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Prof Dr Norbert Kämper

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Work Department

Planing & Environment; Energy; Logistics & Transport

Position

Partner 

Norbert Kämper is head of the practice group Environmental, Planning & Regulatory and has been advising companies and regulatory authorities on all questions of planning and environmental law for many years. His practice covers in particular infrastructure projects such as airports or inland ports – from the preparation of the application, the environmental impact assessment and the public participation procedure to the preparation of planning approval decisions. Norbert is also an expert in environmental law, environmental law-related corporate organisation, emission control law, soil protection and contaminated sites law as well as commercial administrative law. Furthermore, he supports authorities in selection procedures for ground handling services and is also active at all instances of the administrative courts.

Norbert is the author of numerous publications on environmental and planning law and lectures on construction and planning law at the Ruhr University of Bochum.

Career

  • Since 2023 of Counsel, Taylor Wessing
  • 2011 Partner, Taylor Wessing
  • 1997 – 2010 Associate, Kleiner Rechtsanwälte, since 1999 Partner
  • 1989 – 1997 In–House lawyer, legal department of ARAL AG, Bochum
  • 1987 – 1989 Lecturer, Landesanstalt für Rundfunk NRW
  • 1984 – 1987 Research assistant to Prof. Dr. Peter J. Tettinger, Ruhr–Universität Bochum

Languages

German, English

Memberships

  • Gesellschaft für Umweltrecht e.V.
  • Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Verwaltungsrecht

Education

  • 2010 Named as Honorary Professor, Juristische Fakultät der Ruhr–University, Bochum
  • 1988 Doctoral degree, Juristische Fakultät der Ruhr–University, Bochum
  • 1983 Second state examination
  • 1981 – 1983 Legal clerkship, Essen
  • 1981 First state examination
  • 1975 – 1980 Degree in law, Ruhr–University, Bochum

Lawyer Rankings

Germany > Public sector > Planning and environment

Taylor Wessing advises industrial companies and public sector clients on land-use planning and environmental compliance and is also regularly involved in administrative proceedings. The team is particularly well versed in emissions control, waste and contaminated sites law, which it applies in industrial construction and expansion projects, among other matters; clients also regularly draw on its expertise in product-related environmental law. While Norbert Kämper primarily acts in approval and plan approval proceedings for commercial and infrastructure projects, Oliver Klöck, who took over the practice management from Kämper in 2023, is adept in regulatory health law. André Lippert (compliance) joined CMS in May 2023.

Germany > Transport > Advice to the transport sector

Taylor Wessing demonstrates particular strength in the aviation sector and handles aviation and procurement law issues, financing, transaction-related topics and matters in connection with ground handling services. Salary partner Alper Utlu is a key contact for financing and leasing and has additional expertise in rail vehicles. He is part of the practice led by of counsel Norbert Kämper (planning and environmental law, approval procedures) and Michael Brüggemann (procurement, EU and state aid law).

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