Dr Ralf Kaminski > avocado rechtsanwälte > Cologne, Germany > Lawyer Profile
avocado rechtsanwälte Offices
SPICHERNSTRASSE 75-77
50672 COLOGNE
Germany
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Dr Ralf Kaminski
Work Department
Waste management law, Environmental law, Environmental criminal law
Position
Partner
Public Commercial Law; Criminal Law.
Career
Before co-founding the Cologne and Brussels offices of avocado rechtsanwälte as a partner in 2000 he had already been a partner for a number of years in a reputable law firm specialising in environmental law based in Cologne with an office in Halle/Saale, which he established in the mid 1990s.
His practice involves, in particular, the on-going provision of legal advice relating to environmental law to enterprises of the manufacturing industry and of the waste management sector as well as to public and private clients concerning the remediation of brownfields and landfills. In addition, providing legal advice to private and public enterprises as well as to public officers as to issues of environmental criminal law falls within Ralf’s practice. Furthermore, he is distinguished through numerous publications and appearances as a speaker at seminars concerning national and European waste management law as well as environmental criminal law.
Languages
German, English.
Memberships
Working Group for Administrative Law of the German Bar Association, Working Group for Criminal Law of the German Bar Association, European Environmental Lawyers Association.
Education
Ralf studied Law at the University of Cologne. Up until the completion of his doctoral degree and admission to the Bar in 1991, he was employed as research assistant at the Institute for Criminal Science (Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Hans Joachim Hirsch) of the University of Cologne.
Lawyer Rankings
Deutschland > Öffentliches Recht > Umwelt- und Planungsrecht
Die umwelt- und planungsrechtliche Beratung von avocado rechtsanwälte fokussiert sich auf die Entsorgungswirtschaft und das Abfallrecht, wobei Mandanten insbesondere von der Expertise im Wasser- und Bodenrecht profitieren. So berät man Akteure der öffentlichen Hand, Industrie- und Entsorgungsunternehmen sowie Baukonzerne und Verkehrsträger zu Entsorgungs- und Recyclingsystemen, zur abfallrechtlichen Compliance und zu Sanktionen. Im Bereich der grenzüberschreitenden Abfallentsorgung deckt man außerdem die strafrechtliche Schnittstelle ab. Das Praxisleitungsquartett besteht aus dem in Zulassungsverfahren versierten Thomas Gerhold, der im Abfall- und Hygienerecht erfahrenen Rebecca Schäffer, Ralf Kaminski (abfallrechtliche Compliance) und dem umfassend zur Abfallentsorgung beratenden Markus Figgen.
Germany > Public sector > Planning and environment
The environmental and planning law advice provided by avocado rechtsanwälte focuses on the waste disposal industry and waste law, with clients benefiting in particular from its expertise in water and land law. The group assists public sector actors, industrial and waste disposal companies, construction companies and transport operators with disposal and recycling systems, waste law compliance and sanctions. It further covers criminal law elements in relation to cross-border waste disposal. The practice is jointly led by Thomas Gerhold, who is well versed in authorisation procedures, Rebecca Schäffer, who is experienced in waste and hygiene law, Ralf Kaminski (waste law compliance) and Markus Figgen, who provides comprehensive advice on waste disposal.