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avocado rechtsanwälte
NEXTOWER
THURN-UND-TAXIS PLATZ 6
60313 FRANKFURTAM MAIN
Germany

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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.

Practice head(s):

Markus Figgen; Ralf Kaminski; Thomas Gerhold; Rebecca Schäffer

Other key lawyers:

Matthias Peine; Michael Gayger

Testimonials

‘We find the team to be very, very competent and committed to any kind of issue. Here we find the highest level of service and competence across all areas of advice and representation on legal issues.’

‘Markus Figgen and Rebecca Schäffer: Offer competence, the highest level of industry experience and knowledge and extensive expertise by considering a wide range of positions and perspectives.’

‘What is outstanding is that the team works in a solution-related manner. There are no problem discussions. The work is goal-oriented and the customer is engaged with his topic.’

‘In the area of waste management, recycling and waste law, avocado law attorneys cover all specialist areas in a law firm, not only in factual and technical questions, but also with thought-provoking impulses and suggestions on how to deal with new situations. Everything in absolute depth, with consistently good cooperation between the individual specialist lawyers.’

‘Ralf Kaminski: Offers excellent knowledge and expertise and can also get to the heart of it linguistically.’

‘Markus Figgen: Offers excellent knowledge and expertise and is very subtle during a detailed execution.’

‘Strong positioning in the waste disposal industry. Deep industry knowledge. Perfectly connected, so always up-to-date.’

‘Ralf Kaminski: A valuable contact. The work is solution-oriented, but always pleasant and personal.’

Key clients

AWB Köln GmbH

Asphalt Ladenburg GmbH

BDE Bundesverband der Deutschen Entsorgungs-wirtschaft e.V.

CONREC GmbH

Custos Consult

Engel Umwelttechnik GmbH

GMVA Gemeinschafts-Müll-Verbrennungsanlage Niederrhein GmbH

KMR-Marine Surveyors GmbH

MAV – Mineralstoff – Aufbereitung und – Verwertung GmbH

PRS premium Recycling GmbH

RCS GmbH

REMONDIS Konzern

Rheinkalk GmbH

Schönmackers Umweltdienste GmbH & Co. KG

Stadt Neustadt an der Weinstraße

Public sector > Public procurement Tier 4

avocado Rechtsanwälte client base primarily includes municipalities as well as companies and public institutions in the waste disposal and circular economy, which the group advises on planning law issues and procurement as well as review proceedings; the team assists with procurement for waste disposal services and urban infrastructure projects on both the bidder and contracting side. It is also increasingly active in tenders in the health and transport sectors. The practice is jointly managed by Markus Figgen, who has many years of experience in procurement and PPP procedures, and Rebecca Schäffer, who is experienced in waste disposal and digitalisation procurement.

Practice head(s):

Markus Figgen; Rebecca Schäffer

Testimonials

‘Markus Figgen: Has excellent knowledge of all laws, regulations, etc. that affect the waste disposal industry. I don’t know anyone with comparable knowledge. Added to this is his practical knowledge of the industry.’

‘The team around clever strategist Markus Figgen is outstanding.’

‘Rebecca Schäffer: Attentive, competent, friendly, determined. Always a help in all matters.’

Key clients

AVG Abfallentsorgungs- und verwertungsgesellschaft Köln mbH

AWB Köln GmbH

BDE Bundesverband der deutschen Entsorgungswirtschaft e.V.

BLUES Bay. Logistik Umwelt & Entsorgungs Systeme GmbH

Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels Landesverband Berlin-Brandenburg e.V.

Deutsches Evaluierungsinstitut der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit

Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik

Dialogue Social Enterprice GmbH

EW Medien & Kongresse GmbH

GMVA Gemeinschafts-Müll-Verbrennungsan-lage Niederrhein GmbH

Gas- und Wärmeinstitut Essen e. V.

HauptwegNebenwege GmbH

Hessenwasser GmbH & Co. KG

Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg

Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main

Ilmtalklinik GmbH

Innotec Abfallmanagement GmbH

Institut für Qualität und Wirtschaftlichkeit im Gesundheitswesen

Kliniken im Naturpark Altmühltal

Landkreis Gifhorn

Markt Pförring

Nohr-Con

REMONDIS GmbH & Co. KG

Reguvis Fachmedien GmbH

Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Heilbronn

Rhein-Sieg-Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH

S+P Engineering GmbH

Schönmackers Umweltdienste GmbH & Co. KGStadt Krefeld

Stadtbetrieb Frechen GmbH

Zentrum Bayern Familie und Soziales

Work highlights

Representation of RETERRA Südwest GmbH in a procurement review procedure regarding a waste disposal tender in Rhineland-Palatinate before the Rhineland-Palatinate Public Procurement Chamber.
Ongoing comprehensive procurement and contract law advice to the Ulm University Hospital, most recently, among other things, in the tender for planning services for the UKU master plan for the next 20 years as well as in the tender for a total contractor for the planning and construction of a mixed ward and laboratory building for Covid research in modular construction.
Comprehensive procurement, IT and data protection support for the Bavarian Family and Social Center in a competitive dialogue for the procurement of TR-RESISCAN-compliant incoming mail and old file scanning devices.

Corporate and M&A > Corporate Tier 5

avocado rechtsanwälte' corporate advice focuses on restructuring and conversions, corporate governance issues, operational and external audits as well as capital measures, while the team has further expertise in investor control procedures and corporate disputes. Practice head Christian Berger advises medium-sized companies and international corporations, particularly on restructuring and transactions in the real estate and financial sectors, while Ralph Hummel and Udo Zietsch, who is also experienced in dispute resolution, focus on M&A transactions. Insolvency expert Justus Heldt contributes specialist knowledge of business start-ups and financing.

Practice head(s):

Christian Berger

Other key lawyers:

Ralph Hummel; Udo Zietsch; Justus Heldt

Testimonials

‘Christian Berger: affable, competent and reliable; solution-oriented way of working.’

‘Ralph Hummel has excellent knowledge of employment law. He was very easy to work with and was a great help to our team for our Europe launch.’

‘Ralph Hummel: He knows how to adjust the length/complexity of his consultation.’

‘Udo Zietsch’s proactive communication deserves special mention.’

‘Very good specialist knowledge within the team. We value interdisciplinary collaboration. Voting and decision-making processes are short.’

‘The company is very thorough, conscientious and knowledgeable.’

Key clients

Acushnet GmbH

Algeco GmbH

Alluto LLC

ANSYS Germany GmbH

ANSYS, Inc.

ASI DataMyte, Inc.

Best Gaming Technology GmbH

Beyond Trust GmbH

BGT Deutschland GmbH

Came Deutschland GmbH

Carlisle Fluid Technologies GmbH

Carlisle Holdings GmbH

Color Street Europe B.V.

Dinkle International Co.

Donnelley Financial Solutions

FE fundinfo (Germany) GmbH

Genovac GmbH

Gleason Corporation

GMS Management Spanien

GMS Solutions Deutschland GmbH

Grote Industries Europe GmbH

Humanic Deutschland GmbH

Color Street Europe

ITecon GmbH

L & S Deutschland Schuhhandels GmbH

Leder & Schuh AG

Luxoft GmbH

M.A. Med Alliance SA

Media Frankfurt GmbH

MFG GmbH

Mirado Real Estate GmbH

NC-Vision GmbH

Nordisk Büro Plus GmbH

North Channel Bank GmbH & Co. KG

Norwex Germany GmbH

ORIFLAME Kosmetik-Vertriebs GmbH

Partslife GmbH

PharmacoSoftware GmbH

PharmacoVision GmbH

Portwell Deutschland GmbH

PrinterLogic GmbH

Recurity Labs GmbH

Schiff-Martini & Cie. GmbH WPG STBG

Semperit AG Holding

SMC Deutschland GmbH, SMC Corporation

Stampin’Up!

Stark Power GmbH

Stiefelkönig Schuhhandels GmbH Deutschland

Telia Carrier Germany GmbH

Top Tools GmbH

Trans World Hotels Germany GmbH

USANA Germany GmbH

USANA Health Sciences, Inc.

VIAC GmbH

Wirtschaftsförderung Frankfurt GmbH

Information technology > Information technology and digitalisation Tier 5

avocado rechtsanwälte comprehensively covers IT and data protection issues, including cloud-based digitisation projects, e-commerce and the use of blockchain-based IT products. The team is led by Jan Peter Voß (IT contract drafting and litigation). In March 2023, Philipp Ess (e-commerce, IP/IT asset transfers) joined from Klinkert Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB.

Practice head(s):

Jan Peter Voß

Other key lawyers:

Philipp Ess; Jörg Michael Voß; Thorsten Lieb; Lukas Ströbel

Key clients

anykey GmbH

Arelion

Best Gaming Technology AG

Brandt & Partner GmbH

Brandt Software-Produkte GmbH

Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer, BRAK

dab: Daten-Analysen & Beratung GmbH

Deutsche Telekom AG und Tochtergesellschaften

DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH

DIC Asset AG, DIC Onsite GmbH

Faubel & Co. Nachf. GmbH

Heraeus Holding GmbH

Heraeus infosystems GmbH

imc Test & Measurement GmbH

ITecon GmbH

KMC Media Consult GmbH

Landeshauptstadt Mainz

Media Frankfurt GmbH

Merck Group

msg global solutions Deutschland GmbH

Partslife GmbH

R+W Antriebselemente GmbH

rocon Rohrbach EDV-Consulting GmbH

SMC Deutschland GmbH

Syncd GmbH

TK8 Sports Academy GmbH

Walstead

Wicklmayr Real Estate GmbH

WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA

ZMG – Zeitungs Marketing Gesellschaft mbH & Co. KG

The firm: avocado rechtsanwälte is a highly regarded independent German business law firm that provides top-quality legal advice. The firm was founded by partners from leading firms. Due to the firm’s in -depth experience, expertise and vision it is able to come up with real and practical solutions for its clients’ legal issues. avocado has a commitment to personal client service with strong partner involvement and availability. You can expect a customised service for a fair and transparent price.

The firm focuses on the key legal needs of businesses, with a special emphasis on the areas of commercial law, corporate law, employment law, environment and waste law, IT and data protection, litigation, and public law.

avocado has a strong international aspect, having a client structure which ranges from international companies and public authorities to the German Mittelstand. The firm has well-established working relationships with law firms throughout Europe allowing access to the other European member states.

It also co-operates with partners outside the field of law, in particular with tax consultants, auditors, chambers of commerce and industry, and technical experts.

Areas of practice: Automotive; banks, insurance, financial service providers; education and research; chemicals, natural resources, mining; energy; waste management; leisure, sports, culture; healthcare; real estate, construction; consumer products, life science, retail; media, telecommunication, technology; public sector; transport, logistics, infrastructure.

Department	Name	Email	Telephone
Aviation
Banking and finance
Commercial and contract
Competition
Corporate
Data protection
Employment
Intellectual property, trade mark
IT, telecommunications
Litigation
Mergers and acquisitions
Public procurement
Real estate
Restructuring/insolvency
Venture capital

Name	Position	Profile
Dr Matthias Achenbach	Partner	View Profile
Mr Jens Baltschukat	LL.M., Counsel Since rejoining avocado rechtsanwälte in 2023, Jens Baltschukat regularly advises…	View Profile
Mrs Anna Baum	Laywer Anna Baum advises medium-sized and large companies on individual and collective…	View Profile
Mr Lars-Henning Behrens, Partner	Corporate & Tax, Banking & Finance, Notaries, Commercial Litigation & Arbitration	View Profile
Dr Christian Berger	Co-Managing Partner Corporate & Tax; Banking & Finance.	View Profile
Mr Thomas Dick	Partner, Labour Law	View Profile
Mr Philipp Ess	Partner / Frankfurt Specialist attorney for intellectual property rights	View Profile
Mrs Pey-Fen Fuh	Counsel Commercial, Litigation & Arbitration, Corporate & Tax, china desk	View Profile
Mrs Nina Horbach, Partner	Partner, Notary at Frankfurt a. M. / Frankfurt Notarial services, Private Clients,…	View Profile
Mr Ralph Hummel	Partner Practice areas: Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Commercial Law, Direct-Selling Law,…	View Profile
Mr Eric Kessler	Partner, Certified Specialist Attorney in Labour Law	View Profile
Dr Thorsten Lieb	Partner Intellectual Property, Competition & Communications; Commercial, Litigation & Arbitration.	View Profile
Mrs Lucia Patrizzi	Managing Associate Trade and Coporate Law, Real Estate Transactions, Conflict management and…	View Profile
Dr Christina Riedl	LL.M., Counsel / Frankfurt, Munich Specialist lawyer for commercial and corporate law…	View Profile
Mr Ralf Schulten, Partner	Partner, Intellectual Property, Competition & Communications	View Profile
Dr Lukas Ströbel	Managing Associate, Intellectual property, media and information technology	View Profile
Mr Sebastian Talarowski	Attorney at Law Commercial, litigation & arbitration Construction & Real Estate M…	View Profile
Dr Jörg Michael Voß	LL.M., Partner Partner / Intellectual property, media and information technology; Commercial, litigation…	View Profile
Mr Jan Peter Voß	Partner, Intellectual Property, Competition & Communications.	View Profile
Mrs Martha Wettschereck	Managing Associate, Advice for family businesses and private clients, Family and Inheritance…	View Profile
Herr Prof Dr Thomas Wilmer	Counsel	View Profile
Dr Udo A. Zietsch	Partner, Notary at Frankfurt a. M., Commercial Mediator (CVM)	View Profile