Overview
Antje Weiss focuses her practice on all aspects of public law, including administrative, regulatory and constitutional law. She has in-depth knowledge of administrative litigation and the relevant procedures.
Antje advises clients on gaming law and represents private and public companies with interests in the gaming sector, especially in connection with setting-up of slot machines, the construction of amusement arcades, the organization of lotteries and draws, the organization and brokerage of horse race and sports betting and all aspects of online gambling services. Additionally, Antje advises clients on all issues of municipal fiscal law, economic and budgetary law.
Results
- Advising of a large infrastructure company on gaming law in connection with the installation of slot machines, the construction of amusement arcades and the implementation of lotteries*
- Advising Direktorium für Vollblutzucht und Rennen e.V. on constitutional, European and gaming law issues in connection with negotiations on the Interstate Gambling Treaty 2012 and the amendment of the law on horse race betting and lotteries*
- Advising German Tote GmbH on all aspects of gaming law in connection with online horse race and sports betting and its joint venture with Paris Mutuel Urbain (PMU)*
- Advising Hamburger Renn-Club e.V. and representation in several application procedures for permissions according to gaming law*
- Advising EXTRA Games Entertainment GmbH on several aspects of gaming law, especially in connection with takeovers of amusement arcades and representation in several application procedures for permissions according to gaming law*
- Advising Erste Abwicklungsanstalt (EAA) on public and budgetary law*
- Advising International School of Düsseldorf on municipal fiscal law and judicial representation with regard to development costs*
- Advising T-Park GmbH on municipal fiscal law and judicial representation with regard to development costs
- Advising Wildauer Schmiedewerke GmbH & Co.KG on municipal fiscal law and judicial representation with regard to development costs*
- Advising Zweckverband Gruppenwasserwerk Dieburg on municipal fiscal law in connection with its reorganization and revision of its ordinance law*
- Advising STEAG GmbH on municipal fiscal law regarding foreign involvements of the STEAG-Group and in connection with the founding of subsidiaries*
- Advising the German Ministry of Defense on budgetary law*
- Advising Europäische Investitionsbank on the constitutional, administrative and budgetary law framework of the 16 German federal states, the municipalities and the public-law institutions of those federal states and municipalities*
- Advising various major German cities on administrative and related procedural law*
* Matter handled prior to joining McDermott
Recognitions
- The Legal 500 EMEA 2020, “Rising Star” for Public Law
- The Legal 500 Germany 2021, “Rising Star” for Public Law
- “…highly committed and competent” (Legal 500 Germany, 2018)
Credentials
Education
University of Düsseldorf, Dr. jur. (PhD), 2017
Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf, Second State Exam, 2011
University of Düsseldorf, First State Exam, 2006
Admissions
Germany
Languages
English
German
