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.
Testimonials
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'The entire team has a strong sense of economic efficiency, market penetration and dealing with medium-sized companies as well as corporations and municipalities, so advice and representation from all perspectives is possible.'
- 'Avocado Rechtsanwälte has been working for our company for years. The advice and legal support has always been impeccable. The personal touch has always been there, and the chemistry between those involved is extremely important to us, especially as a family-run company.'
'Markus Figgen offers the highest level of analytical expertise and handling of complex legal areas and is always focused on supporting the company's development.'
- 'Rebecca Schäfer: Competent advice on all public tendering matters for providers and users, contract management, contract law in HOAI, VOB, VOL - best practice for training and further education in contract and environmental law.'
- 'Thomas Gerhold is a very experienced and knowledgeable colleague with excellent knowledge of emission control, soil protection, noise and waste law, who knows how to get to the heart of the matter and formulate it in such a way that even non-lawyers can understand it.'
- 'Ralf Kaminski: High level of experience across all aspects of environmental law, mediation between different contractual partners and in-depth knowledge of waste law.'
'avocado is unusually quick to provide assistance. The contact is always friendly and competent. Above all, communication takes place on an equal level, i.e. understandable and in a language that always ensures that us clients understand the context.'
'The avocado team offers short and short-term pragmatic solutions to enquiries, the demonstration of various solutions and their consequences as well as absolutely sound, practically applicable specialist knowledge.'
Key clients
- Zweckverband Abfallwirtschaft Region Trier (A.R.T.)
- AWB Köln GmbH
- BDE Bundesverband der Deutschen Entsorgungs-, Wasser- und Kreislaufwirtschaft e.V.
- Beuerlein GmbH und Co. KG
- CONREC GmbH
- GMVA Gemeinschafts-Müll-Verbrennungsanlage Niederrhein GmbH
- GSB Sonderabfall Entsorgung Bayern GmbH
- KMR-Marine Surveyors GmbH / Custos Consult
- MAV - Mineralstoff - Aufbereitung und - Verwertung GmbH
- PRS premium Recycling GmbH
- RCS GmbH
- REMONDIS Konzern
- Rheinkalk GmbH
- Schönmackers Umweltdienste GmbH & Co. KG
Work highlights
- Advice to a chemical company on international issues relating to chemical recycling.
- Advice on environmental law as well as on environmental criminal and administrative offense law to a waste disposal company in Bavaria in connection with criminal investigations and administrative offense proceedings for unlawful handling of waste and unlawful plant operation; including representation before the Federal Cartel Office and advice on approval procedures for a bio-fermentation plant.
- Environmental law advice to a Bavarian construction company in connection with various construction and backfilling measures. In addition, representation in administrative proceedings and administrative court proceedings as well as advice on sanctions.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Markus Figgen, Ralf Kaminski, Thomas Gerhold, Rebecca Schäffer