The government, public administration, and public institutions are shaping change in an increasingly complex environment. Digitalization, a shortage of skilled workers, rising expectations from citizens and businesses, and new demands for resilience, sustainability, and security are bringing about lasting changes to the framework conditions for public action. At the same time, it is essential to efficiently implement complex political and regulatory requirements and to further develop public services in a way that ensures their long-term viability.
At the same time, however, the current changes present significant opportunities. Government agencies, public enterprises, and other public-sector actors that harness digital potential, modernize processes, and actively shape transformation can sustainably strengthen their performance. Successful transformation requires a balanced interplay of innovation, legal certainty, good governance, and efficient public administration. The legally compliant implementation of digitization and infrastructure projects, the management of complex transformation processes, and compliance with regulatory and public procurement requirements are becoming particularly important. Issues such as public financing, public governance, ESG transformation, collaboration between the public and private sectors, as well as defense, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, and national resilience are also increasingly coming into focus.
We provide support in designing efficient, value-creating and legally compliant procurement processes. We identify and enable the financing channels that the public sector needs to fulfill its tasks. Our many years of experience in public procurement law, budgetary law, constitutional law, European law, state aid law and subsidy law form the basis for our legally secure solutions and give you the security of always acting within the legally permissible framework. With our combination of business expertise and process-oriented thinking, we achieve the economic goals you have set for yourself.
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and achieving climate protection targets are tasks of social significance that are also close to our hearts. However, the public sector must not only create the regulatory framework for this, but also be a pioneer in ESG goals itself. From our consulting practice, we know what role models exist for implementing a sustainability agenda, and we bring a wide range of experience from abroad, from the financial markets and from listed companies, from which the public sector can benefit. Our in-depth expertise in environmental law, foreign trade law, public procurement law, labor law, administrative law and from transformation projects enables us to bring about change in line with ESG goals with personal passion and professional strength.
The public sector is also undergoing a digital transformation. We accompany the change process of the public sector and support the fulfillment of public tasks when new, innovative approaches and technologies are used. We work with you to design efficient and transparent organizational models for the delivery of public services and help you select, design and implement digital administrative processes and business models. With our comprehensive expertise in administrative law, corporate law, transparency law, labor and civil service law, as well as IT and data protection law, we develop holistic solutions for you. Thanks to our extensive experience from large transformation projects in the public sector and close cooperation with practitioners and management consultants, we have developed a profound understanding of the practical aspects of public sector work.
Our extended workbench concept offers you the possibility to outsource your tasks to KPMG Law on a short-term or long-term basis, in whole or in part. Thanks to our excellent technical expertise, our profound understanding of the practical work of the public sector, our methodological competence, our modern technical solutions, and our extensive experience in mass proceedings, we will be happy to take over your administrative tasks during peak workloads or staff shortages. For example, we support you in the management of subsidies, in legal proceedings, in citizen participation or in project management as a competent, efficient and transparent partner.
We represent your interests in state administrative proceedings. We accelerate planning processes and bring major procedures to a successful conclusion with our experienced project management, through the wise exploitation of legal options and through transparency towards all parties involved. With our in-depth expertise in administrative law, planning law, transparency law, commercial law and environmental law, as well as our extensive litigation experience, we are your strong and reliable partner in administrative proceedings of all kinds.
Partner
Solution Line Head Public Sector
Head of Public Law
Heidestraße 58
10557 Berlin
Tel.: +49 30 530199129
mpuestow@kpmg-law.com
KPMG Law
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