Environmental Law - Environment, Health, Safety
In Germany, investment projects are increasingly subject to environmental law rules. Despite numerous acceleration amendments on permit regulations and in spite of a proactive settlement policy of many municipalities, stumbling blocks in environmental law represent considerable obstructions for a lot of projects.
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek provides comprehensive advice to its clients, which include both private companies and public authorities, with respect to the lawful implementation of amendments, the compliance with specifications under environmental laws, the planning, permit and execution processes of large projects, emissions trading, the handling of liability cases for environmental damage and any additional matters in the field of Environmental Law – Environment Health Safety. Since we work in experienced teams with engineering offices, project developers and other experts, we are able to offer the development and implementation of complete solutions in the scope of an integrated consulting approach.
Environmental law is marked by fast-paced development both on a European level and in national law and with a number of frequently changed and complex rules places ever higher demands on all parties involved. In order to meet the requirements of the ever-increasing importance of environmental law, we are currently expanding the field of practice in environmental law and in addition to legal advice we also organize information events on current topics.
Areas of practice
- Chemicals Law
- Emissions Trading
- Environmental Liability Law/Environmental Damage Law
- Environmental Management/Certification
- Immission Protection Law
- Mining Law
- Public Law
- Renewable Energy
- Soil Protection and Brownfield Sites
- Waste Management Law
- Water and Waste Water Law
Members of this practice group
- Andreas Berstermann (Duesseldorf)
- Dr. Markus Collisy (Frankfurt)
- Bastian Gierling (Duesseldorf)
- Dr. Peter Kamphausen (Duesseldorf)
- Ines Litzenberger, LL.M. (Brussels)
- Dr. Thomas Nickel (Frankfurt)
- Dr. Malte Petersen, LL.M. (Duesseldorf)
- Dr. Wolfgang Schmitz-Rode (Duesseldorf, Cologne)
- Gabrielle H. Williamson, J.D. (Brussels, Duesseldorf)