Christian Schmelz

Practice Areas

Environmental Law (incl. planning, permitting and climate change law), projects & energy, digitalisation & technology, life sciences and other fields of public law

Career

Christian Schmelz is partner of Schoenherr and part of the regulatory practice. He is specialised in project development, planning & permitting, environment & climate change, and has also a track record in technology regulation and communications. He has been serving not only national and international corporate clients but also municipalities, provinces, the federal administration, the Austrian Chamber of Commerce and the European Commission. He frequently acts for clients in the energy, infrastructure, automotive, steel, food, retail, waste, research, pulp and paper industry as well as the financial industry. Christian has a strong expertise in all kinds of power plant, storage and grid infrastructure projects. Christian graduated from University of Vienna (Dr. iur., 1979). He is honorary professor and a lecturer at the University of Vienna and regularly member of advisory boards on legislative projects.

Professional Memberships

IBA

Vienna Bar Association

Austrian Water and Waste Management Association

Publications

Author of many books and articles on public law, especially on environmental law, energy & infrastructure

Personal

University of Vienna, Vienna/Austria (Dr. iur. 1979)