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As part of its Global Regulatory practice, Hogan Lovells International LLP is regularly instructed by regional municipal utilities, state ministries and private companies to advise on regulatory and commercial administrative law matters; municipal commercial law, procurement and state aid issues as well as especially gaming law, in particular arcades law, online gaming and gambling, represent the practice's central pillars. This also reflects the expertise of the practice head Thomas Dünchheim, who is also well versed in regulatory aspects of transactions and in environmental and construction law. Administrative procedures also count among the team's competencies.

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  • 'Transparent billing, very good quality and good capacities, client interests are optimally taken into account and implemented.'

  • 'Thomas Dünchheim: Always with experiential knowledge at hand, he never says that a topic is new to him, but he can reproduce directly, without studying the literature, what the legal situation and the solution space looks like.'

  • 'Very good combination of qualifications. Good mix of caution, pragmatism, problem-solving skills and a lot of practical relevance in the legal system and in the municipal environment. Reliability, availability and network are other particular strengths that make HL an important partner for us.'

  • 'Thomas Dünchheim: An important advisor for us. He combines legal expertise with practical experience and a strong ability to create implementable solutions.'

  • 'Tobias Großevollmer works intensively in our teams and complements them with outstanding legal expertise. He actively questions solutions and provides a comprehensive view of opportunities and risks of an approach.'

  • 'We always receive very professionally sound information, which is very helpful in handling a case in a legally correct manner.'

Key clients

  • Air Canada
  • Autobahn Tank & Rast GmbH
  • enwor – energie & wasser vor ort GmbH
  • GEODIS
  • Hessisches Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Energie, Verkehr und Wohnen
  • IPK GERMANY PROPERTY MAINPARK PROJEKTGESELLSCHAFT mbH
  • Katholisches Gesundheits- und Sozialzentrum GEORGS-WERK DUISBURG e.V.
  • Kasseler Verkehrs- und Versorgungs-GmbH
  • Kasseler Verkehrs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft
  • Mark-E AG
  • NRW.BANK, das Land Nordrhein-Westfalen und die BVG
  • Peek 6 Cloppenburg
  • PROSOZ Herten Softwareentwicklungs- und Beratungsgesellschaft für Gemeinden, Städte und Kreise mbH
  • Stadt Mülheim an der Ruhr
  • Stadtwerke Aachen Aktiengesellschaft
  • Stadtwerke Velbert GmbH
  • Svevind Energy GmbH
  • tetraeder.solar GmbH
  • WestLotto
  • Zweckverband Gruppenwasserwerk Dieburg

Work highlights

  • Advising NRW.BANK, a public law institution, the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and Beteiligungsverwaltungsgesellschaft des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen mbH (BVG) on the spin-off of the WestLotto Group from NRW.BANK to BVG.
  • Advice on procurement law, state aid law and municipal economic law to Kasseler Verkehrs- und Versorgungs GmbH reagarding the sale of Städtischen Werke AG's shares in EAM Energie GmbH and the acquisition of 50% of shares in Netcom Kassel Gesellschaft für Telekommunikation mbH from EAMB.

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Thomas Dünchheim