Spearheaded by Jakob Steiff and Christian Scherer, CMS' public procurement team is recognised for its work across a wide range of industry sectors, including energy, construction and IT services. Steiff has extensive experience in designing and implementing complex procurement procedures for public sector clients, while Scherer tackles issues arising out of both public and private construction procurement projects. The practice is also able to assist clients with the structuring of tenders and bids for energy and transport infrastructure, and is also tasked with acting for clients in review procedures and those undergoing self-cleaning measures.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Accolades

Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'CMS public procurement teams helped us in Germany as well in European tenders in several countries. They worked very well together across borders and the Dutch, French or German teams always spoke with each other, so that we received coherent, cohesive and helpful advice.'
  • 'Jakob Steiff has assisted in numerous tenders in Germany; his extensive knowledge in this sector has given him the edge to provide us with specific and quick advice.'

Key clients

  • OBG Gruppe GmbH
  • CargoBeamer AG
  • Federal state of Brandenburg/Brandenburg State Agency for Real Estate and Construction
  • bayernets GmbH
  • City of Wächtersbach
  • UpNano GmbH
  • Bruker
Practice head

Jakob Steiff; Christian Scherer

Other key lawyers

Stefan Höß; Hermann Müller