The lawyers in our German Public Law Group have broad experience in all areas of Public Commercial Law, advising commercial corporations as well as financial institutions and public entities.
We focus on the following areas of law:
Telecommunications and Media
- Notifications and licenses under telecommunications and media law
- Frequency assignments and interconnection orders
- Tariff regulation and abusive practices proceedings
- Data protection and information technology lawoduct-specific environmental legislation
Energy
- Network access and transmission, including regulated access to the network
- Unbundling of integrated energy supply companies
- Renewable Energies
Environmental
- Product-specific environmental legislation
- Planning and approval of industrial plants
- Mining law, waste, contamination, water and soil protection law
- Advice in respect implementation of environmental management systems
- Analysis of environmental risks related to corporate acquisitions
Emission Trading
- European emission trading scheme
- Projects relating to the Kyoto protocol
Public Building
- Urban development planning contracts dealing with urban development
- Project-specific public development planning
- Specific planning law (approval of infrastructure projects and large-scale technical plants)
- Public procurement law and privatization
- Representation of bidders in tendering procedures
- Privatization of public corporations and public functions
- Preparation and implementation of procurement proceedings, in
particular privatizations (including public-private partnerships)
German and European Subsidies Regulations
- Application for subsidies and negotiations of existing subsidies conditions
- Subsidies regulations in connection with the restructuring of companies
- Revocation of subsidies
Other Public Commercial
- Foreign trade regulations
- Foodstuffs and pharmaceuticals regulations
- Aviation regulations and transportation law
- Equipment safety law
- Immigration law and law concerning aliens
- Regulations on land improvement charges, public levies, and fees
We advise in all areas of German and European law and assist in national and foreign administrative procedures, including European Commission procedures. We also represent our clients in legal actions, and provide guidance in national and foreign legislative procedures.