Energy
Europe Guide 2024 : Germany
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Provided by CMS
Our Energy team combines comprehensive know-how in all relevant legal areas with profound, real-world industry knowledge. This enables us to provide our clients with proven expertise across the entire spectrum of the energy sector. Our lawyers are familiar with the specific challenges around energy in all areas from upstream to downstream.
We liaise closely with our clients to ensure that innovative products are legally compliant, to handle investments, optimise structures from a tax perspective, manage risks and resolve conflicts. Our pragmatic and cost-effective advice has earned us a reputation as a pioneer in energy law.
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https://cms.law/en/deu/global-reach/europe/germany/expertise/energy-climate-change
Chambers Review
As a leading energy practice, CMS is in a prime position to handle a broad array of mandates from regulatory to transactional. Power plant constructions and network expansions involving planning approval processes and procurement procedures are regularly handled by the firm. CMS is also held in high esteem for its strength in contentious mandates, often representing prominent clients in front of all court levels. Equally, clients benefit from the team's strength in the regulatory aspects of novel mobility concepts and contract negotiations as well as investment agreements. Further expertise lies in the acquisition, sale and joint venture set-ups as well as spin-offs and investments concerning renewable energy assets, especially offshore wind farms. Its clientele ranges from prestigious and international energy providers to network operators and start-ups.
Work Highlights
- CMS advised Open Grid Europe on planning the construction of a 30km pipeline for the grid connection of the Wilhelmshaven LNG terminal.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"CMS are super reliable, completely process oriented, they will always be there for you and they also have good project management."
"CMS are super reliable, completely process oriented, they will always be there for you and they also have good project management."
Notable Practitioners
Holger Kraft is praised for his prowess in handling joint venture formations in the offshore wind space while also advising clients on the entry of new investors into strategically important energy projects.
With a long-standing career in energy regulation, Fritz von Hammerstein is well placed to comprehensively assist with network expansion projects. He also offers prowess in mining law mandates.
Stuttgart-based practitioner Christian Haellmigk regularly represents clients in interim and injunction proceedings regarding energy concessions. He also assists with the regulatory aspects of M&A transactions, including spin-offs.