Planning and environment

Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

In close cooperation with the firm’s energy and procurement practices, the environmental and planning team at Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH is ideally positioned to assist with important infrastructure and industrial projects related to the energy and climate transition. The team is involved in various large decarbonisation projects and advises industrial companies on strategic issues as well as on emissions control, nature conservation and water law. Environmental lawyer Stefan Altenschmidt, who regularly advises clients in the steel and energy industries on ESG issues, is a sought-after contact for these issues. Other mainstays include large hydrogen projects, for which Sabrina Desens is one of the key contacts, as well as urban development projects, for which clients predominantly turn to urban development expert Martin Fleckenstein. As a construction and pollution control law specialist, practice head Stefan Kobes primarily advises on defense projects, while Tobias Leidinger has extensive expertise in nuclear law.

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Testimonials

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'High professional competence and strong commitment, very good process management.'
'Broad range and expertise. '
'Stefan Altenschmidt: Offers expert, experienced, fast and efficient advice on emissions control law. '
'Sabrina Desens: She managed to involve numerous participants from various technical and scientific disciplines, some with different objectives, in such a way that a broad consensus could be achieved. The objective of the assignment was always taken into account. She has enabled the client side, which has an engineering background, to be able to confidently represent legal aspects in-house.'

Key clients

Adler Real Estate
Aktien-Gesellschaft der Dillinger Hüttenwerke
ArcelorMittal Bremen GmbH
Aurubis
Avacon
BP Europa SE
Bundesanstalt für Immobilienaufgaben
Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung mbH
Bundesministerium der Verteidigung
E.ON
Eisenbahn-Bundesamt
Evonik
Exxon Mobil
HeidelbergCement
Heimstaden GmbH
Land Berlin
Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf
Lausitz Energie Kraftwerke AG
RWE AG
SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS Deutschland GmbH
Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH
Solvay
Stadtwerke Leipzig
Steag
Taurecon
ThyssenKrupp Steel
Verallia Deutschland AG

Work highlights

Advising Dillinger Hüttenwerke on environmental and planning law, energy law, procurement and funding law on the transformation to CO2 neutrality.
Advising the Federal Ministry of Defense on the purchase of the MV shipyards in Rostock-Warnemünde for the Federal Republic of Germany for use by the naval arsenal for maintenance purposes of ships and other watercraft of the German Navy and NATO units in the Baltics.
Strategy consulting for paper and cardboard factory Varel GmbH & Co. KG on the complete decarbonisation of paper production on a large industrial scale using hydrogen.