IBR): A research and publishing body covering construction and real estate law. Comparable in audience (Baurecht-specialist lawyers) but monetizes primarily through case-law subscription and publications rather than association membership — a partial functional peer.
• Forum Vergaberecht: A specialized German legal forum for procurement law specialists. Comparable to ARGE Baurecht in scope and target audience (specialist German lawyers), but smaller and more focused on Vergaberecht as a niche rather than the broader Baurecht umbrella.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

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