avocado rechtsanwälte maintains a clear focus on waste-management and waste-law issues, advising a broad client base that includes public-sector bodies, industrial operators, construction companies and transport providers. The team’s work spans disposal and recycling systems, compliance with waste and hygiene regulations, and sanctions-related issues this space. Mineral waste and transboundary waste shipments form further areas of growth for the team. The practice is jointly led by Markus Figgen, Rebecca Schäffer and Michael Gayger, whose combined experience covers waste-law compliance, sanction risks and comprehensive advice on disposal operations.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Consistently very experienced (regarding the waste-management and construction industries and public procurement law) and extremely dedicated and helpful (external) colleagues.'
- 'Markus Figgen, succeeded – thanks to his excellent knowledge of and network within the waste-management industry, his exceptional legal advisory experience in this sector, and his comprehensive legal expertise – in getting a completely derailed PPP project back on track and thus enabling the contracting authority to bring the project to a successful conclusion.’
- ‘Great customer relationship experts in their respective field, projects were finished successfully.'
- 'Ralf Kaminski: customer-oriented approach.'
- 'Markus Figgen: well informed on latest developments.’
Key clients
- asc impact forestry fund GmbH & Co. KG
- AWB Köln GmbH
- BDE Bundesverband der Deutschen Entsorgungswirtschaft e.V.
- Beuerlein GmbH und Co. KG
- Federal Republic of Germany, Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit, BVL)
- Conrad Electronic SE
- CONREC GmbH
- GMVA Gemeinschafts-Müll-Verbrennungsanlage Niederrhein GmbH
- GSB Sonderabfall Entsorgung Bayern GmbH
- MAV - Mineralstoff - Aufbereitung und - Verwertung GmbH
- Municipality in Bavaria
- Nestlé Deutschland AG
Work highlights
Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany, Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit) in court cases (damages claims) concerning the authorisation of plant protection products.
Advising Nestlé Deutschland AG on a wide range of environmental law issues and environmental compliance.
Advising Wilson Tool Enterprise Inc. on the acquisition of PASS Stanztechnik AG, including broad advice on environmental law matters and consultations with environmental technical experts.
Practice head
Markus Figgen; Rebecca Schäffer; Michael Gayger
Other key lawyers
Ralf Kaminski; Thomas Gerhold; Matthias Peine