Dr Ralf Kaminski > avocado rechtsanwälte > Cologne, Germany > Lawyer Profile
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SPICHERNSTRASSE 75-77
50672 COLOGNE
Germany
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Dr Ralf Kaminski
Work Department
Waste management law, Environmental law, Environmental criminal law
Position
Partner
Public Commercial Law; Criminal Law.
Career
Before co-founding the Cologne and Brussels offices of avocado rechtsanwälte as a partner in 2000 he had already been a partner for a number of years in a reputable law firm specialising in environmental law based in Cologne with an office in Halle/Saale, which he established in the mid 1990s.
His practice involves, in particular, the on-going provision of legal advice relating to environmental law to enterprises of the manufacturing industry and of the waste management sector as well as to public and private clients concerning the remediation of brownfields and landfills. In addition, providing legal advice to private and public enterprises as well as to public officers as to issues of environmental criminal law falls within Ralf’s practice. Furthermore, he is distinguished through numerous publications and appearances as a speaker at seminars concerning national and European waste management law as well as environmental criminal law.
Languages
German, English.
Memberships
Working Group for Administrative Law of the German Bar Association, Working Group for Criminal Law of the German Bar Association, European Environmental Lawyers Association.
Education
Ralf studied Law at the University of Cologne. Up until the completion of his doctoral degree and admission to the Bar in 1991, he was employed as research assistant at the Institute for Criminal Science (Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Hans Joachim Hirsch) of the University of Cologne.
Lawyer Rankings
Germany > Public sector > Planning and environment
avocado rechtsanwälte primarily advises transport, waste disposal and industrial companies as well as public sector players on issues relating to the waste management industry and waste law. The team’s expertise includes recycling and circular economy matters, soil and groundwater contamination as well as contaminated site remediation projects; on the public sector side, the group also assists with legislation and the implementation of waste law sanctions. The practice is led by its four key contacts: Markus Figgen and Ralf Kaminski primarily advise clients on waste law compliance and also act in environmental criminal proceedings and disputes, Thomas Gerhold provides support for planning and adaptation projects, mainly in emissions and soil protection law, and Rebecca Schäffer is considered an expert for hygiene law, among other matters.