As one of the top addresses for procurement law in Germany, Heuking is particularly experienced in advising public sector clients from local to federal level on high-profile procurement projects. The broad practice particularly stands out for its expertise in hydraulic engineering, transport and healthcare and assists with the design of tenders and procurement procedures as well as with procurement aspects of public transactions and contract negotiations. Ute Jasper jointly leads the practice with PPP expert Martin Schellenberg and primarily acts in both procurement and insolvency and compensation proceedings in the rail transport sector. Clients from the transport and urban infrastructure industries also regularly rely on Christopher Marx to assist with procurement matters related to climate-friendly modernisation and renovation projects.
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'Team follows an entrepreneurial approach and provides pragmatic and solution-oriented advice.'
'The firm is extremely broadly positioned across procurement law and has a high level of expertise, particularly in the area of master agreements for service models, which are very rarely advertised as a master agreement. It focuses not only on what is permissible under procurement law, but also on aspects of the client's process flows and is open to innovative links between the performance of the contract and approaches to further developing the subject matter.'
'Martin Schellenberg: Outstanding specialist expertise in procurement law, shows alternative, constructive solutions. Extremely quick comprehension and outstanding service quality.'
'We feel we are in the best hands with the team. In our opinion, the team around Ute Jasper and Christopher Marx is one of the best, especially when it comes to procurement law. No matter what problem we tackle with the team, we always get creative, pragmatic and efficient solutions that are still completely legally correct. The long-term collaboration has created a great relationship of trust, so that the team also supports us on politically explosive issues. The team always combines creative ideas with great solutions. None of the procedures supported by the team have ever been successfully attacked.'
'Ute Jasper: Leading. She is rightly one of the best public procurement lawyers in Germany. Even in difficult, complex procedures, she develops creative solutions with a sense of proportion that achieve our goals. Her absolute strength are completely messy negotiation scenarios, in which she regularly manages to offer ways out of the “crisis”. Christopher Marx is in no way inferior to Ute Jasper - he has the highest level of professional expertise in public procurement law. He is very pragmatic and at the same time delivers the highest quality. He gets straight to the point - so he can also “take along” and convince non-lawyers.'
'Martin Schellenberg: Has exceptional expertise in procurement law. His legal advice is practice-oriented and is characterised by high quality.'
'The team is always friendly and extremely competent. In particular, the very good cross-practice collaboration and advice stands out positively.'
'Ute Jasper: Unbeatable in every respect. Laurance Westen: Also an excellent lawyer with pragmatic and very usable, timely results. Both are extremely pleasant to work with.'
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Ute Jasper, Martin Schellenberg