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Provided by Pascal Friton
Public procurement law, Fachanwalt für Vergaberecht (specialist lawyer for public procurement law)
International trade law
Advice to contracting authorities and bidders, particularly in the healthcare, IT and defence sector, on all aspects of public procurement law
Advice to multinational companies on legal consequences of misconduct in public procurement procedures and on self-cleaning measures
Advising on sanctions imposed by the World Bank or other multilateral development banks
BLOMSTEIN founding partner (2016)
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Berlin and Washington, DC (2008-2016)
Admitted to the Bar in Germany (Rechtsanwalt)
Publishes in international law journals on public procurement and international trade law
Author/co-author of various publications on EU public procurement law and international trade law, e.g.:
- Beck’scher Onlinekommentar Vergaberecht and Beck’scher Onlinekommentar IT-Recht;
- Beck’sches Prozessformularbuch;
- Beck’scher Vergaberechtskommentar;
- Commentary on articles 56 (General principles) and 57 (Exclusion grounds), in: Roberto Caranta and Albert Sanchez-Graells (eds.), European Public Procurement: Commentary on Directive 2014/24/EU
- Commentary on the UVgO (Kommentar zur UVgO), as of 2nd edition 2022
- Beck’sches Formularbuch Vergaberecht (as of the fourth edition)
- Commentary on articles 27–33 FSI-VO (chapter on public procurement procedures), in: Krenzler/Herrmann/Niestedt (eds.), EU-Außenwirtschafts- und Zollrecht
- Commentary on sections 1-5, 6, 8, 11-13 and 14a, 15, 18, 19, 20-23, 26, 28, 31, 32 Foreign Trade and Payments Act (AWG), in: Röhling/Stein (eds.), Recht der Investitionskontrolle
- Chapter in: Lausen/Müller (eds.), Handbuch Nachhaltigkeit im Vergaberecht
Frequent speaker at conferences and seminars in the EU and the US (e.g. EIPA Seminars, Maastricht; Government Contracts Year in Review Conference, Washington, DC)
Humboldt University Berlin
LL.M. in international trade and business law, University of Durham, UK
PhD degree (Dr. iur.), Bucerius Law School, Hamburg; thesis on selection/suitability criteria in EU directives
Provided by Chambers
Pascal Friton is noted for his involvement in complex procurement projects across the energy and defence sectors.
Pascal Friton ist bekannt für seine Beteiligung an komplexen Beschaffungsprojekten im Energie- und Verteidigungssektor.
Provided by Chambers
Pascal Friton provides very strong technical and regulatory knowledge combined with excellent responsiveness.
Pascal Friton verfügt über ein sehr ausgeprägtes technisches und regulatorisches Wissen in Kombination mit einer hervorragenden Reaktionsfähigkeit.
Pascal Friton provides very strong technical and regulatory knowledge combined with excellent responsiveness.
Pascal Friton verfügt über ein sehr ausgeprägtes technisches und regulatorisches Wissen in Kombination mit einer hervorragenden Reaktionsfähigkeit.
4 items provided by BLOMSTEIN
EU Competitiveness Compass: How can competition, international trade and public procurement help?
In this challenging economic and political climate, enhancing the competitiveness of European businesses and reinforcing the resilience of the Single Market have become key political priorities, as outlined in the European Council's Budapest Declaration on the New European Competitiveness Deal.
Einer oder alle? Paradigmenwechsel bei Alleinstellungsmerkmalen
Die Möglichkeit, Aufträge aufgrund von Ausschließlichkeitsrechten direkt zu vergeben, hat der Europäische Gerichtshof (EuGH) in einer bemerkenswerten Entscheidung eingeschränkt – mit erheblichen Folgen für Unternehmen und an das Vergaberecht gebundene Auftraggeber.
Happy Birthday, Foreign Subsidies Regulation - Key takeaways from the European Commission’s practice
The Foreign Subsidies Regulation’s (FSR) concentration and public procurement tool came into force one year ago in October 2023. In this briefing, we provide an overview of the most important FSR rules and the lessons learned from their first application.
BLOMSTEIN berät Outlast Gruppe beim Verkauf an Sunwin
BLOMSTEIN hat den Hersteller für textile Hochleistungsmaterialien Outlast Technologies GmbH bei seinem Verkauf an den chinesischen Textilhersteller Shanghai Sunwin Industry Group Co., Ltd. zu investitionskontrollrechtlichen Aspekten beraten.
EU Competitiveness Compass: How can competition, international trade and public procurement help?
In this challenging economic and political climate, enhancing the competitiveness of European businesses and reinforcing the resilience of the Single Market have become key political priorities, as outlined in the European Council's Budapest Declaration on the New European Competitiveness Deal.
Einer oder alle? Paradigmenwechsel bei Alleinstellungsmerkmalen
Die Möglichkeit, Aufträge aufgrund von Ausschließlichkeitsrechten direkt zu vergeben, hat der Europäische Gerichtshof (EuGH) in einer bemerkenswerten Entscheidung eingeschränkt – mit erheblichen Folgen für Unternehmen und an das Vergaberecht gebundene Auftraggeber.
Happy Birthday, Foreign Subsidies Regulation - Key takeaways from the European Commission’s practice
The Foreign Subsidies Regulation’s (FSR) concentration and public procurement tool came into force one year ago in October 2023. In this briefing, we provide an overview of the most important FSR rules and the lessons learned from their first application.
BLOMSTEIN berät Outlast Gruppe beim Verkauf an Sunwin
BLOMSTEIN hat den Hersteller für textile Hochleistungsmaterialien Outlast Technologies GmbH bei seinem Verkauf an den chinesischen Textilhersteller Shanghai Sunwin Industry Group Co., Ltd. zu investitionskontrollrechtlichen Aspekten beraten.
