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DLA Piper

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DLA Piper's procurement practice is an integral part of its Litigation & Regulatory group, thus contentious issues, including litigation, represent one of the team's particular strengths; this is also reflected by practice head Thomas Gädtke, who is experienced in dispute resolution. With a sectoral focus on IT, transport and infrastructure, the team assists not only bidding companies but also increasingly public contracting authorities and further deals with award and review procedures for cloud-based IT procurement as well as PPP projects for the expansion and new construction of motorways and bridges.
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Testimonials

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  • 'DLA managed to provide a competent team of experts in a short space of time to solve new, complex issues. The starting point was aspects of procurement law, which were then expanded to include other topics (such as accounting law and competition law).'

  • 'Frank Roth: Perfect synergy of litigation and procurement law for review procedures, always thinks outside the box, very meticulous.'

  • 'Very quick; pragmatic when necessary; solution-oriented.'

  • 'Frank Roth deserves special mention here because he is extremely flexible and quick to grasp the situation and achieves viable results. Very client-oriented and competent.'

  • 'Frank Roth: Extremely experienced in even the most complex procurement cases across every stage of the process. Never at a loss for a concrete recommendation.'

Key clients

  • SAP SE

Work highlights

Advising SAP SE on the preparations for the development and operation of a cloud platform for the German administration.
Advising a European technology group for construction services on the restructuring of the shareholdings in project companies for a motorway PPP project in Poland involving a 106-kilometer section of the A2 motorway.
Advising an operator of ancillary services on motorways in concession contract, procurement law and public law matters regarding the demolition and planned reconstruction of a federal motorway bridge and the effects on the ancillary service concessions along the motorway route.

Lawyers

Practice head

Thomas Gädtke

Other key lawyers

Frank Roth