Public Commercial Law and Public Contracting

Our lawyers advise our clients on all aspects of public commercial and procurement law and assist them in disputes, both in and out of court, including

• foreign trade law, the Dual-Use Regulation and export control issues,
• economic administration, municipal and commercial law,
• on subsidy and state aid law, in particular, on public investment and subsidy programs, including real estate, logistics, agricultural and automotive sectors,
• in regulated areas, including commercial law, energy law, food law, telecommunications law, and gambling law and
• constitutional law issues.

Our clients in public commercial law include private and municipal companies, institutions, and corporations under public law (universities and chambers), foundations and associations.

In the complex area of public procurement law, our lawyers advise both public and private contracting authorities as well as applicants and bidders. We ensure that the requirements of European and national procurement law, including the procurement laws of the individual German states, are complied with. Our expertise focuses on the following sectors:

• Commerce,
• Services,
• Industry,
• Arts and culture, and
• Healthcare.

We assist businesses, for example, in the preparation of requests to participate (Teilnahmeanträge) or bids, the review of documents for possible infringements of the law as well as filing objections.

Our experts advise and assist clients on general structural procurement issues as well as on the planning, design and implementation of a specific upcoming procurement procedure.

Whenever our advice touches on other areas of law (e.g., in the drafting of contracts), our public contracting lawyers work together with colleagues from other practice areas.

We also represent our clients in review proceedings before public procurement authorities and in public procurement litigation.