Rittershaus primarily assists project developers, municipalities and retail companies with urban development projects and districts as well as with commercial and industrial projects. Matters frequently involve approval and development plan procedures and, more recently, sustainability and climate change adaptation concepts. In the energy sector, the group has experience in matters relating to local heating networks, geothermal and photovoltaic systems as well as municipal energy parks. This is complemented by litigation expertise. The team is led by Hartmut Fischer (infrastructure projects and building permit procedures), Christoph Rung (project work and award procedures) and Wolfgang Patzelt (urban development contract design and district development).
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Testimonials
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- 'The firm has extensive experience in numerous administrative, planning and litigation procedures and knows how to combine the business and public perspectives on things. They can develop robust solutions - even in complex procedures and with difficult legal issues.'
'Uncomplicated cooperation with short distances.'
'Hartmut Fischer is extremely clever and has a solid grasp of the field. We value his high level of expertise and his tactically clever handling of the opponent. We would hire him again and again.'
- 'Wolfgang Patzelt always works thoroughly, pragmatically and fully oriented towards the interests of his clients.'
Key clients
- Landkreis Bad Dürkheim
- Stadt Heidelberg
- AGRAVIS Raiffeisen AG
- B+K GmbH Metall- und Schrotthandel
- Bonava Deutschland GmbH
- Calvatis GmbH
- EPPLE Projekt GmbH
- GML Gemeinschafts-Müllheizkraftwerk Ludwigshafen GmbH
- Gutperle
- HEBERGERG GmbH
Work highlights
- Advising AVENTOS Group on the development of a historic stoneware factory in Mannheim into a modern office and service location on an area of approx. 39,000 m² with a new building of approx. 29,000 m² and an existing building of approx. 10,000 m².
- Public law advice to HEBERGERG GmbH on the planning of an energy park in Otterstadt, on which wind turbines, open-space photovoltaic systems and floating photovoltaic systems are to be built, as well as a geothermal power plant and plants for the production of green hydrogen.
- Public law advice to EPPLE Projekt GmbH on the project development of various housing projects (100 to 300 residential units) in Frankfurt, Baden-Baden, Stuttgart, Ludwigshafen, Heidelberg, Mannheim, Schwetzingen, etc.
Lawyers
Practice head
Other key lawyers
Daniel Pflüger; Ulrich Loetz