Public Law / Regulatory

At your side striking a balance between regulations and entrepreneurial freedom.
Companies are subject to increasing public law regulation at the national and European levels. This is especially the case with many of the future industries such as the digital economy, energy, trade and mobility, whose products are to be made accessible to as many people as possible.
We help companies and private individuals achieve their economic goals in all areas of public commercial law, despite increasing regulation.
Our range of advice in the field of public law / regulatory includes:
- Foreign trade law: German, European and US export regulations
- Procurement law: advice in connection with public procurement projects, from the drafting of bids to contract awards, including representation before public procurement tribunals and courts
- Environmental law: waste law, water law, soil protection law, emission control law, chemicals law, environmental liability law and environmental criminal law
- Closure and dismantling of conventional power stations, brownfield developments, realisation of climate change projects
- Approval procedures for various industries
- ESG Regulatory Compliance
- Compliance audits and training
- Advice on liability and criminal law
Stephan Müller
PartnerRechtsanwalt
Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 23
50668 Cologne
T +49 221 2091 448
M +49 173 3088 038
Awards
WirtschaftsWoche
Top law firm for public procurement law.
In-house counsel survey: kanzleimonitor.de, 2014/2015
Among the top 3 law firms in environmental law.
In-house counsel survey: kanzleimonitor.de, 2014/2015
Among the top 3 law firms in environmental law.
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