Project developers, energy suppliers, investors and suppliers instruct Bird & Bird LLP‘s practice on various issues pertaining to the planning, tendering, construction and operation of power plants, including contentious matters. Other competencies include project-related contract drafting, the advice on corporate PPAs, M&A as well as project financing issues. The advice focuses on renewable energies, including offshore wind, whereas the team also assists with conventional energy projects. The practice is led by René Voigtländer (regulatory, procurement, environmental and planning law) and Matthias Lang (regulatory, state aid, environmental and public commercial law).
Testimonials
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'The support is very multidisciplinary, shows proactivity and willingness in all tasks and also helps our team with related issues outside the purely legal matters.'
'Bird & Bird is deeply involved in all matters and adds value to our company's daily operations.'
'We would definitely recommend the Bird & Bird team to anyone interested in understanding and implementing a solar-as-a-service business model in Germany.'
'Lars Kyrberg's market knowledge, his proactive understanding of the economic aspects and fundamentals of solar business models as well as his first-class negotiation and legal editorial skills were of crucial importance to us.'
- 'Lars Kyrberg not only has very intuitive legal experience, but has also contributed positively to the introduction of better legal practices for us.'
Key clients
- Ampyr Solar / NaGa Solar
- Canadian Solar
- DS Smith
- EDP Comercial
- Fortum Oyj
- Hy24
- Itron Inc.
- JDR Cable Systems Ldt.
- Reichmuth & Co Investment Management AG
- TenneT TSO GmbH / TransnetBW GmbH
- Tubit Systems
Work highlights
- Advising TenneT TSO GmbH/TransnetBW GmbH on the award of a contract for a converter system for the SuedLink wind power line (SuedLink Project 4).
- Advising EDP Comercial on several contracts for the construction, operation and delivery of solar PV energy from rooftop PV systems to commercial customers as part of EDP Comercial's market entry in Germany.
- Advising DS Smith on the partial construction of a cogeneration plant with the contractual partner E.ON.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
René Voigtländer, Matthias Lang