Matthias Nordmann
DentonsUnder the leadership of environmental law expert Ilka Mehdorn, Dentons' state aid practice serves numerous clients from the transport, telecommunications, industry and financial services sectors and represents them in proceedings before national authorities, in notification proceedings before the EU Commission and in court proceedings before the ECJ. In addition, the practice regularly assists with funding agreements, M&A transactions and aid recovery disputes with the public sector. EU state aid expert Matthias Nordmann is considered the key contact for companies and public institutions that require support in proceedings before the EU Commission, national courts and the European Court of Justice.
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- 'Matthias Nordmann in particular is a highly valued colleague with extensive experience in EU state aid law. He has many years of expertise, which he always knows how to use in a balancing manner. '
Key clients
- Aeroground und Flughafen München
- Berliner Wasserbetriebe AöR
- CDP
- Deutsche Vermögensberatung AG
- EFN Eifel-Net Internet Provider GmbH
- NeXovation Inc.
- Sono Motors
- Trentino Sviluppo S.p.A.
- Verband der Rundholzhändler e.V.
- Volotea
- goetel GmbH
- Stadtwerke Hamm GmbH
- Stadtwerke Hürth GmbH
- Bundesverband Breitbandkommunikation e.V.
- Telkodata GmbH
- enercitySoulution GmbH
Work highlights
- Advising Spanish airline Volotea in a long-running EU state aid case, which was settled in Volotea's favour before the European Court of Justice and subsequently advising on further steps and in the subsequent cost reimbursement procedure before the European Commission.
- Advising NeXovation Inc. on an important victory before the European Court of Justice, which ruled that the European Commission had wrongly approved the sale of the Nürburgring to the Capricorn Group in 2014 and providing follow-up advice to the client on how to proceed.
- Advising Berliner Wasserbetriebe on closing a financial coverage gap for the operation of a training campus by a subsidiary, including the review of business activities and impacts on cross-border trade.
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Ilka Mehdorn