avocado rechtsanwälte's procurement expertise is primarily drawn upon by public sector actors as well as waste disposal and bidding companies, often in the infrastructure, circular economy, digitalisation and transport sectors. The group regularly advises on municipal construction projects, IT services and public transport procurement and handles review procedures as well as various planning, contract and waste law issues. The practice is jointly managed by Markus Figgen (procurement and PPP procedures) and Rebecca Schäffer (transport and infrastructure, IT) and welcomed a team from Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein in January 2024, including Andreas Pannier, who assists public clients with planning and construction projects, and Daniel Bens, who specialises in procurement proceedings for rescue services.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
'We are exclusively involved in innovation procurement. The team develops solutions with us that are not standard. From the service object to the choice of procedure. This requires courage and flexibility in the structuring of content, as legal security decreases outside of standard processes and many new paths are taken. This means that we are able to implement new things with the team! '
'Rebecca Schäffer works with us on inquiries relating to innovative public procurement and conducts training courses for innovative public purchasers. On average, 200 participants take part. This is a credit to Ms. Schäffer, who is able to not only apply the innovation instruments of procurement law very well, but also explain them. She embodies expertise and the design of new paths in one person.'
'Markus Figgen has outstanding expertise in many areas that affect waste management. His greatest characteristics are his understandable explanations and his practice-oriented perspective, including his consistently good recommendations on how to proceed.'
'We have a permanent team of contacts at avocado in Cologne, who coordinate with each other and provide updates on issues, so that excellent accessibility and continuous processing of tasks is guaranteed for us as clients.'
- 'Andreas Pannier: Approachable, cheerful, always very well prepared, punctual and, if necessary, works unusual hours, clear in his statements.'
'We value the avocado law firm as a very reliable, serious and committed partner. The law firm is very versatile with its specialist areas and can therefore support us quickly and flexibly with our issues. The goal-oriented working method and advice in particular speak in favour of the law firm. We already have many years of experience with the law firm.'
'The team around Markus Figgen is characterised by outstanding competence in procurement law. The colleagues were able to answer most of my questions immediately without extensive research. Even when research was necessary, the answers were provided quickly and to the point. The billing was fair and transparent. The team is also unpretentious. In short, a very pleasant and symbiotic collaboration.'
'Markus Figgen is an outstanding strategist - reliable, competent, communicative and at the same time assertive. You wouldn't want to have him as an opponent. Rebecca Schäffer also deserves special mention. She is collegial and available at all times. The future lawyer for procurement law.'
Key clients
- Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG
- AVG Abfallentsorgungs- und verwertungsgesellschaft Köln mbH
- AWB Köln GmbH
- BDE Bundesverband der deutschen Entsorgungswirtschaft e.V.
- BLUES Bay. Logistik Umwelt & Entsorgungs Systeme GmbH
- Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels Landesverband Berlin-Brandenburg e.V.
- Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik (DIBt)
- DEvAL – Deutsches Evaluierungsinstitut der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit
- Gas- und Wärmeinstitut Essen e. V.
- GMVA Gemeinschafts-Müll-Verbrennungsanlage Niederrhein GmbH
- Hessenwasser GmbH & Co. KG
- Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
- Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main
- Ilmtalklinik GmbH
- Innotec Abfallmanagement GmbH
- Institut für Qualität und Wirtschaftlichkeit im Gesundheitswesen (IQWiG)
- Kliniken im Naturpark Altmühltal
- Landkreis Gifhorn
- Markt Pförring
- REMONDIS GmbH & Co. KG, Region Nord
- REMONDIS GmbH & Co. KG Rheinland
- Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Heilbronn
- Rhein-Sieg-Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- S+P Engineering GmbH
- Schönmackers Umweltdienste GmbH & Co. KG
- Stadtbetrieb Frechen GmbH
- Stadt Krefeld
- Stiftung Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
- Westerwaldbahn GmbH
- Zentrum Bayern Familie und Soziales
Work highlights
- Advising a municipality in Bavaria on the preparation and implementation of a tender for needs planning services for the reorganisation of the municipal wastewater system, including local sewerage and street drainage.
- Procurement, contractual and social advice to a private waste disposal company in connection with an expiring consortium agreement.
- Procurement and contractual advice to a federal authority in connection with the EU-wide tender for services for the planning and construction of a new data center by a general contractor.