Svenja Kaftan LL.B.
Lawyer

Public commercial law and regulation • Environmental and planning law
Kümmerlein –

Contact

Assistant: Jaana ter Steeg

T.+49 (0)201 1756-657
F.+49 (0)201 1756-77927

Legal certainty in planning, environment and energy – structured and forward-looking.

With a clear eye for structure and strategy, I support clients in public commercial law – particularly in planning, environmental and energy law. My focus: tackling administrative and constitutional law issues in a solution-oriented manner and maintaining an overview even in lengthy approval processes and regulated markets.

Dear Svenja, what does our promise “To make it simple, but significant” mean to you?

“Public commercial law is characterized by detailed approval processes and complex regulations. Advice must provide clarity without losing sight of the scope of the solutions. Simplicity does not mean simplification at any price, but strategic precision – to enable our clients to make well-founded and sustainable decisions.”

What was a milestone in my career?

“Voir plus loin, penser autrement.” Through my studies in France, I got to know other legal ways of thinking and approaches and realized that there are often many roads that lead to Rome. In my day-to-day work, this ability to think outside the box helps me to think flexibly.

Legal clarity for forward-looking projects

We support project sponsors and authorities in structuring complex legal processes efficiently and in a solution-oriented manner so that they can implement their projects quickly, smoothly and unassailably.

Environmental and planning law

Legally compliant and practical support for major industrial projects (e.g. linear energy transition projects) and resolution of all related environmental law issues.

Constitutional and administrative law

We accompany our clients with confidence through all phases of administrative proceedings right through to consistent representation in court.

Mining law

Advice on the implementation of all mining projects, including support for public participation and environmental impact assessments.

Approval of industrial plants

We help our clients with the realization of all approval procedures and enable the responsible authorities to approve projects with legal certainty.

Energy law and regulation

We support clients with all legal challenges in the energy sector.

Vita

Lawyer Kümmerlein since 2024

Legal clerkship with stages in the German Bundestag and the European Commission

Studied law in Bochum

Double degree in national and European commercial law in Bochum and Tours, France (LL.B./licence en droit)

Languages

German

English

French