Under the leadership of the highly experienced regulatory and competition lawyer Christian Schneider, bpv Hügel assists clients with issues of Austrian and EU state aid law, with a broad client base consisting of stakeholders in the electricity, gas and biofuels industries. The team is also active in the telecoms sector, and has additional expertise in handling matters of environmental law.
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Testimonials
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- 'Christian Schneider identifies problems quickly and proposes serious solutions. The biggest upside to his advice is that he makes us aware of potential risks as opposed to simply going ahead with the client's wishes even when there is no prospect of success.'
- 'The flagship regarding energy law within bpv is Christian Schneider. His accuracy, knowledge and competence are outstanding.'
- 'Effectiveness, this is the first word that comes to mind when I think about Christian Schneider, success is the second one because we won all of our litigations with him.'
Key clients
- VERBUND AG
- OMV AG
- KELAG
- Österreichs Energie
- Erdöllagergesellschaft
- Fachverband Gas Wärme
- Kärnten Netz GmbH
- IG Holzkraft
- TIGAS
- Gas Connect Austria
- Nawaro
- Vienna Airport
Work highlights
- Advised VERBUND AG on energy matters and represented it before the courts.
- Acted for OMV AG on energy matters and represented it before the courts.
- Asssted KELAG on energy matters and represented it before the courts.
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Christian Schneider