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ENDERLE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW provides environmental law advice as well as representation in related administrative procedures, negotiations and litigation. The firm also supports environmental aspects of M&A and other transactions. We represent clients in proceedings before competent authorities and administrative courts in Germany, including matters before the German Constitutional Court and the European Court of Justice. The best mandates arise where the law is not applied reactively, but rather shapes projects, processes, and organization — solutions that do not only ensure compliance with environmental law but also produce good results.

Dr. Bettina Enderle, founder of Enderle Environmental Law, is a German attorney who, for over two decades, has been practicing EU and German environmental law for national and international clients.

She founded the boutique law firm Enderle Environmental Law in 2014 after nearly 14 years with a magic circle law firm, where she headed the German environmental law practice and served as the point of contact for colleagues worldwide. In that time she has advised and represented her clients in nearly all areas of environmental law.

Yet, in two fields ENDERLE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW has in-depth expertise:

Waste and Product Law / Circular Economy: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), substance bans, take-back systems, and the new EU regulations on batteries, vehicles, electrical appliances, and packaging. We assist medium-sized and large companies in integrating their products and production processes into the circular economy in a legally compliant manner. These clients need legal partners who think proactively rather than merely issuing warnings—and we develop solutions where new regulations. Besides the electronic and chemicals industry we have advised clients of all types of products subject to EPR (including online sales) as well as waste recycling and disposal companies and refineries.

Infrastructure Permits / Planning Approval: Roads, Waterways, Railways. We cannot do without infrastructure — but we can improve it. ENDERLE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW represents project developers and major construction companies, as well as local governments, in the preparation and planning approval processes. Our work on infrastructure projects includes, among others, motorways, roads, power plants and (renewable) energy projects. We provide support from the early planning stages through to court proceedings — serving as a steadfast, reliable partner at your side.

What sets us apart: Expertise gained from over 20 years of EU and German environmental law — and a willingness to think outside the box where no regulations, guidelines or court rulings yet exist. We understand the technology and the subject matter well enough to develop truly compelling arguments. And we remain — as a professional partner, not just a service provider.

What drives us: The understanding that good solutions arise from interdisciplinary collaboration and that regulation is a tool for shaping the future, not merely a constraint. environmental law, in this sense, is a driver of growth for our future. – Let us shape it together!

McDermott Will & Schulte is a leading law firm with 64 lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers across 30 practice areas. The firm's tenure with Best Lawyers began in 2009. Having lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers' purely peer review process emphasizes the lawyers credibility and reputation for their practice amongst their peers in their practice area and region. It displays professional validation of the legal talent that McDermott Will & Schulte has on their team. The firm has lawyers recognized in practice areas including: Energy Law, Environmental Law, Project Finance and Development Practice, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Labor and Employment Law.

McDermott Will & Schulte is also ranked by Best Law Firms in 24 practice areas. The Best Law Firms rankings are founded on a time-tested and transparent research process that has remained consistent since Best Lawyers launched it in 2010. McDermott Will & Schulte has 57 rankings in 24 practices. Echoing their Best Lawyers awards and team of top legal talent.