Hamburg-based public law boutique offering Köchling & Krahnefeld Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB excels in assisting with large infrastructure projects and regularly handles approval and planning approval procedures as well as urban developments. In the energy sector, typical instructions involve energy transition-related network expansion and plant construction matters, while the group also advises on waste and recycling management issues as well as on emission control and contaminated sites matters. The practice is jointly led by Markus Ehrmann, who is well versed in climate protection and public energy law, Claire Pröbstle, who has experience in large infrastructure projects, and Lutz Krahnefeld, who routinely appears in planning and approval procedures for large-scale projects.
Testimonials
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'The team as a whole does an outstanding job of communicating legal expertise in supporting infrastructure projects in various project phases in a recipient-based manner and developing practice-oriented solutions.'
'Lutz Krahnefeld: Many years of expertise with outstanding strength in judicial and extrajudicial negotiation situations; outstanding technical expertise in environmental and planning law.'
Key clients
- Amprion GmbH
- 50Hertz Transmission GmbH
Work highlights
- Ongoing advice to Amprion GmbH on the preparation and implementation of spatial planning and planning approval procedures for projects within the framework of the energy transition (EnLAG and BBPlG lines, ancillary facilities) as well as representation in subsequent appeal proceedings before the Federal Administrative Court.
- Ongoing advice to Unibail-Rodamco ÜSQ Development GmbH on various planning and building regulations issues in connection with the 'Überseequartier' district construction project in Hamburg. The Überseequartier is currently the largest construction project in Hamburg and one of the most innovative mixed-use districts in Europe.