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Profile
Dr. Ralf Hüting advises and represents commercial enterprises, federal & state ministries, supervisory authorities, cities, municipalities and associations, particularly on cross-jurisdictional projects such as the construction or modernization of industrial plants and the design and construction of infrastructure measures.
Dr. Hüting is Of Counsel (not a partner of the partnership) at ZENK.
Skills
Subsidy Law,
Public Law,
Environmental Law,
Nature Conservation Law,
Energy Law,
Public Building and Planning Law,
Public Procurement Law,
Municipal Law
About
Born in Wesel in 1961, Dr. Ralf Hüting studied law in Bonn and has worked as a lawyer since 1992. In 1996, he received his doctorate with a thesis on “The Effect of Regulatory Tolerance in Environmental Criminal Law”.
Languages
German, English
Awards
Recognized by Best Lawyers 2027 / Handelsblatt Ranking 2026 “Germany’s Best Lawyers” in the field of Environmental Law
“Consultant with a wealth of experience and an eye for the essentials” (client), JUVE 2020
“The public law practice is known in the market for its advisory services for complex and long-term infrastructure projects. Often recommended: Dr. Ralf Hüting (“Consultant with extensive experience and an eye for the essentials”, client)”, JUVE 2020/2021
Publications
Gutachten zum „Hamburger Zukunftsentscheid“, 23. März 2026
Hüting/Hopp, Strafbarkeit von Amtsträgern in Umweltüberwachungs-behörden, LKV 8/2014, S. 337 ff.
Hüting/Hopp, Rekommunalisierung der Energieversorgung – kein vergaberechtsfreier Raum! RdE 2011, S. 255 ff.
Hüting, Die Wirkung der behördlichen Duldung im Umweltstrafrecht, Erich Schmidt Verlag 2006
Hüting/Hopp, Kompetenzen und Pflichten der Regionalräte in der Gebietsentwicklungsplanung, Zentralinstitut für Raumplanung der Universität Münster, 2004
Hüting/Hopp, Das Sponsoring öffentlicher Interessen im Lichte des Strafrechts – „Tue Gutes – aber richtig“, der Gemeindehaushalt 2005, S. 130 ff.
Hüting/Hopp, Die Änderung von Planfeststellungsbeschlüssen, UPR 2003, S. 1 ff.
Hüting/Hopp, Absicherung des Nebeneinanders konfligierender baulicher Nutzungen, baurecht, 2004, S. 930 ff.