GSK Stockmann's client base primarily includes airports and seaports, which the group advises comprehensively on the public financing of their infrastructure projects. The team recently assisted with a project to expand port infrastructure for the operation of a liquid gas terminal and also represented the client in notification proceedings. In this context, companies particularly benefit from the expertise of transport infrastructure expert Arne Gniechwitz, who jointly leads the practice with Wolfgang Wuerfel; the latter mainly advises public sector clients on the state aid compliant structuring of financing initiatives. In July 2023, Friedrich Ludwig Hausmann (state aid with a focus on public infrastructure) left and is now self-employed.
Testimonials
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'In my opinion, expertise and the agile, solution-oriented team are one of its greatest strengths.'
'A high level of customer orientation leads to adaptive solution finding. The firm meets the client where he is.'
'Experience in real estate transactions.'
'Arne Gniechwitz: Turns difficult, special state aid matters into a generally understandable and manageable challenge.'
Key clients
- bremenports GmbH & Co. KG
- Flughafen Bremen GmbH
- Hamburg Port Authority AöR
- JadeWeserPort Realisierungs GmbH & Co. KG
- Niedersachsen Ports GmbH & Co. KG
Work highlights
- General state aid advice to JadeWeserPort on the financing of seaport infrastructure.
- Advising Niedersachsen Ports GmbH & Co. KG on state aid and contracts related to the new construction of port infrastructure (investment volume of €300 million) in Stade for the operation of an offshore (FSRU) and onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Arne Gniechwitz, Wolfgang Würfel