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Raue's energy practice focuses on contentious matters in the renewable energy and gas delivery sectors, which is complemented by regulatory advice, such as on matters pertaining to the energy price cap, as well as antitrust law expertise and experience in M&A transactions and financing, with frequent ties to the venture capital area. Christian von Hammerstein heads the practice and is supported by Peter Roegele (public commercial, energy and antitrust law), who was appointed associate partner in January 2023. Hans Heller is experienced in the areas of energy storage and LNG infrastructure. In August 2023, Anna von Bremen (regulatory energy law) joined Osborne Clarke.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Very reliable. Collaboration is calm and efficient. Quick responses from all lawyers.'

  • 'From my point of view, always legally sound. The lawyers also frequently point towards potential improvements.'

  • 'I can recommend Peter Roegele. Good understanding of our situation and the competition.'

  • 'Excellent!'

  • 'Very good team. Highly competent, highly flexible. Always thinking and solution-oriented.'

  • 'Extremely experienced, focused on solutions.'

  • 'Excellent knowledge of the energy market; Always deliver within the deadline at the agreed price - very pleasant way of working.'

  • 'Peter Roegele has excellent knowledge of the energy market in all its facets; information on time and within budget, extremely pleasant to work with.'

Key clients

  • Dow Deutschland Anlagengesellschaft mbH
  • Elysium Solar GmbH
  • HH2E AG
  • BSW Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft e.V.
  • Alpiq AG
  • Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energie e.V. (BEE)
  • decarbon1ze GmbH
  • Dr. Ryll Lab GmbH
  • EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
  • envia Mitteldeutsche Energie AG
  • EWS Elektrizitätswerke Schönau eG
  • Gaskraftwerk Leipheim GmbH & Co. KG
  • GASAG AG
  • Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH
  • GP JOULE Gruppe
  • Hausheld AG
  • LEAG
  • LichtBlick SE
  • MITGAS Mitteldeutsche Gasversorgung GmbH
  • Priogen Energy B.V./GmbH
  • Quadra Energy GmbH
  • Stadt Bad Belzig
  • Swiss Krono
  • Techem Gmb
  • Tibber Deutschland GmbH
  • VERBUND AG

Work highlights

  • Supporting Danpower GmbH, Goodyiels Capital, Landwert Verwaltungs GmbH, LichtBlick Solarpark Calbe UG, Prolignis AG, BEKW Bioenergiekraftwerk Emsland GmbH & Co. KG, Junginger Naturenergie GmbH and ADC GmbH in the joint constitutional complaint against, among other things, the skimming of excess revenues from plant operators for generating electricity from renewable energies.
  • Advising Elysium Solar GmbH on CommerzReal's entry into an agricultural photovoltaic project near Berlin with its impact fund Klimavest.
  • Preparation of various reports for the BSW Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft eV on the unconstitutionality and European law of the skimming of excess revenue at the expense of renewable energies.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Christian von Hammerstein

Other key lawyers

Bernd Beckmann, Hans Heller, Peter Roegele