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ESCHERSHEIMER LANDSTRASSE 25-27
60322 FRANKFURT AM MAIN
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Public sector > Public procurement Tier 3
FPS impresses with a broad advice portfolio, which includes development projects, infrastructure projects and IT contracts and is aimed at implementing the transport and energy transition. The team primarily assists private developers, municipal utilities and public institutions on the contracting side with the conception and execution of tenders for innovative research services and high-profile construction projects. Practice head Annette Rosenkötter, who, in addition to providing strategic advice also acts in review proceedings, is considered an expert in defense procurement in addition to her specialisation in research and development.Practice head(s):
Annette Rosenkötter
Other key lawyers:
Aline Fritz; Jutta Möller; Tim Kuhn
Testimonials
‘Dedicated representation, in-depth specialist knowledge, open and problem-oriented communication.’
‘Annette Rosenkötter and Tim Kuhn: represented competently and with strong communication skills and achieved an absolutely positive result for us.’
‘The FPS team around Annette Rosenkötter works goal-oriented and in the interests of the client. Quick contact, quick case management and reliable statements can also be achieved in the shortest possible time.’
‘Annette Rosenkötter: Works accurately and, if necessary, precisely even under considerable deadline pressure. Questions can be processed promptly and contacting them is unproblematic. Questions are considered and evaluated in context. The involvement of specialist colleagues from the affected areas takes place independently after consultation and the colleagues are fully informed about the matter.’
‘The strengths of the FPS procurement law team led by Annette Rosenkötter lie, in addition to excellent procurement law skills, in the pronounced practical orientation and adaptability. The consulting focus is always on the entire procurement project and not on isolated procurement law issues.’
‘Annette Rosenkötter: Distinctive expertise in very different procurement markets, especially excellent procurement law expertise. It has the ability to quickly record very complex, technology-driven and/or innovative procurement issues and to translate them into the tailor-made design and support of procurement procedures.’
‘Annette Rosenkötter: A very likeable and competent personality whose assessment you can rely on with a clear conscience.’
‘The difference is clearly in the binding advice, which is always client-oriented. The colleagues impress with their very sound know-how.’
Key clients
Agentur für Cybersicherheit
biomindz Standortentwicklungsgesellschaft Mainz mbH
Fraport Ausbau Süd GmbH
Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank
Sportpark Stadion Frankfurt am Main
Stadtwerke Bayreuth Holding GmbH
TÜV Rheinland InterTraffic GmbH
Work highlights
- Advising Fraport on procurement aspects of the realisation of Terminal 3 as the largest privately financed infrastructure project in Europe.
- Advice and support to Cybersecurity GmbH on the award of six contracts for research into existential risks from the cyber and information space – high security in security-critical and defense-relevant scenarios (HSK) in a €30 million PCP procedure.
- Advising TÜV Rheinland InterTraffic GmbH on a research contract to analyse procurement proceedings for vehicles for urban rail transport.
Real estate and construction > Construction (including construction litigation) Tier 3
FPS is experienced in supporting project developments and advises on construction law as well as architectural, real estate and procurement law; the team also assists with dispute resolution during construction. The practice offers industry expertise in the commercial, hotel and residential sectors, which is requested by project developers, national and international companies and public sector clients. Stephan Jüngst heads the team and is experienced in construction support and construction claim management. The construction, architectural and engineering law expert Ralf Euling (previously at Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein) joined the firm's new Munich location in late 2023.Practice head(s):
Stephan Jüngst
Other key lawyers:
Frank Beitz; Jörg Kadesch; Hendrik Bott; Tobias Törnig; Ralf Euling
Testimonials
‘Competent team with great experience and a pragmatic approach. Tasks outside of the usual requirements are completed very satisfactorily. Deadlines are always met.’
‘Frank Beitz is quick and absolutely accurate. In addition to technical knowledge, he has a very good feel for negotiation situations and strategic approaches. I use it in a variety of ways with absolute conscientiousness and always to my complete satisfaction. The only lawyer who has my full trust.’
‘Uncomplicated and client-oriented are the keywords that best describe the law firm.’
‘Frank Beitz: Very practical, down to earth, always has the best solutions ready, the best in negotiations. He has very broad and in-depth knowledge.’
Key clients
Benchmark
Gustav Zech Stiftung Management GmbH
Premier Inn Holding GmbH
St. Katharinen- und Weißfrauenstift
Stadtwerke Bayreuth Holding GmbH
Zentralrat der Juden in Deutschland
Lechner Group
ALHO Systembau GmbH
Work highlights
- Construction-related advice to Deka Immobilien GmbH on the area of supplementary management for rental contracts, construction, engineering and architect contracts.
- Advising the ALHO Group on the development and maintenance of standard contracts for the client’s clients and subcontractors; Most recently, project-related advice on the project development of a federal agency in Berlin.
Information technology > Information technology and digitalisation Tier 4
FPS comprehensively covers IT law and advises financial institutions, authorities, global corporations and start-ups on digital business models, the use of new technologies and the implementation of IT business procedures; the team also covers interfacing data protection matters. A growth area was cyber security, in particular the support in cyber attack incident management. The group is led by Hauke Hansen (IT law, digitisation and data protection), Jörg Kornbrust (project management and contract drafting for IT projects) and Christoph Süßenberger (IT contract drafting, project support, software development, transactions).Practice head(s):
Key clients
BASE
DEPT Germany Marketing Holding GmbH
Entega AG
Evangelische Schulstiftung in der EKBO
Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin in der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaf
Microsoft Corp.
TINK Germany GmbH
Work highlights
- Advising e-shelter security on the implementation of PropTech systems.
Intellectual property > Trade marks Tier 4
FPS assists with trade mark disputes and prosecution and houses a specifically established product piracy task force. Alongside German and international companies, the client base also includes prominent individuals. Christoph Holzbach heads the practice and provides wide-ranging IP advice, which includes trade marks as well as competition and copyright law. Thomas Stein is one of the key contacts for border seizures, parallel imports and anti-counterfeiting.Practice head(s):
Christoph Holzbach
Other key lawyers:
Thomas Stein; Frank Hagemann; Askan Deutsch
Testimonials
‘Very good assessments of the legal situation; detailed presentation of the options; pragmatic recommendations on how to proceed or what to do next; Very good assessment of unrelated topics.’
Key clients
Abercrombie & Fitch Trading Co.
Big City Beats GmbH
Big Ben Interactive S.A.
Bionade GmbH
ELESO GmbH
EnBW-Gruppe
Engelbert Strauss GmbH & Co. KG
Hassia Gruppe
INUIKII AG
Jean Paul Mitchell Systems
ODIGEO-Gruppe
Paramount Gruppe
Bruno Mars
Justin Timberlake
Lady Gaga
Beyoncé
Shakira
P!nk
Pharell Williams
Kanye West
Wünsche Group
Yours Truly GmbH
Zentrale Beteiligungsgesellschaft der Stadt Mainz mbH
Real estate and construction > Real estate Tier 4
FPS' interdisciplinary approach covers the advice on acquisitions of undeveloped properties via project developments, the drafting of residential agreements, tenancy matters and asset management as well as sales. The practice also covers interfacing tax and financing matters. Dietrich Sammer (portfolio and individual property transactions, commercial and residential tenancy agreements, in and out-of-court litigation), Hendrik Sandmann (transactions, project developments, tenancy and real estate law) and Lars Voigt (transactions) jointly head the team, which also includes Nina Jarass Cohen (real estate, construction, planning and environmental law), who was appointed to partner in January 2023.Practice head(s):
Dietrich Sammer; Hendrik Sandmann; Lars Voigt
Other key lawyers:
Nina Jarass Cohen; Marco Andreas Rückert
Testimonials
‘The team has highly qualified expertise in all areas of construction and real estate law. Internal communication always works very well.’
‘The lawyers are always confident in negotiations and are never professionally without the needed expertise. The negotiating strength leads to satisfactory negotiation results.’
‘We have had a strong client relationship with FPS in all aspects of real estate law for years. FPS is absolutely strong here, both in breadth and depth.’
‘We perceive FPS as a very innovative law firm whose processes are extremely modern and oriented towards the needs of the client. Communication is always friendly, fast and goal-oriented.’
‘Dietrich Sammer is the lead partner for our mandate. Working with him is a pleasure – if you got him on your team, the deal is done.’
‘Dietrich Sammer is very experienced, very client-oriented and absolutely reliable.’
Key clients
Aam2core
Aedifica
Aurelis Real Estate Service GmbH
Basecamp Group und European Housing Fund (ESHF I und II)
Benchmark Real Estate GmbH
Carestone
Conren Land
CV Real Estate AG
Dodenhof Immobilien
EDEKA Südwest Stiftung & Co. KG
EGK-Gruppe Köln
OFB Projektentwicklung GmbH
P3
Premier Inn Holding GmbH
Rock Capital München
Sonar Real Estate GmbH
Stadt Hattersheim
Unternehmensgruppe Schütt