Energy
Europe Guide 2024 : Germany
Band 2
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Provided by Watson Farley & Williams
Watson Farley & Williams is a leading international law firm in the energy sector. Our services are based on deep industry knowledge combined with significant transactional experience including banking and finance, corporate and tax law.
The energy and utility sector is in transformation. Market players need to address an ever-changing set of regulatory and environmental framework conditions, impacts of fuel prices, technologies and investment models.
As leading energy experts, we have been helping a wide range of well-known domestic and international banks, investors, energy utilities and developers to manage the challenges of this tremendously dynamic market.
Our experience includes working on a variety of pioneering energy and infrastructure transactions and projects in Europe, the United States and Asia.
We frequently lend our legal expertise to legislative projects which – in combination with our industry knowledge and expert know-how in the energy sector – allows us to provide clients with pragmatic solutions to progress their projects.
Our energy clients include:
- banks and other financiers
- financial investors including infrastructure and private equity funds
- energy utilities
- developers
- insurers and pension funds.
Chambers Review
The law firm Watson Farley & Williams is well respected in the German energy market with a particularly strong standing in the financing of renewable energy projects. Its strength in offshore wind fields is especially noteworthy. The team is equally present in complex and often cross-border sales and acquisitions of energy assets, acting on behalf of asset managers and energy corporates. Clients also benefit from the firm's strength in the comprehensive handling of large renewable projects. Furthermore, the team represents clients in energy arbitration. In addition to acting for prominent corporates, Watson Farley & Williams also advises prestigious banks and consortiums.
Work Highlights
- Watson Farley & Williams advised Goldman Sachs on the approximately EUR400 million financing for Energy Infrastructure Partners' acquisition of a 49% stake in the Wilkinger offshore wind farm from Iberdrola.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team offers very good, fast and competent advice."
"Watson Farley & Williams are always prepared and provide short response times."
"The team offers very good, fast and competent advice."
"Watson Farley & Williams are always prepared and provide short response times."
Notable Practitioners
Hamburg-based practitioner Malte Jordan is well known for his expertise in the sale and acquisition of renewable energy projects as well as related financing mandates. Infrastructure funds and energy companies alike belong to his prestigious clientele.
"Malte Jordan is one of the best lawyers I have had the pleasure of working with."
"Malte Jordan is a very knowledgeable and pleasant practitioner who is active in the market."
Ranked Lawyers at
Watson Farley & Williams
Germany
Members
Provided by Watson Farley & Williams
Carolin Woggon
Christian R. Schindler
Christine Bader
Gerrit Bartsch
Marcus M. Bechtel
Sebastian Baum
Sebastian Wulff
Stefan Hoffmann
Stefan Kilgus
Sven Fretthold
Verena Scheibe
Wolfram Böge
Clients
Provided by Watson Farley & Williams
Commerz Real AG
Dutch Infrastructure Fund (DIF)
HSH Nordbank AG
PNE WIND AG
Strabag OW EVS GmbH
WKN AG
Industries
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Banks
Construction & Materials
Energy
Financial Services
Industrial Engineering
Real Estate
Utilities