Alongside its state aid advice pertaining to energy and climate protection, where the team handles decarbonisation, hydrogen and infrastructure projects among other matters, GvW Graf von Westphalen has additional expertise in the research and development sector as well as the aviation industry. The team is led by state aid and foreign trade lawyer Gerd Schwendinger and also regularly instructed by public sector clients seeking representation in complaints proceedings before the EU Commission and the European Court of Justice.
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Key clients
- Asseco Central Europe, a. s.
- BMWK Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz
- Dr. Achim Ahrendt als Insolvenzverwalter der Pella Sietas Werft
- Flughafen Bremen GmbH
- Flughafen Paderborn/Lippstadt GmbH
- Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg, Behörde für Wirtschaft und Innovation
- Freizeit-Center Albrecht GmbH & Co. KG
- H2FLY GmbH
- Haar Mecklenburg GmbH & Co. KG
- HafenCity Hamburg GmbH
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Practice head
Gerd Schwendinger