Boutique Becker Büttner Held, Rechtsanwälte Wirtschaftsprüfer Steuerberater focuses on the energy and infrastructure sectors and follows an interdisciplinary approach, thus covering related construction and real estate law issues. The core focus remains on regulatory topics, including the advice on grid access and merger control issues; Christian Theobald is a key contact for the latter two. Grid operators, municipalities and ministries as well as national and international companies call upon these competencies, which are complemented by sectoral expertise in the power, heating, e-mobility and hydrogen segments. Transactions and structuring expert Christian Held is experienced in the hydrogen sector. Juliane Kaspers (heating projects) returned to the firm in early 2024; she was previously at energy boutique Aecoute, which she co-founded.
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Work highlights
- Representation of eight plaintiffs against the E.ON/RWE merger in a total of 16 nullity actions before the European Court of Justice.
- Representation of 176 gas network operators in a complaint procedure before the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court against the Federal Network Agency's determination of the service life in the gas network.