‘Very cooperative collaboration, practical and solution-oriented. From the client’s perspective, the atmosphere in the team seems to be very good and collegial, with equal involvement of younger colleagues, which overall makes for a very pleasant atmosphere. The content is always of a high standard and can usually be applied immediately.’

‘All inquiries from various legal areas are processed within a short period of time and of high quality. Even unknown complex issues are dealt with quickly and, beyond purely legal aspects, its strategic advice is targeted and of high quality.’

‘We have been working closely with Christiane Kappes, Neele Ann Christiansen and Sebastian Belz for several years. Over time, a strong relationship of trust has developed, which promotes collaboration. All three are aware of the challenges of our work, are flexible in terms of time and always deliver results at the highest professional level.’

‘As a full-service law firm with very fast response times, the CMS team is very much at the service of even a “small” client. A partner acts as a central point of contact and coordinates all inquiries – even those that lie outside his own area of ​​expertise. A suitable specialist lawyer is immediately assigned to each legal area and followed up to see whether the client is being assisted appropriately. Results/solutions/texts are delivered quickly and in high quality and well explained.’

‘Fritz von Hammerstein: Extremely profound knowledge of mining law, planning approval, environmental law.’

‘Sebastian Belz: In-depth knowledge, quick response to inquiries.’

‘Neele Ann Christiansen handled projects very confidently, at a very high level with regards to content and often under extreme time pressure. The collaboration was extremely pleasant and on equal footing. The quick access to a practical solution and intensive, cooperative discussions on legal topics are still remarkable. Broad experience in environmental and planning law on large projects.’

‘Strong team in environmental and planning law, in which women do not (have to) leave after just a few years, but instead become partners. A unique selling point in the comparable law firm landscape.’

‘Reliability, comprehensive service in depth, broad spectrum of advice.’

‘Quick reactions coupled with in-depth knowledge characterise the good and trusting cooperation.’

‘Stefan Altenschmidt works very practically .’

‘Knowledgeable, experienced, pragmatic. Gets to the point quickly. Work has high practical applicability.’

‘Structured and transparent derivation of decision-making bases and decision-making processes. The result is considered exemplary by the responsible supervisory authority. It was important to combine law and technology in a coherent argument.’

‘Sabrina Desens was able to adapt very well to the different ways of thinking and approaches of the project participants and thus achieve a structured, constructive and effective goal achievement while taking into account respective concerns.’

‘Very good coverage of public and corporate law interaction by a mixed team of relevant experts.’

‘Tobias Leidinger has excellent expertise in mining law and its peculiarities.’

‘PSWP is one of the strongest environmental law teams in Germany: Smart, always working on new topics, clearly focused on industry and business, politically experienced, strong, outstanding partners, always at the forefront. Enormously strong in disputes when it matters.’

‘Wolf Spieth: Leading light, great experience, leader, you want to have him as an advocate in a crisis or a hostile dispute.’

‘Niclas Hellermann: Outstanding, real excellence, clear strategic thinker. There is no one better in difficult cases and crises.’

‘Very experienced and competent team; reasonable hourly rates, fast response and processing times.’

‘Herbert Posser: One of the most competent public law experts in Germany; extensive experience and detailed knowledge; very pragmatic suggestions for clients.’

‘The law firm has extensive, in-depth knowledge and, along with legal considerations, also presents the effects on economic processes in detail. The team is extremely flexible when it comes to unexpected work requirements.’

‘Outstanding expertise in offshore wind, with recommendations that are always easy to practically implement. Proactive and always well-informed advice. Particularly close to political and legislative developments.’

‘Sebastian Lutz-Bachmann: Outstanding experience and knowledge of all legal issues relating to offshore wind energy. Always practical and solution-oriented advice in the best interests of the client. Willing to think “out of the box”.’

‘Unique law firm with very competent employees.’

‘Outstanding expertise in emission control law, very pleasant cooperation.’

‘Very effective, clearly structured analyses that get to the point with necessary depth.’

‘Andreas Wolowski: Very professional, excellent knowledge also in administration matters.’

‘The firm is always available and the team is very reliable.’

‘Ulrich Hösch is a highly competent lawyer in planning and environmental law with extensive experience and comprehensive knowledge of current case law and scientific discussions.’

‘The public construction team is ideally placed and a kind of one-stop shop for us as project developers, supporting project ideas from acquisition talks and feasibility studies to planning, approval and execution with the involvement of all relevant experts in the firm. The collaborative, solution-oriented approach is particularly noteworthy, not only in legal matters, but also in the great way they deal with the other side.’

‘We recommend Stefan Rappen and Christopher Küas.’

‘Tassilo Schiffer is absolutely outstanding.’

‘Christopher Küas has been looking after our company for 10 years now with very good results. We have carried out many project developments and planning procedures under his leading legal supervision, while he continues to keep an eye on the overall project even in the later phases, ie during construction, sale or rental and operation.’

‘Tassilo Schiffer represents the client’s interests with great confidence, patience and expertise. So far, he has achieved all of his goals.’

‘The firm is very efficiently organised.’

‘In our experience, you always have direct contact with the relevant partner.’

‘The team and the individuals are extremely competent, provide quick verbal advice and also provide written reports quickly.’

‘Fast, competent, very solution-oriented.’

‘Broadly equipped team with very committed and competent lawyers. Communication and coordination always takes place completely smoothly and in a cooperative manner. We use Arqis’ resources in different situations (general advice, projects, transactions, etc.) and access them as if they were part of our legal department. This integration works excellently and I am grateful for Arqis’ support. I also find its sound pragmatism and clear recommendations to be extremely good, which in my view set Arqis apart from many other large law firms.’

‘I would like to highlight Friedrich Gebert, who plays a key role in ensuring that the interaction between Arqis’ lawyers and our legal department works so well. Mr. Gebert has a broad knowledge base and a straightforward and friendly manner that makes coordination easy. There are always short paths and quick decisions. Billing is always fair and we often receive discounts on invoices without having actively asked for them.’

‘Fast, competent, very client-oriented.’

‘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.’

‘Michael Neupert can convince authorities and courts with his practice-oriented and legally competent arguments. He is not only distinguished by his high level of legal competence, but also by his surprisingly strong understanding of a broad spectrum of economic, technical and scientific issues for a lawyer.’

‘We recommend Stefan Wiesendahl and Bettina Keienburg!’

‘The team is characterised by competent, reliable and technically outstanding work. Due to very good organisation within the team, a competent contact person is always available, even at short notice. The support is always provided on time and with outstanding results.’

‘Very professional advice and always solution-oriented.’

‘Stefan Wiesendahl has been advising us very competently in various legal proceedings for many years.’

‘Working with them is always very pleasant. The exchange takes place on an equal footing. They are open to requests for changes. The information and advice is characterised by competent answers and outstanding technical expertise. All people are reliable, competent and helpful.’

‘As managing director, I only had direct contact with the partners. All coordination and team processes within the firm were managed so effectively that I never had any doubts about the perfect teamwork in the background.’

‘We have successfully completed several projects that were extremely critical for our company with Michael Neupert. Our expectations were always fully met or exceeded. We also received only positive feedback from other project participants on our side. The other side naturally sees many aspects differently in terms of content, but also gave only positive feedback in terms of communication and personal appearance.’

‘The Raue team is special in that there is a qualified expert for every subtask. The firm is now so large that it also has excellent experts for subareas such as real estate law, but in the end you only have one contact person who then compiles internal know-how.’

‘Wolfram Hertel stands out for his understanding of the opposing side. This is particularly helpful in large, complex and politically charged disputes.’

‘The firm has extensive experience in numerous administrative, planning and litigation procedures and knows how to combine the business and public perspectives on things. They can develop robust solutions – even in complex procedures and with difficult legal issues.’

‘Uncomplicated cooperation with short distances.’

‘Hartmut Fischer is extremely clever and has a solid grasp of the field. We value his high level of expertise and his tactically clever handling of the opponent. We would hire him again and again.’

‘Wolfgang Patzelt always works thoroughly, pragmatically and fully oriented towards the interests of his clients.’

‘Competent, service-oriented working methods. The lawyers can put themselves in the client’s shoes 100%. They show sensitivity in delicate political situations.’

‘Trustful cooperation. After receiving the written documents, you have no more problems than before. Well connected with the authorities. Very quick response. Reachable at any time. No endless meetings – get to the point!’

‘All lawyers at the firm that we work with do excellent work. They have an excellent demeanor that is both approachable and obliging.’

‘Good and prompt communication, very transparent billing, good accessibility and reliable callback management.’

‘Expertise that is otherwise hard to find at this level. High level of commitment to the respective matter, even going far beyond the box.’

‘High level of expertise, practical orientation.’

‘We recommend Maike Friedrich.’

‘Cedric Meyer is a reliable partner in all environmental law matters.’

‘Practical approach; excellent expertise.’

‘Cedric Meyer is the first choice in waste law.’

‘High level of expertise; very good accessibility; practical relevance.’

‘Maike Friedrich is absolutely top!’

‘An excellent medium-sized law firm with personal client support.’

‘Thomas Schönfeld has very good technical knowledge and is very well connected. His solutions are always practical and client-oriented. Mr. Schönfeld has a personable demeanor.’

‘The whole team is always extremely well prepared and quickly comes up with very good suggestions during meetings. The suggestions implemented lead to a solution to the problem and then remain in place. Appointments can be made very quickly, and if it is urgent, calls are made within a very short time, otherwise calls are made on the same day.’

‘Torsten Gerhard: A specialist with great negotiating skills – he brought a difficult, confusing case to a very good conclusion for us.’

‘Christofer Lenz is distinguished by his outstanding specialist knowledge. His confidence in conducting negotiations inevitably leads to success.’

‘Jens Ritter: Fast, reliable, secure justice.’

‘Quick familiarisation with the facts; in-depth knowledge of administrative law; complicated administrative law contexts are summarised in a simple way that is understandable even for non-lawyers.’

‘High level of expertise, very easy to reach, processing on time, pleasant to deal with.’

‘Jens Ritter takes on every challenge and develops solutions that go beyond the actual legal area. It’s good to have an advisor like that.’