Energy Law

Structuring energy projects in a legally compliant way. Successfully implementing the energy transition.

The energy sector is highly regulated and simultaneously shaped by profound technical, economic, and legal transformation. The number of energy law disputes and regulatory enforcement proceedings – particularly in connection with REMIT – is steadily increasing. At the same time, low energy prices and short contract durations increasingly conflict with the need for long-term supply security. Climate targets must be met, and the energy transition must be implemented in a legally and economically sustainable manner. New contractual models are required to address these challenges.

Energy-specific legal advice therefore requires not only strong expertise in civil, corporate, and public law, but also technical understanding, regulatory experience, and market knowledge. Our team has many years of relevant industry experience, in particular Thomas Starlinger, who brings extensive expertise from both industry and advisory practice. A particular strength of our advice lies in combining energy law expertise with competition law and European law know-how.

We support

Companies, energy suppliers, grid operators, project developers, investors, as well as public and private market participants in the legally compliant structuring, implementation, and enforcement of energy-related projects and business models – both nationally and across Europe.

Practice areas

• Compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements in electricity and gas law
• Review and drafting of trading, grid access, gas storage, and energy and electricity supply contracts (including Power Purchase Agreements)
• Design of contractual models for renewable energy and decentralised generation and storage projects (e.g. contracting models), including advice on subsidies and incentives
• Formation and structuring of renewable energy communities and citizen energy communities, as well as advisory services for joint generation facilities
• Representation before the regulatory authority E-Control
• Conduct of court and arbitration proceedings relating to trading, grid access, gas storage, and energy supply contracts (including price reviews)
• Representation in energy-related administrative penalty proceedings, in particular REMIT proceedings
• Support in transactions in the energy sector, including legal due diligence
• Assistance in legislative consultation procedures at national and European level

Personal consultation

Would you like to classify an issue or discuss a specific project? Contact us – we combine legal, tax, and economic perspectives into a sustainable solution.