Dr Rainer
Geesmann

Lawyer

Dr Rainer Geesmann's legal practice focuses on environmental and planning law. He advises and represents plant operators and developers, particularly in immission control and sectoral planning law. Dr Geesmann is often consulted in complex licensing and approval procedures with public participation.

In addition to his comprehensive expertise and many years of experience in environmental and planning law, clients appreciate his special understanding of the operational and technical principles of the tasks assigned to him and his ability to find an appropriate solution in consultation with experts and representatives of the authorities.

Law studies in Münster, Nancy and Trier

Research assisant at the Institute for Public Law and Politics at the University of Münster

Doctorate with a comparative law thesis on European and constitutional law under Prof Dr Pieroth

2006 to 2009: Practice as a lawyer in a nationwide commercial law firm in Hamm, specialising in immission control and construction law.

Eintritt in die Sozietät Köhler & Klett (heute okl & partner), Büro Köln, 2009

Seit 2014: Partner der Sozietät Köhler & Klett (heute okl & partner)

Member of the Gesellschaft für Umweltrecht e.V. (Society for Environmental Law) and the Administrative Law Working Group of the German Bar Association (Deutscher Anwaltverein)

New construction and conversion of (co-)incineration plants - requirements under immission control law and the amended UVPG and UmwRG,
in: Thiel/Thomé-Kozmiensky/Quicker/Gosten (eds.), Energie aus Abfall, vol. 16, 2019, pp. 165 - 180.

Plant licensing law,
in: Kurth/Oexle/Faulstich (eds.), Praxishandbuch der Kreislauf- und Rohstoffwirtschaft, 2018, pp. 157 - 178.

No legal standing of municipalities in actions against mining permits,
in: Zeitschrift für Gesteinsperspektiven 2017, p. 6 [in collaboration with V. Eske].

New aspects in the licensing and operation of waste disposal facilities - what changes will result from the IED?
in: Thomé-Kozmiensky/Thiel/Thomé-Kozmiensky (eds.), Strategie – Planung – Umweltrecht, vol. 11, 2017, pp. 3 - 15.

Concentration zones for raw material extraction - What perspectives are left for the companies?,
in: Zeitschrift für Gesteinsperspektiven 2016, p. 10 f. [in collaboration with V. Eske].

Amendments to the 4th BImSchV have come into force - stricter requirements for waste management facilities,
in: Abbruch Aktuell, 02/2015, p. 32f.

The initial status report for IED installations,
in: Zeitschrift für Immissionsschutzrecht und Emissionshandel (I+E) 2013, p. 262 ff.

When Internet pillorying is looming,
in: RECYCLING magazin 22/2013, p. 22 f.

Datteln proceedings - Challenges in the planning of industrial plants,
in: Immissionsschutzrecht - Aktuelle Entwicklungen im anlagenbezogenen Planungsprozess und Immissionsschutz, vol. 3, pp. 259 - 266.

Selected legal issues of parallel trading in plant protection products,
in: Zeitschrift für Stoffrecht (StoffR) 2011, pp. 134 - 141.

Dust exposure during the operation of mobile construction waste processing plants,
in: Abbruch aktuell 12/2010, p. 11 f.

On the amendment of the BImSchG by the Environmental Law Reform Act,
in: Zeitschrift für das Recht der Abfallwirtschaft (AbfallR) 2009, p. 11 ff. [in collaboration with Dr A. Oexle].

Lawyer
Dr Rainer Geesmann

+49 221 4207-297