hgrs Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB

What hgrs Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB does

hgrs Hoffmann Greß Reitberger Sommer Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB (HGRS) is a Munich-based German law partnership (Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB) that specialises exclusively in public law. Its practice is organised around four areas: Public Construction and Planning Law, Environmental Law, Land Law, and Social and Inheritance Law. The firm is recognised as a Top Kanzlei for environmental and construction planning law in the WirtschaftsWoche ranking. Clients are primarily Bavarian municipalities seeking counsel on land-use planning, environmental and immissions control permits, municipal land policy, and administrative procedures, supplemented by private companies needing to navigate Bavarian public-law requirements for real-estate development and industrial operations, and individuals with disabilities and their families seeking social, care, and disability-estate planning advice.

The firm operates as a partner-led professional services practice with four authorised partners (Klaus Hoffmann, Jürgen Greß, Mathias Reitberger, Frank Sommer) and additional employed lawyers (Antonia Bernhart since 2023, Natascha Greß since 2022, Daniel-Alberto Händler since 2026) supported by four paralegal/admin staff. Revenue is generated through professional-services fees billed either hourly or as fixed-fee engagements; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is sales-led, relying on direct advisory relationships, thought-leadership publications (co-authorship of major commentaries such as the Hoppenberg/de Witt Handbuch), recurring seminars and webinars (including the annual hgrs-Baurechtstag and digital morning updates), and a regular blog. Internally the firm uses Advolux legal practice management software for case handling, deadline control, and document workflow. There is no external institutional investment, no parent company, and no technology product line beyond internal practice tools.

Name

hgrs Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB

Legal name

hgrs Hoffmann Greß Reitberger Sommer Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB

Website

https://hgrs.eu

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HGRS is a Munich-based German law partnership specialising in public construction and planning law, environmental law, land law, and social/inheritance law, serving Bavarian municipalities, private companies, and individuals with disabilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services (Public Law Advisory)

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental & Energy Law (BPAHAAAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Legal & Governance Professional Development (EDAGANAK)

Keywords

• Public construction law
• Environmental law advisory
• Urban planning law
• Land and soil law
• Social law counsel

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Professional services fees billed for legal counsel in public construction and planning law, environmental law, soil law, and social law. Revenue derived from hourly billing or fixed-fee engagements with municipalities and private sector clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

HGRS is a Munich-based specialist law firm offering legal advisory services exclusively in public law. Its core offerings cover Public Construction and Planning Law (land use plans, building permits, urban development contracts), Environmental Law (waste, contaminated sites, immission control, water and flood protection), Land Law (land consolidation, expropriation, preemptive rights), and Social and Inheritance Law (disability and social law, disability wills). Services are delivered by specialist lawyers (Fachanwälte) for Verwaltungsrecht and Sozialrecht to Bavarian municipalities, private companies, and individuals.

Product overview

hgrs Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB is a Munich-based law firm offering specialized legal advisory services in public law. The firm operates as a single integrated legal practice with four core service areas: Public Construction and Planning Law, Environmental Law, Land Law, and Social and Inheritance Law. All services are delivered through a team of specialized attorneys including specialist lawyers for administrative law and social law. The firm uses Advolux legal practice management software internally for case and document management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Öffentliches Bau- und Planungsrecht (Public Construction and Planning Law) Legal advisory on land use plans (Flächennutzungspläne), development plans (Bebauungspläne), project-related development plans (vorhabenbezogene Bebauungspläne), urban development contracts (städtebauliche Verträge), building permits, citizen participation, municipal contributions, and BauGB/Bayern procedures. Targeted at Bavarian municipalities and private companies undertaking real estate and infrastructure projects.
• Umweltrecht (Environmental Law) Legal advisory on waste law (Abfallrecht), contaminated sites and soil protection law (Altlasten- und Bodenschutzrecht), landfill law, immission control law (Immissionsschutzrecht), water law (Wasserrecht), and flood protection (Hochwasserschutz). Targeted at municipalities, industrial operators, and energy project developers.
• Bodenrecht (Land Law) Legal advisory on land consolidation (Bodenordnung), land acquisition (Grunderwerb), hereditary building rights (Erbbaurecht), expropriation and compensation (Enteignung und Entschädigung), and preemptive rights (Vorkaufsrechte) under BauGB and the Bavarian Nature Conservation Act. Targeted at municipalities, real estate developers, and landowners.
• Sozial- und Erbrecht (Social and Inheritance Law) Legal advisory on disability law (Schwerbehindertenrecht), social benefits law (Sozialhilferecht), guardianship law (Betreuungsrecht), school accompaniment (Schulbegleitung), and disability wills (Behindertentestament). Targeted at individuals with disabilities and their families across Germany.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Wolter Hoppenberg Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbBminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHGRS cooperates with Wolter Hoppenberg Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB, a law firm also specializing in public law matters, suggesting a collaborative relationship for cross-referrals or joint expertise in specific matters.
• IHK für München und OberbayerncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHGRS contributed its expertise in planning and environmental law to the IHK's 'Leitfaden zur Standortsicherung' (Location Security Guide), a practical guide for companies published by the Chamber of Industry and Commerce for Munich and Upper Bavaria.
• Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt- und VerbraucherschutzcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHGRS co-authored or contributed to the updated brochure 'Instrumente zur Klimaanpassung vor Ort – Eine Arbeitshilfe für Kommunen in Bayern' published by the Bavarian State Ministry for Environment and Consumer Protection.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CMS Germany: International law firm with a substantial German public-law, planning, and environmental practice serving municipalities and corporates. Comparable only on the public-law slice of its broader offering.
• Hengeler Mueller: Premier German full-service firm with a public-law and regulatory practice that overlaps with HGRS's specialization on complex Bauleitplanung and environmental matters, serving many of the same corporate clients.
• Gleiss Lutz: Large full-service German law firm with a recognized public-law and Bauplanungsrecht practice. Overlaps HGRS in practice area and clientele but operates across many other corporate practice areas with much larger headcount.

Direct peers

• Baumann Rechtsanwälte: Berlin-based boutique specializing in public construction and planning law as well as environmental law, a directly comparable practice composition and target client profile to HGRS.
• Wolter Hoppenberg Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB: HGRS's formal cooperation partner, also a German partnership specializing in public law including construction and planning law. Functionally a co-referral peer with overlapping practice areas and shared specialist commentary work.
• Becker Büttner Held (BBH): Germany's leading energy and infrastructure law firm with a strong Bauplanungsrecht, Umweltrecht, and public-law practice. Mid-to-large German firm serving municipalities and corporates on the same regulatory perimeter where HGRS competes.
• Geulen & Klinger Rechtsanwälte: Bonn-based public-law partnership with Bauplanungs-, Umwelt- und Kommunalrecht coverage. A specialized, similarly structured comparable peer in the German public-law segment.
• Redeker Sellner Dahs: Bonn-based German partnership with a public-law practice spanning Verwaltungsrecht, Bau- und Planungsrecht, and Umweltrecht. Specialized comparable serving public-sector and corporate clients across Germany.
• von Mangoldt Rechtsanwälte: Berlin-based specialized public-law boutique with deep Verwaltungsrecht, Planungsrecht, and Umweltrecht expertise. Most comparable in niche focus and partner-led model to HGRS, though located outside Bavaria.

Others

• Meidert & Kollegen Rechtsanwälte: Predecessor firm to part of HGRS's current partnership (Frank Sommer 2008–2021, Mathias Reitberger 2005–2021). Closely comparable practice focus, now effectively an ecosystem/legacy peer rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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