Guido Kleve

• Advising numerous clients on applying for subsidies and state aid before national and European authorities, representing clients in proceedings before European Commission and European courts
• Representing a Federal State in court proceedings against seaport user based on regulatory using rights
• Advising seaport operator in establishing new seaport infrastructure and using agreements with offshore industry
• Advising inland port operator on financing and planning new port infrastructure
• Advising numerous clients regarding industrial accidents including defending third party claims and administrative offences
• Advising numerous clients regarding product law issues including product recalls in several European countries
• Advising a waste company in reorganising waste infrastructures including financing of new infrastructures
• Advising a consortium in large PPP projects on planning law issues regarding motorways
• Advising the Federal Republic of Germany in a state liability claim
• Advising in sports law inter alia international sport events and negotiating contracts of sports men

• JUVE Handbook 2021/2022: Frequently recommended for public sector: environmental and planning law, product-related environmental law: regulatory and regulated industries: transport sector: regulatory and financing; “competent and pragmatic”, competitor; 2019/2020: “market-leading expert”, competitor
• Legal 500 Germany 2022: Recommended for public law: environmental and planning law (including product-related advice), compliance: internal investigations and advice of the transport sector; “Excellent expertise with fast and efficient advisory practice.”
• Handelsblatt in cooperation with Best Lawyers 2023: Recognised as “lawyer of the year” for EU law and recommended for public law as well as EU law
• Acritas Stars 2021: Listed as a “Star Lawyer” in Germany; Guido is “extremely responsive, knowledgeable, and a good business partner”, client
• WirtschaftsWoche 2021: Recommended as "Top Lawyer" for environmental and planning law

Guido regularly publishes in articles and frequently is asked to hold seminars. Based on his experience as a referee in professional football he holds seminars on the topic of “How to make the right decisions quickly and reliably - Insights from the world of a football referee”.

• "Remunicipalisation of entities and the risks of European State aid law", co-authored with Dr. Michael Gayger), NVwZ 2017
• "Diesel bans might pose risks on the leasing industry as well", Interview in Börsen-Zeitung with Thilo von Bodungen and Guido Kleve, Börsen-Zeitung 23 September 2017, No. 184, p. 9
• "Compliance in sports: What about fair play?", Interview in the Börsen-Zeitung with Jürgen Roters, Börsen-Zeitung 17 June 2017, p. 9
• "Pitfalls in the remunicipalisation", PLATOW Recht, 31 May 2017, No. 62, p. 8
• "Foul play by illegal state aid? A sword of Damocles: Public financing of professional sports"; Business Law Magazine, 8 June, issue 2/2017
• "Tax practices and unlawful state aid – a complex problem", IStR 2017, 265
• "State aid: Yellow Card for public financing of sports", Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 11 January 2017
• "Commentary to German Act on Nature and Landscape Protection (BNatSchG)", in: Giesberts/Reinhardt (Hrsg.), Beck´scher Online Kommentar Umweltrecht, §§ 8-12, 63, 64; April 2017
• "Commentary to Waste Management and Product Recycling Act (Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz), §§ 30-33," in: Schink/Versteyl (eds.), 2nd edition 2016
• "Implementation of Directive 59/2013/EUROATOM to German law", 9. Sächsischer Radontag - 11. Tagung Radonsicheres Bauen, Dresden, 8 September 2015
• "Granting concealed State aid: legal protection for affected companies and for competitors," DisputeResolution Online-Magazine, Issue 2/2014
• "The new guidelines on State aid to airports and airlines," KommPrax Special, Issue 2/2014
• "ECJ strengthens enforcement ban on state aid, comments on the Judgment of the ECJ of 21.11.2013 – C-284/12," NVwZ 2014, S. 643 ff.

• "Legal aspects of Industry 4.0 in Germany and Chinese Investments", TH Köln, 30 January 2018
• "The legal waste framework between the EU, the Federal Government and the federal states with regard to the requirements for a efficient waste and resources management", Behördenspiegel, Zukunft Abfallwirtschaft, Bonn, 10 October 2017
• Organiser of the conference "rePORT - Ports & Law - German sea and inland ports in the conflict between European requirements and national challenges" Hamburg 23 June 2015, Hamburg 22 June 2016 and Hamburg 27 June 2017
• "Freedom of Information Act - Opportunities and Risks for Companies", Cologne, 13 March 2017
• "Decision making for lawyers", ELSA Italy, Milan, 24 March 2017
• "Regulatory risks in M&A Deals", M&A Academy, Frankfurt, 9 February 2017
• "The Anti-Doping Act and Its Consequences for the Partners of Sports", Hamburg, 9 November 2016
• 2nd German Radon Symposium: "Radon exposure in municipalities and implementation RL 2013/59 / EURATOM", Cologne, 27 October 2016
• "How to make the right decisions quickly and reliably - Experiences from an international football referee", Milano Marittima, 23 September 2016
• "Groundhandling in the focus of national courts and the European Commission", 9. German Aviation Days, Berlin, 29/30 January 2015