Administrative law

Administrative law in Berlin

Administrative law governs the relationship between citizens and the state. What powers and what rights of intervention does the administration have? How can citizens protect themselves against discriminatory actions by the administration? What can citizens demand of the administration? What rights and benefits are citizens entitled to?

As a specialist law office, we advise and represent individuals, associations, SMEs and local authorities exclusively in select areas of administrative law.

Our expertise covers the following areas:

Planning law

No construction project gets done without a long list of permits and often lengthy coordination with the relevant authorities. We represent developers and individuals who live near to construction projects throughout the entire planning permission process and assert their rights before the administrative courts.

Public servant law

Actions regarding unfair promotion, transfer, appraisal, pay grades or disciplinary measures, we’ll guide you through the whole process, offering advice based on our many years of experience working with federal and state bodies.

Environmental law

Whether it’s immission control law, nature and rural conservation law, water management law or any other area of environmental law, we offer comprehensive advice and representation.

Local law

We look after citizens and companies, as well as local authorities, conducting proceedings before the administrative courts, in particular in regards to the law of local representation and local coalitions.

Right to freedom of information

We can advise you on bringing freedom of information claims against public authorities and enforce your claims before the administrative courts.

Constitutional Law

Constitutional law is about the big questions surrounding our society and political system, but it’s also about justice and your basic rights in specific cases.

We can also represent you in certain proceedings relating to constitutional law, in particular with regards to electoral, parliamentary and party law.

Thanks to our years of experience in academia and practice, we know how the authorities “tick” and operate at the intersection of politics and law. We prioritise developing extra-judicial solutions, representing your rights in administrative and objection proceedings. We can also represent you before the administrative courts, the higher administrative courts and the federal administrative court as necessary.

It may be a good idea to engage a solicitor during the administrative proceedings themselves. We can write up applications for you, submit legal opinions, prepare expert reports and attend hearings with the authorities. We will file for access to records on your behalf and lodge appeals against administrative decisions that go against you. We can bring actions before the administrative court on your behalf, obtaining temporary legal relief and guiding you through the proceedings regarding admission of an appeal on points of fact and law (Berufungszulassungsverfahren), the proceedings regarding an appeal on points of fact and law (Berufungsverfahren) and the proceedings regarding an appeal on points of law (Revisionsverfahren).

YOUR PARTNER FOR Administrative law IN BERLIN

RA Antonio Leonhardt

Competent and experienced – your legal advisor for administrative and migration law. Benefit from our years of experience with administrations and administrative courts.

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