Public Law

Steering public law requirements in a structured way. Making use of available legal leeway.

Public law requirements shape numerous corporate decisions – particularly in regulated industries and at the interface between public administration and business. Companies are confronted not only with administrative and administrative criminal law issues, but increasingly also with constitutional law aspects as well as complex questions of delimitation between civil and administrative law. Early and integrated legal support is crucial to minimise risks and secure room for manoeuvre.

We advise companies on public law matters, particularly in close connection with our core practice areas of regulatory and employment law. Our advisory services cover administrative law, administrative penal law, and constitutional law, as well as legal support in proceedings before authorities and courts. In addition, we have extensive expertise and decades of experience – also based on long-term in-house practice – in the areas of trade law, mining law, and public procurement law. This practical background enables us to assess regulatory requirements realistically and develop economically viable solutions.

We support

Companies, project developers, and public contracting authorities in the legally compliant implementation of public law requirements, in approval and supervisory proceedings, and in enforcing their interests vis-à-vis authorities – preventively, in ongoing matters, and in disputes.

Practice areas

• Regulatory law, in particular electricity and gas market regulation
• Representation before regulatory authorities
• Mining law, in particular rights under the Mineral Raw Materials Act (MinRoG)
• Trade law, in particular trade licences, responsible persons, and liability issues
• Public procurement law

Personal consultation

Would you like to classify an issue or discuss a specific project? Contact us – we combine legal, tax, and economic perspectives into a sustainable solution.