Corporate Constitutional Rights and Complaints

Broad-based Expertise in all Areas

Companies are particularly exposed to state intervention, especially through new laws and regulatory acts. Constitutional law protects business’s constitutionally guaranteed interests against legislative action and other state restrictions. Constitutional court protection of corporate rights applies when all other legal remedies are exhausted and frequently serves as the last effective means of enforcing constitutionally guaranteed business interests. We help companies to effectively protect their interests as they navigate the balance between commercial freedom and state regulation. In doing so, we combine profound constitutional law expertise with deep understanding of the economic environment in which our clients operate. 

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Constitutional litigation strategy

We guide our clients through every stage of the dispute – from the initial administrative action, through all stages of litigation, to the constitutional appeal before the Federal Constitutional Court or state constitutional courts. Drawing on our extensive litigation experience, we will design a procedural strategy from the outset of ordinary court proceedings that is geared towards enabling and effectively asserting later constitutional remedies.

Enforcement of corporate constitutional rights

We advise companies on effectively enforcing their constitutionally protected interests and examine the constitutionality of state interference in corporate constitutional rights – and we excel in taking action the against new legislation companies often face. When all other legal avenues have been pursued, constitutional law often provides the final and most effective means of safeguarding business freedoms from state interference. To protect and enforce our clients’ corporate constitutional rights, we engineer custom procedural strategies and represent them before the Federal Constitutional Court, the European Court of Justice, and the European Court of Human Rights. 

Constitutional guidance on economic transformation processes

Major structural shifts such as the energy transition, the mobility revolution, and digitalisation often entail government interference in corporate freedoms. We assist companies through these transformation processes and strive to achieve a pragmatic balance between political goals and commercial interests.

Constitutional rights at national and EU level

Businesses increasingly operate within both national constitutional and EU law frameworks. We advise on the complex relationships between the different layers of constitutional rights and, through our full service approach, ensure comprehensive protection across all levels.

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