Dr Rebecca Schäffer > avocado rechtsanwälte > Cologne, Germany > Lawyer Profile
avocado rechtsanwälte Offices
SPICHERNSTRASSE 75-77
50672 COLOGNE
Germany
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Dr Rebecca Schäffer
Work Department
Practice areas: Environmental Law, in particular Industrial Facilities Law, Pollution Control Law, Waste Management Law as well as Water Protection and Management Law, Public Commercial Law, European Law, Public Procurement Law.
Position
Partner, Public Commercial Law.
Career
In 2009 Rebecca was admitted to the bar and joined the Cologne office of avocado rechtsanwälte. The focus of her work is the provision of legal advice to contracting authorities and tenderers in all issues of German and European Public Procurement Law including the handling of anti-trust and state aids related issues. Additionally she provides legal advice to waste management enterprises as well as enterprises from the manufacturing industry regarding all aspects of Waste Management and European Law. Rebecca regularly holds seminars in the field of Public Procurement Law as well as Waste Management Law and publicizes regularly on that field. She is co-editor of the German legal journal on public procurement law VergabeFokus which is published by the Federal Gazette publishing house. Moreover, she wrote parts of a standard commentary on European and German Competition Law (Münchener Kommentar zum europäischen und deutschen Wettbewerbsrecht, 2nd Edition, Vol. 3: Public Procurement Law) and has published numerous papers on national and international waste law as well as public procurement law (e. g. as author of the German legal journal on procurement law Vergabepraxis & -recht (“VPR”).
Languages
German, English, Dutch
Memberships
German Bar Association, Working Group for Public Procurement Law of the German Bar Association
Education
Rebecca studied Law and International law at the Universities of Gießen and Utrecht/Netherlands.
During her legal studies she worked at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and the firm`s office in Cologne. In addition, she finished her studies in International Law on a Public Procurement Law topic. In 2012, Rebecca was appointed a doctor of law on the basis of her dissertation concerning the public procurement of local public transport services.
Lawyer Rankings
Deutschland > Öffentliches Recht > Vergaberecht
Die vergaberechtliche Expertise von avocado rechtsanwälte wird vornehmlich von Akteuren der öffentlichen Hand sowie von Entsorgungs- und Bieterunternehmen in Anspruch genommen und dies oftmals in den Bereichen Infrastruktur, Kreislaufwirtschaft, Digitalisierung und Verkehr. So berät man regelmäßig zu städtischen Bauvorhaben, IT-Dienstleistungen und Beschaffungen im ÖPNV und begleitet Nachprüfungsverfahren sowie diverse planungs-, vertrags- und abfallrechtliche Themen. Die Praxis steht unter der gemeinsamen Leitung von Markus Figgen (Vergabe- und PPP-Verfahren) und Rebecca Schäffer (Verkehr und Infrastruktur, IT) und hieß im Januar 2024 ein Team von Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein willkommen, einschließlich Andreas Pannier, der öffentliche Auftraggeber bei Planungs- und Bauvorhaben begleitet, sowie des in Vergabeverfahren für Rettungsdienstleistungen spezialisierten Daniel Bens.
Deutschland > Öffentliches Recht > Umwelt- und Planungsrecht
Die umwelt- und planungsrechtliche Beratung von avocado rechtsanwälte fokussiert sich auf die Entsorgungswirtschaft und das Abfallrecht, wobei Mandanten insbesondere von der Expertise im Wasser- und Bodenrecht profitieren. So berät man Akteure der öffentlichen Hand, Industrie- und Entsorgungsunternehmen sowie Baukonzerne und Verkehrsträger zu Entsorgungs- und Recyclingsystemen, zur abfallrechtlichen Compliance und zu Sanktionen. Im Bereich der grenzüberschreitenden Abfallentsorgung deckt man außerdem die strafrechtliche Schnittstelle ab. Das Praxisleitungsquartett besteht aus dem in Zulassungsverfahren versierten Thomas Gerhold, der im Abfall- und Hygienerecht erfahrenen Rebecca Schäffer, Ralf Kaminski (abfallrechtliche Compliance) und dem umfassend zur Abfallentsorgung beratenden Markus Figgen.
Germany > Public sector > Planning and environment
The environmental and planning law advice provided by avocado rechtsanwälte focuses on the waste disposal industry and waste law, with clients benefiting in particular from its expertise in water and land law. The group assists public sector actors, industrial and waste disposal companies, construction companies and transport operators with disposal and recycling systems, waste law compliance and sanctions. It further covers criminal law elements in relation to cross-border waste disposal. The practice is jointly led by Thomas Gerhold, who is well versed in authorisation procedures, Rebecca Schäffer, who is experienced in waste and hygiene law, Ralf Kaminski (waste law compliance) and Markus Figgen, who provides comprehensive advice on waste disposal.
Germany > Public sector > Public procurement
avocado rechtsanwälte‘s procurement expertise is primarily drawn upon by public sector actors as well as waste disposal and bidding companies, often in the infrastructure, circular economy, digitalisation and transport sectors. The group regularly advises on municipal construction projects, IT services and public transport procurement and handles review procedures as well as various planning, contract and waste law issues. The practice is jointly managed by Markus Figgen (procurement and PPP procedures) and Rebecca Schäffer (transport and infrastructure, IT) and welcomed a team from Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein in January 2024, including Andreas Pannier, who assists public clients with planning and construction projects, and Daniel Bens, who specialises in procurement proceedings for rescue services.