Prof Dr Norbert Kämper > Taylor Wessing > Dusseldorf, Germany > Lawyer Profile

Taylor Wessing
BENRATHER STRAßE 15
40213 DÜSSELDORF
Germany

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

Deutschland > Transport > Beratung des Transportsektors

Der Schwerpunkt von Taylor Wessing im Transportsektor liegt in der Beratung zu Fragen der Vermögensfinanzierung, insbesondere in der Gestaltung von Finanzierungsstrukturen für Flugzeuge und Schienenfahrzeuge, aber auch in beihilfe- und vergaberechtlichen Angelegenheiten. Die letztgenannten Themen bilden den Kern der Praxis von Michael Brüggemann, während sich die Planungsrechtpraxis von Of Counsel Norbert Kämper auf Flug- und Binnenschiffhäfen konzentriert. Tobias Schelinski wird für seine IT-Rechtskenntnisse von dem Transportsektor gefragt, und Transaktionen mit Chinabezug gehören zum Beratungsangebot von Michael-Florian Ranft, der vor allem Mandanten aus dem Automobilsektor betreut.

Germany > Transport > Advice to the transport sector

Taylor Wessing focuses on transport-related asset financing such as the design of financing structures for aircraft and rail vehicles as well as the advice on state aid and procurement law matters. The latter topics form the core of Michael Brüggemann‘s expertise, while of counsel Norbert Kämper is well versed in planning law issues regarding airports and inland waterway ports. Tobias Schelinski offers transport-related IT know-how and Michael-Florian Ranft assists with China-related transactions; the latter primarily advises clients from the automotive sector.