Environmental law firm Niederhuber & Partner Rechtsanwälte GmbH in Austria specialises in public law with a particular focus on climate law matters.

Florian Stangl in the energy and projects practice is well regarded for his experience in plant licensing and advises Verbund, Austria’s largest electricity supplier, on all legal issues relating to the development of renewable projects, including innovative technologies such as battery storage and hydrogen. Stangl and firm founder Martin Niederhuber are jointly advising The Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Transport and Innovation on various matters pertaining to energy, state aid, constitutional, and civil law. David Suchanek has a strong presence in the wind sector; he is currently acting for WEB Windenergie in the defence of the development of seven wind farm projects.

The firm has also supported various pro bono initiatives such as the “Klimavolksbegehren” (petition for a climate referendum), which calls for more ambitious climate protection and received almost 400,000 signatures. Internally, the firm organised a cycling challenge to incentivise employees to use bikes more frequently, and it also encourages the use of public transport through its financing of the ‘Klimaticket’ for lawyers: an annual ticket for public transport in Austria. Firm staff also receive a regular sustainability newsletter to raise awareness.