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Legal experts to guide you through Subsidies and State Aid compliance and challenges.
We advise clients in the UK, the EU and internationally on the full suite of rules governing the award of subsidies, including the UK’s Subsidy Control Act 2022, EU State aid rules, the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation and the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures. We have an extensive network of specialist contacts within UK Government departments and the European Commission, enabling us to obtain rapid clarification on complex or novel issues.
Uniquely, our lawyers also advise on public procurement and international trade law, allowing us to support clients holistically where subsidy control intersects with major government contracts or trade related obligations.
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Advising on the notification of measures to the European Commission and managing complaints concerning alleged unlawful State aid.
Our advisers act on domestic and international matters of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names in the market. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and industry sectors.
Advising on higher education law for the establishment of a continuing education unit and a knowledge transfer unit, taking into account higher education, public procurement and EU state aid law.
Advised Energie- und Wasserversorgung Rheine GmbH, a public utility company, on telecoms aspects, as well as state aid and public procurement law, on a project for the development of white spots broadband coverage in the city of Rheine, Germany. This involved advice on our client’s own telecoms requirements.
Advised on the foundation of the BSP and on numerous university matters in the area of research and teaching - outsourced legal department. This also included advice on state recognition and the drafting of numerous university regulations such as the Basic Regulations, Appointment Regulations and Election Regulations.
Advised IUBH on the relocation of the university's seat from NRW to Thuringia and EU state aid law and public procurement law advice on funding programmes
Advised the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on 5G Create, the innovative £28m joint investment in 5G test projects to showcase the capability of 5G technology across a range of industries and identify commercially sustainable long-term use cases. We advised on the funding agreements as well as on compliance with procurement and state aid law.
Advised SWO Netz GmbH, a public utility company, on a wide range of issues, including telecoms regulatory and contractual matters, state aid and public procurement support for the entire funding procedure in connection with the development of “white spots” in broadband supply in the city of Osnabrück, Germany.
Advised Saarland University on EU state aid law for the establishment of an Innovation Centre funded by the European Regional Development Fund programme.
Advised on a State Aid query in relation to port area improvements.
Advised PROvendis GmbH on numerous EU state aid law workshops for universities and research institutions nationwide, including IP for spin-offs and EU state aid law in the science sector.
Advised the FernUniversität Hagen EU on state aid for the secondment of staff.
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Dr. Totis Kotsonis
Partner, Head of Subsidies, Procurement, Trade Agreements and Trade Remedies
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