Dr Markus Grünewald

Dr Markus Grünewald

Of Counsel

„I am passionate about municipal law in all its facets. Our parliamentary democracy is lived and maintained on a small scale in the municipalities. With my legal expertise, I can help to find practical solutions and contribute to the resolution of local conflicts.“

Dr Markus Grünewald

I focus on these core areas:

  • 1986 Diploma in public administration
  • 1991 First state examination, studies in Freiburg im Breisgau
  • 1993 second state examination, Düsseldorf
  • 1993 - 1999 Director of the Unterspreewald office
  • 1995 Doctorate in Bonn
  • 1999 - 2024 Head of Division „Fundamental issues of municipal law, general municipal supervision, municipal procurement law, municipal service and disciplinary law“, Head of Municipal Department, State Secretary of the Interior and Head of Office at the Ministry of the Interior and for Municipal Affairs, State of Brandenburg
  • Freelancer at Dombert Rechtsanwälte since 2025
  • Graduate of the IX Leadership College Speyer (FKS) at the German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer (2010 - 2011)

Editorships and (co-)authorships

  • „Leitlinien der Landesregierung zur Gemeindegebietsreform im Land Brandenburg“, KommunalPraxis MO No. 9, 2000, p. 239 ff.
  • „Das Gemeindereformgesetz“, LKV 11/2001, p. 439ff.
  • „Gesetzliche Übertragung der Flächennutzungsplanung auf die Ämter“, KommunalPraxis MO, No. 9/2002, p. 245ff, No. 10/2002, p. 268ff and Part 2, No. 11/2002, p. 302ff.
  • „Bürgerbegehren und Bürgerentscheid vor dem Hintergrund der Gemeindegebietsreform und unter Berücksichtigung der neueren Rechtsprechung“, KommunalPraxis MO No. 5/2002, p. 139ff.
  • „Leitentscheidungen des Verfassungsgerichts des Landes Brandenburg zur landesweiten Gemeindegebietsreform“, LKV 07/2004, p. 302ff.
  • „Confirmation Act and other important decisions of the Constitutional Court of the State of Brandenburg on the state-wide municipal area reform after 18 December 2003“. LKV 2/2005, p. 56ff.
  • „Two further significant decisions by the Constitutional Court of the State of Brandenburg on the state-wide municipal area reform“. LKV 3/2006, p. 109ff.
  • „Die neue Kommunalverfassung des Landes Brandenburg“, LKV 8/2008, p. 349ff.
  • Author, Weißbuch zur kommunalen Gebietsreform im Land Brandenburg, Kohlhammerverlag, 2005; book review, Prof. Wolf-Uwe Sponer, LKV 3, 2006, p.122.

Please contact me via my assistant Jenny Juchert.

Then you can also reach me when I am working for you.

0331 620 42 - 71

Jenny Juchert at the law firm DOMBERT Rechtsanwaelte

Jenny Juchert, Assistant