In addition to companies in the energy, sports and aviation sectors, Kapellmann und Partner's state aid practice also advises associations and public institutions across all EU law issues. This includes in particular state aid and grant law matters pertaining to transformation and decarbonisation funding, refinancing measures and regulatory issues. The team is led by practice head Robin van der Hout, who specialises in proceedings before the EU courts as well as the European Commission and EU legislative procedures, and also includes EU state aid and funding law expert Christian Wagner and Valentine Lemonnier (in addition to EU state aid law, also antitrust law), who made associate partner in January 2024.
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- 'Specialised team in EU state aid law, based in Brussels and with extensive experience in dealing with EU institutions based there. Good understanding of local needs.'
- 'Very competent advice on EU state aid law from Christian Wagner and Valentine Lemonnier. Very personal approach and high response speed; extensive experience through regular advice to public institutions and companies.'