{"id":3477,"date":"2026-04-25T12:42:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T12:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zenk.com\/team\/dr-kostja-von-keitz\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T11:41:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T11:41:44","slug":"dr-kostja-von-keitz","status":"publish","type":"team","link":"https:\/\/www.zenk.com\/en\/team\/dr-kostja-von-keitz\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Kostja von Keitz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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“Recognizing what the clients need, not just what they want, is the mark of a good lawyer.”<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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+49 30 247574-33<\/div>\n
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vonkeitz@zenk.com<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Profile<\/h2> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Dr. Kostja von Keitz is partner with ZENK. His practice focuses on real estate development, construction planning and sectoral planning. He advises and supports residential and commercial entities and assists project sponsors and local authorities in drawing up development plans. He also provides comprehensive advice to both private clients and public authorities on environmental law matters, including nature conservation, immission control, and plant protection law.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Skills<\/h2> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\u00d6ffentliches Recht,
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Mediation<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Born in Duisburg in 1974, Dr. Kostja von Keitz studied law in D\u00fcsseldorf. He received his doctorate in European nature conservation and national administrative procedural law in 2005, with a thesis on the subject of \u201cThe Legal Protection of Private Individuals against Special Areas of Conservation\u201d.<\/p>\n

He began his career as a lawyer in 2005, working initially for a major international law firm. Dr. Kostja von Keitz became a specialist in administrative law 2008 and joined ZENK in 2009. Furthermore he has been a trained mediator since 2014.<\/p>\n

Dr. Kostja von Keitz is a member of the German Society for Environmental Law (GfU), the German Bar Association\u2019s working group on administrative law and speaker for the Berlin Bar Association\u2019s working group on administrative law. He is deputy chairman of the Federal Court of the German Football Association (DFB).<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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German, English<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Recognized by Best Lawyers 2027 \/ Handelsblatt Ranking 2026 “Germany’s Best Lawyers” in the field of\u00a0Public Commercial Law<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Publications<\/h2> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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von Keitz, Fehlende Rechtsgrundlage f\u00fcr die Festsetzung einer Walderhaltungsabgabe in Berlin, LKV 12\/2013, S. 542ff.<\/p>\n

Zei\u00dfig\/von Keitz, Anspruch auf Abgeltung nicht genommenen Erholungsurlaubs f\u00fcr in den Ruhestand versetzte Beamte, Zeitschrift f\u00fcr Beamtenrecht (ZBR) 2011, S. 119-123<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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\"Recognizing what the clients need, not just what they want, is the mark of a good lawyer.\"<\/p>\n[themify_layout_part id=\"3480\"]\n

Profile<\/h2>\n

Dr. Kostja von Keitz is partner with ZENK. His practice focuses on real estate development, construction planning and sectoral planning. He advises and supports residential and commercial entities and assists project sponsors and local authorities in drawing up development plans. He also provides comprehensive advice to both private clients and public authorities on environmental law matters, including nature conservation, immission control, and plant protection law.<\/p>\n

Skills<\/h2>\n

\u00d6ffentliches Recht,
Umweltrecht,
\u00d6ffentliches Baurecht,
Mediation<\/p>\n

About<\/h2>\n

Born in Duisburg in 1974, Dr. Kostja von Keitz studied law in D\u00fcsseldorf. He received his doctorate in European nature conservation and national administrative procedural law in 2005, with a thesis on the subject of \u201cThe Legal Protection of Private Individuals against Special Areas of Conservation\u201d.<\/p>

He began his career as a lawyer in 2005, working initially for a major international law firm. Dr. Kostja von Keitz became a specialist in administrative law 2008 and joined ZENK in 2009. Furthermore he has been a trained mediator since 2014.<\/p>

Dr. Kostja von Keitz is a member of the German Society for Environmental Law (GfU), the German Bar Association\u2019s working group on administrative law and speaker for the Berlin Bar Association\u2019s working group on administrative law. He is deputy chairman of the Federal Court of the German Football Association (DFB).<\/p>\n\"Dr.\n

Languages<\/h2>\n

German, English<\/p>\n

Awards<\/h2>\n

Recognized by Best Lawyers 2027 \/ Handelsblatt Ranking 2026 \"Germany's Best Lawyers\" in the field of\u00a0Public Commercial Law<\/p>\n

Publications<\/h2>\n

von Keitz, Fehlende Rechtsgrundlage f\u00fcr die Festsetzung einer Walderhaltungsabgabe in Berlin, LKV 12\/2013, S. 542ff.<\/p>

Zei\u00dfig\/von Keitz, Anspruch auf Abgeltung nicht genommenen Erholungsurlaubs f\u00fcr in den Ruhestand versetzte Beamte, Zeitschrift f\u00fcr Beamtenrecht (ZBR) 2011, S. 119-123<\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zenk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team\/3477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zenk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zenk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zenk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zenk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zenk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=3477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}