Holger Hofmann > Oppenhoff > Cologne, Germany > Lawyer Profile
Oppenhoff Offices
KONRAD-ADENAUER-UFER 23
50668 COLOGNE
Germany
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Holger Hofmann

Work Department
Public Law/Regulatory, Foreign Trade, Public Procurement Law
Position
Holger Hofmann is a partner and has been a lawyer at the firm of Oppenhoff since 2008. Holger Hofmann advises German and international enterprises on matters of public law. The focuses of his legal advice are environmental law, public procurement law and foreign trade law. Holger Hofmann also provides M&A transaction-based advice and develops company-specific compliance structures.
Career
Holger Hofmann is a partner and has been a lawyer at the firm of Oppenhoff since 2008. He studied law at the University of Cologne. During and after his studies, Holger Hofmann worked as a research assistant at the Professorship for Public Law, Public International and European Law at the University of Cologne.
Languages
German, English
Memberships
He is a member of the German Bar Association (Deutscher Anwaltsverein, DAV), the Environmental Law Society (Gesellschaft für Umweltrecht, GfU) and the Public Procurement Forum (forum vergabe e.V).
Education
He completed his legal internship inter alia at a law firm specialised in energy law, as well as at the Southeast and East Asia Office of a German Foundation in Bangkok, Thailand.
Lawyer Rankings
Deutschland > Öffentliches Recht > Umwelt- und Planungsrecht
Die Expertise der Praxis von Oppenhoff liegt vor allem im Bodenschutzrecht, im Immissionsschutzrecht und in der Beratung im Bereich konventioneller sowie erneuerbarer Energien. Besonders wichtig für die Praxis ist die Beratung zur Entwicklung und Stilllegung von Produktions- und Energieerzeugungsanlagen, während auch das Thema Brownfield Development und Sanierung für die Praxis zunehmend an Bedeutung gewinnt. Der Leiter des Teams Stephan Müller in Köln verfügt über große Erfahrung im Compliance-Strukturen und Holger Hofmann hat Erfahrung in der Beratung und Unterstützung von Mandanten in Genehmigungsverfahren, vor Verwaltungsgerichten und in Nachprüfungsinstanzen.
Deutschland > Handels- und Vertriebsrecht > Außenwirtschaftsrecht
Unternehmen, Logistikdienstleister und Finanzinstitute wenden sich in Fragen des Außenhandels an Oppenhoff. Zum Beratungsspektrum der Sozietät zählen Exportkontrolle, Wirtschaftssanktionen und Embargos sowie das internationale Vertragsrecht. Darüber hinaus unterstützt man Mandanten bei Fragen des Investitionsschutzes sowie des WTO- und Verbrauchsteuerrechts und vertritt sie in Straf- und Bußgeldverfahren vor Behörden und Gerichten. Die Leitung der Praxisgruppe fällt Stephan Müller zu, der neben Exportkontrolle und Sanktionen Kompetenzen in Compliance mit Schwerpunkten auf Antikorruption, Antigeldwäsche und internen Ermittlungen besitzt. Heiko Höfler überzeugt in Angelegenheiten des EU-Beihilferechts und den Sektoren Sicherheit und Verteidigung, während Holger Hofmann an M&A-Transaktionen und Genehmigungsverfahren beteiligt ist. Die Schnittstelle zur Digitalisierung, besonders die Beratung von Hochtechnologieunternehmen bei außenwirtschaftsrechtlichen Investitionsprüfungen, fallen in die Expertise von Junior Partnerin Mareike Heesing.
Germany > Public sector > Planning and environment
Oppenhoff‘s expertise primarily covers soil protection and immission control law as well as the conventional and renewable energy sectors. Advice on the development and decommissioning of production and energy generation plants represents a particularly important part of its practice, while brownfield development and refurbishment is also increasingly gaining importance. Cologne-based practice head Stephan Müller has extensive experience in compliance structures and Holger Hofmann has experience in advising and representing clients in approval procedures, before administrative courts and in review bodies.
Germany > Trade and distribution > Foreign trade law
Companies, logistics service providers and financial institutions regularly instruct Oppenhoff on foreign trade matters. The firm’s advisory offer includes export controls, economic sanctions and embargoes as well as international contract law. Further core topics are investment protection as well as WTO and consumption tax law and clients’ representation in criminal and administrative fine proceedings before the authorities and courts. The practice group is headed by Stephan Müller, who, in addition to export controls and sanctions, has expertise in compliance with a focus on anti-corruption, anti-money laundering and internal investigations. Heiko Höfler excels in matters relating to EU state aid law and the security and defence sectors, while Holger Hofmann is active in M&A transactions and approval procedures. The interface to digitisation, especially advising high-tech companies on foreign trade law investment audits, falls within the expertise of junior partner Mareike Heesing.
Lawyer Rankings
- Foreign trade law - Germany > Trade and distribution
- Planning and environment - Germany > Public sector
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Trade and distribution > Foreign trade law
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Private clients and non-profits
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Information technology > Information technology and digitalisation
- Corporate and M&A > M&A: mid-sized deals (sub-€500m)
- Corporate and M&A > Corporate
- Information technology > Data protection
- Employment
- Public sector > Planning and environment
- Public sector > Public procurement
- Tax
- Trade and distribution > Trade, distribution and logistics
- Antitrust