Markus Appel
Europe Guide 2024
Band 2 : Public Law: Planning and Environment
Band 2
About
Provided by Markus Appel
Practice Areas
Markus heads the firm’s environmental and planning law practice and advises on project-related planning and permit procedures, environmental law risks in M&A transactions and on mining law. He is specialised in energy projects such as electricity and gas grids, offshore and onshore wind farms, solar parks and power plants.
Career
2010 to date: Linklaters, Partner since 2014 and head of the German environmental practice; 2004-10: Principal Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; since 2009: Certified Specialist Lawyer (Fachanwalt) for administrative law; since 2012: Lecturer for (Spatial) Planning Law at the University of Halle-Wittenberg
Professional Memberships
Advisory board Member: scientific journal Energierecht (ER)
Chambers Review
Europe
Markus Appel is widely appreciated for his in-depth expertise in complex planning procedures for nationwide infrastructure projects. Clients equally benefit from his prowess in handling administrative proceedings and M&A transactions involving energy and regulatory aspects.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Markus Appel is an expert in planning law and represents major infrastructure project."
"Markus Appel is an expert in planning law and represents major infrastructure project."