The Legal 500 Germany 2024
Environmental and planning law
In the field of environmental and planning law, Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner is characterized above all by its expertise in waste and immission control law as well as its knowledge of product liability law. Clients receive comprehensive advice on the Packaging Act and the Closed Substance Cycle Waste Management Act and also consult the team in waste law contract negotiations, claims for damages and legal proceedings. The environmental law compliance expertise of practice group head Olaf Konzak is frequently utilized in particular.
"Broad, practice-oriented knowledge and practical recommendations."
The Legal 500 Germany 2023
Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner focuses on environmental, chemical and substance law as well as public construction law. In waste law, the team led by Olaf Konzak is particularly active in the context of the Packaging Act and represents numerous companies in application and appeal proceedings. The practice also focuses on advising national and international companies on public construction and construction planning law as well as public procurement law.
The Legal 500 Germany 2022
The focus is on advising on environmental and waste law as well as chemicals and substances law. For example, the team supports clients on cross-border waste shipments, waste fees and the Packaging Act, which was amended in 2021, while advising national and international companies on public construction planning law is another pillar of the practice. Olaf Konzak is considered an "absolute specialist in environmental and licensing law" and heads the team from the Cologne office.
The Legal 500 Germany 2021
The focus of the firm's environmental and planning law practice is on environmental and waste law as well as chemicals and substances law; advice is also provided on issues of immission control law or packaging law. Practice leader is Olaf Konzak ("convincing expertise, strong argumentative appearance in negotiations").
The Legal 500 Germany 2020
Olaf Konzak leads the environmental and planning law practice with "broad expertise and high assertiveness in negotiations".
"The law firm covers many areas of expertise. All partners and employees are competent and helpful."
"The partners have very good expertise."