Marccus Partners has a substantial Public Law practice, the main role of which is to support all of our other practice areas, particularly the Banking & Finance, Real Estate, M&A and Capital Markets teams. Our expertise in public law includes sector specialisations such as telecommunications, healthcare, renewable energy, aviation and transport. Besides our expertise in regulated businesses, we also provide general advice on various aspects of EU law and in the broader context of compliance with rules governing social responsibility.
In the field of public law, our expertise in the following areas is particularly noteworthy.
Marccus Partners has extensive experience of merger control filings, state aid and anti-dumping proceedings in Europe. We are in an ideal position to combine our knowledge on competition and antitrust law with the analytical skills of the Mazars economic teams, which can provide market studies, evaluation and cost analyses. Our access to the expertise of our Chinese partners makes us one of the most pioneering firms in the handling of Chinese merger control filings for institutional investors and multinationals targeting Chinese companies.
PPPs & Infrastructure Projects -Top-
We advise investors as well as municipalities, states and state-owned companies on infrastructure projects with regard to all constraints imposed by public law, including on public procurement law, zoning and construction law, environmental law, competition law, and labour and pension schemes (e.g. transferring these from the public to the private sector). We structure privatisations for our clients and negotiate all the necessary agreements and concessions.
Our work in this area also covers the provision of advice to administrative organisations, public entities, foundations, associations and consortiums.
Urban Planning -Top-
Our wide experience of urban planning enables us to provide expert advice to construction companies, architects, surveyors and municipalities and other public entities, as well as on all issues relating to the Urban Planning Law (planning, management, execution and discipline). Our multi-disciplinary teams not only provide advice but are geared towards finding solutions.
Regulatory Compliance -Top-
Since the financial crisis, the role of compliance officers in financial institutions and related businesses has become more important than ever. We help to accomplish the huge task for which a compliance officer is responsible, not only in the banking sector but also in a number of other regulated businesses such as telecommunications and the media, healthcare and energy. We provide access to the most up-to-date regulations, rules and decisions and advise on forthcoming laws, EU directives and changes in the “legal climate”. Our advice may be very detailed to meet the needs of legal professionals, or more general and business-oriented to help decision-makers, board members or associations representing the interests of a sector or group of companies.
Public Property & Exportations -Top-
Our teams address all aspects of the use and protection of public property and goods of public interest. We negotiate concessions, authorisations and government contracts and can position our advice in the context of all related IP/IT law, labour law, tax law and other legal issues. We advise our clients at every stage of expropriation proceedings.
Administrative & Public Law Litigation -Top-
We represent our clients in administrative and court proceedings and make efficient use of our experience to secure robust and effective policy and regulatory decisions by public bodies.
