Public Sector & Public Procurement

The lawyers of the Practice Group have been among the market leaders for years. They are advising on many large public sector projects with a total volume exceeding EUR 40 billion.

Market leader in public procurement law

In the JUVE Handbook 'Commercial Law Firms 2024/2025,' HEUKING ranks first in procurement law for the 13th time in a row. JUVE comments extensively:

^{"In all key sectors, the procurement team is one of the top addresses and continues to assert itself among the leading units with its consistently high level of activity. The fact that the lawyers are by no means resting on their laurels is evidenced by the consistently high inflow of mandates (many of which are repeat mandates) for high-profile projects for public authorities and companies, most of which span several years.}

^{The team's long-standing and extensive expertise on critical, current, and complex issues serves as a driving force. Examples include the growing number of major mandates from the federal government and state ministries, such as those related to shipbuilding and billion-euro train construction projects. In the context of the energy transition, clients turn to the team for innovative projects, such as hydrogen projects or the energy-efficient refurbishment of buildings, benefiting from the team's consistently well-coordinated, cross-practice collaboration, which is highly valued by clients."}

Often recommended:

Dr. Ute Jasper is considered one of the 'Leading Names' in procurement law by JUVE. Competitors speak at length about the expert: 'really impressive, still so much passion after such a long time,' 'strong presence in the transportation sector, powerful team, often on the cutting edge with innovative projects.'

Dr. Martin Schellenberg is praised by competitors for his 'flawless argumentation' and 'legally sound advice with creative ideas.'

Ulf Christiani and Dr. Laurence Westen are also recommended in the handbook.

Rising star in public procurement law:

JUVE also researches the 'Rising Stars in Procurement Law' and identifies Dr. Christopher Marx, Kirstin van de Sande, and Dr. Laurence Westen in this category.

But in other national rankings, such as Wirtschaftswoche or Kanzleien in Deutschland, as well as in international rankings, the lawyers specializing in procurement and public law are also ranked as the top advisors in their field.

The bases of our success are:

• We are one of the largest and thus most flexible teams in the public sector with net-worked offices all across Germany.
• Our lawyers do not only know laws and jurisdiction, hurdles, and obstacles. They solve problems and design projects.
• We are not advising according to departments with ever-changing specialist lawyers, but our partners are responsible for the success of the entire legal project.
• With our office in Brussels, we offer special expertise on European Union topics and contacts to the European Union Commission.
• We supply our clients with up-to-date information on new laws and judgments in our newsletters and seminars. Brief, to the point and practice-oriented.

We are proud of our clients' confidence: More than 90 percent of our assignments are follow-up matters or recommendations.

What are we offering to our team members?

If you want to work for us as a trainee, lawyer, or assistant, you will join a team that has been recognized with the highest national and international awards (from JUVE/Legal 500, Chambers), and you will work on interesting and challenging cases.
At our firm, you are not just sitting behind a desk. You will be designing projects and actively solving problems - you will accept responsibility.

Awarded by the most important german lawyer's ranking with the "Oscar" and on tier 1 in the field of Public Procurement and first position for Subsidies, Transport, Environment and Planning Regulation.