Gleiss Lutz‘s public law team takes on a broad range of administrative mandates, with particular strength in matters concerning the transport, healthcare and energy sectors, in addition to guiding clients requiring assistance with ESG regulations compliance. Marc Ruttloff spearheads the firm’s administrative offering, advising clients on matters of constitutional law, issues affecting regulated sectors and product liability matters. Jacob von Andreae’s focus is on the regulations governing the energy sector, foreign trade and investment, and European state aid guidelines.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Experience and excellent expertise. Very pleasant consultation and very good cooperation. Exceptionally high service orientation.’
- ‘Excellent expertise, extensive experience, exceptionally pleasant to work with, very responsive to client requests, highly service and solution oriented, exceptionally competent and committed.’
- ‘The team is highly professional, with specialists who possess deep knowledge of the issues and a practical approach. They are able to handle extremely complex matters in a way that is comprehensible to the client.’
- 'Gleiss Lutz stands out in commercial administrative law - especially in energy, transport, digitalisation, procurement and ESG - by combining deep sector-specific expertise with exceptional responsiveness and a seamless, full-service approach that integrates public law, constitutional insight, European law and compliance across tailored teams.'
- 'I greatly appreciate working with Marc Ruttloff. His knowledge of commercial administrative law is outstanding and he has a pragmatic, solution-oriented mindset. This enables him to make even the most complex regulatory issues easy to understand and create actionable recommendations.'
- 'What sets Gleiss Lutz apart is their ability to cover the full range of public law issues, namely planning, environmental, procurement, constitutional and EU law, with real depth.'
- 'Marc Ruttloff stands out as a highly strategic, clear-thinking legal advisor who combines deep expertise with practical guidance and a strong understanding of complex regulatory and industry contexts.'
- 'Excellent knowledge of commercial law, especially stock corporation law, and sector-specific law. Notwithstanding very high legal level, the team has a very client-oriented und pragmatic approach and is also open to smaller legal questions, which are answered on short notice.'
Key clients
- City of Düsseldorf
- Lanxess Deutschland GmbH
- SEGRO Deutschland GmbH
- Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
- TRUMPF SE
- KSB SE
- TotalEnergies Renewables SAS
- Telepass
- Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH/Boehringer Ingelheim Corporate Center GmbH
- GreenTech Hub
- Robert Bosch GmbH
- Infineon Technologies AG
- NXP Semiconductors N.V.
- Stellantis
Work highlights
Advised Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH and Boehringer Ingelheim Corporate Center GmbH on the implementation of global compliance systems, including for ESG and AI compliance.
Advised GreenTech Hub on the planning and implementation of a hub in Germany.
Advised Robert Bosch GmbH, Infineon Technologies AG and NXP Semiconductors N.V. on a joint investment in European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (ESMC) GmbH.
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Practice head
Marc Ruttloff
Other key lawyers
Jacob von Andreae; Lars Kindler; Lisa Kappler