Public Law
Public law has long been a particular strength of ours. As one of the few law firms with such broad experience and expertise in this area, Gleiss Lutz has renowned experts who bring to bear their specialist legal knowledge and industry insight in advising and representing clients.
Gleiss Lutz covers the entire spectrum of public business law. Our lawyers work in selected teams aligned to our clients’ needs, frequently drawing on expertise from our energy, healthcare, real estate and IT practices. As a result, clients benefit from our full service approach. This interdisciplinary teamwork along with the exchange of industry know-how in focus groups allows us to provide tailored solutions for complex cases and deliver seamless client service across jurisdictions. This is particularly true in M&A transactions with a public law dimension or for the provision of compliance advice.
“The team is very fast, straight to the point and fully committed to the clients' interests. (client)”
Construction and planning
We advise on all issues of construction and planning law, especially regional planning matters and the preparation or amendment of development and land-use plans. We negotiate urban planning contracts with local authorities, and assist and represent our clients in building permit procedures.
We also regularly provide advice on major infrastructure projects. Clients benefit from our lawyers’ wealth of expertise in the areas of air traffic, railway projects, and road and plant construction, in particular. A special focus of our practice is advising clients on establishing and expanding commercial, industrial, and large-scale retail projects, as well as on renewable energy and development projects.
Environmental
When implementing projects, clients increasingly require specialist advice on environmental law. We develop practical solutions that minimise legal risks while taking full advantage of all legal options. We advise clients extensively on questions of emissions protection, waste management law, plant permits as well as soil and groundwater pollution, hazardous building materials, etc.
Our lawyers have years of experience in dealing with authorities, planners, and technical experts, as well as the environmental expertise needed for corporate and real estate transactions.
Regulated industries
We regularly act for clients in a broad range of regulated sectors. In particular, we have in-depth knowledge of the energy, infrastructure (public utilities and waste management, transport, healthcare) and telecommunications/media industries.
Public enterprises and PPPs
Our team has extensive experience in privatisations, the sale of holdings in municipal utilities, and the structuring of innovative models for the provision of public services by private parties, such as in the area of transport infrastructure or the healthcare sector.
In recent years Gleiss Lutz has advised on numerous bidding procedures for privatising public utilities and waste management companies, and has helped to establish a wide range of PPPs.
Constitutional and administrative
Gleiss Lutz has a proven track record of advising the German federal government, states, municipalities, and other public sector entities. Organisations and companies also regularly turn to us for advice on issues regarding constitutional law. Legislators themselves rely on our expertise, for example in preparing and assessing draft bills.
We provide expert opinions, assist in legislative procedures, and regularly handle cases before the federal and state constitutional courts.
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