BBH EXPERTS

• Advice to and representation of drinking water supply and wastewater disposal companies (public utilities, municipalities, special-purpose associations, water associations, public-law institutions etc.) at all stages of the water cycle
• Water withdrawal, water procurement, water treatment, water distribution, legal relationships to clients, transport and treatment of wastewater, discharge of treated wastewater into receiving waters etc.
• Water law (e.g. Federal Water Act (WHG), Drinking Water Ordinance (TrinkwV), Ordinance on General Conditions for the Supply of Water (AVBWasserV), state water acts and municipal charges law)

Rafael Cortes primarily advises clients on legal matters in the area of water supply and wastewater disposal.

• Born in Böblingen (Baden-Württemberg) in 1994
• 2014-2021 studies of law at the University of Bremen and legal traineeship in Oldenburg (Lower Saxony) with placements in Bremen and Hamburg
• 2022-2023 legal advisor and in-house counsel at a large animal rights organisation
• Since 2023 lawyer at BBH Berlin